Top Design Engineer Jobs in Manchester

Leads a team of PES-based control system design engineers for nuclear infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include reviewing requirements, assigning work, planning estimates, producing and checking detailed design packages, reporting progress, supporting design assurance, and providing technical support during procurement, integration, installation, and commissioning. Requires extensive control system design experience, knowledge of engineering standards, and familiarity with PES and servo drive interfaces.

Develop fluid-system designs for nuclear turbine-island projects, producing 2D CAD drawings, 3D CAD/BIM models, piping layouts, isometrics, material take-offs, and design documentation. Optimize layouts, participate in model and design reviews, ensure compliance with safety standards and engineering codes, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and suppliers, and deliver work within quality, schedule, and budget requirements.

Lead and deliver overhead line electrification designs for Network Rail and railway or metro projects. Responsibilities include acting as Contractors Responsible Engineer and lead designer, producing technical drawings and calculations, ensuring compliance with standards and safe-by-design principles, managing teams, budgets, and schedules, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and contractors, preparing fee proposals, responding to construction queries, and potentially undertaking Network Rail Project Engineer duties.

Processes engineered-solution orders, creates general arrangement drawings and bills of materials, and supports production and sales teams. Develops bespoke customer solutions, reviews technical approvals, conducts safety walk-throughs, and prepares compliance reports. Leads value-added engineering, continuous improvement, CAD data management, and drawing and BOM accuracy initiatives. Requires collaboration with technical, sales, production, and global engineering teams, including mentoring junior staff and supporting project sign-off.

Designs fluid systems for nuclear engineering projects, producing 2D CAD drawings, 3D CAD/BIM models, piping layouts, isometrics, material take-offs, and technical documentation. Performs layout optimization and participates in model, design, and technical reviews. Ensures compliance with safety standards, codes, specifications, and quality requirements while coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and suppliers. Supports project delivery within agreed time, budget, and quality targets.

Designs and implements DFT architectures and specifications for ASIC/SoC products. Responsibilities include scan insertion, ATPG pattern development, compression and clock-control insertion, optimizing test coverage and power, and pre- and post-silicon verification and debug. The role also requires gate-level simulation, failure analysis, scripting, and collaboration across product teams.

As a Test Design Engineer, you will lead the design of test solutions for aerospace and defence systems, ensuring compliance with standards and customer requirements. You will collaborate with stakeholders and integrate testing systems throughout the product lifecycle.

Performs National Grid BP141 design assurance for electricity transmission and distribution projects. Reviews designs for compliance with technical specifications, engineering standards, safety and regulatory requirements; coordinates with National Grid, DNOs, contractors and multidisciplinary teams; identifies and mitigates design risks; supports DCAAR acceptance; and maintains assurance documentation. The role may cover HV plant, substation civil, protection and control, relay settings, HV cable, overhead lines or commissioning.

Design and develop Building Management System solutions for commercial, industrial, and critical environments. Responsibilities include HVAC control strategies, functional design specifications, points schedules, network architecture, BMS software and graphical interfaces, equipment testing, technical documentation, system integration, commissioning support, site surveys, upgrades, troubleshooting, and mentoring junior staff. The role requires expertise in Metasys, Tridium Niagara, HVAC systems, building services, industrial communication protocols, and network technologies.

Design electrical systems for buildings across industrial manufacturing, defense, education, and other sectors. Prepare drawings, specifications, reports, and project documentation while meeting budget, quality, and schedule objectives. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate designs, resolve technical issues, and meet client expectations. The role requires applying analytical, technical writing, and electrical design skills while working toward Chartered Engineer status.

Designs and coordinates sprinkler systems for main-contract construction projects, producing working drawings, hydraulic calculations, completion documentation, and material schedules. Coordinates with clients, architects, consultants, builders, suppliers, and subcontractors; attends site meetings; supports procurement and equipment management; monitors design programs; and may lead or mentor team members. The role requires sprinkler-industry design expertise, knowledge of LPC, Factory Mutual, and NFPA standards, CAD proficiency, occasional travel, and a full driving license.

Designs high-voltage substations and associated equipment for major UK and Ireland energy infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include producing primary plant layouts, developing equipment specifications, providing engineering input, supporting Owners’ Engineer activities, contributing to renewable energy projects, preparing technical reports, and supporting design reviews and construction witnessing. The role serves utility, developer, data center, and renewable energy clients across multiple projects.

Lead HV substation design for major UK and Ireland energy infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include primary plant layouts, FEED and detailed design, cable route development, HV equipment specifications, tender evaluation, design assurance, supplier audits, FAT attendance, commissioning support, client engagement, and mentoring junior engineers. The role also contributes to project development, multidisciplinary project management, and delivery for transmission utilities, hyperscalers, and data center operators.

Serve as the technical focal point for control and instrumentation design for process plant systems. Develop control philosophies, functional design specifications, cause-and-effect matrices, logic diagrams, alarm schedules, instrument indexes, and related documentation. Translate operational requirements into safe, compliant automation designs; define control strategies, setpoints, tolerances, and calibration requirements; support P&IDs, human factors, HAZOPs, design reviews, and technical assurance. Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage technical risks, and mentor junior engineers in a regulated nuclear environment.

Designs and delivers mechanical solutions for water and wastewater infrastructure, including pumping stations, treatment works, screening, chemical dosing, and sludge handling systems. Responsibilities include concept and detailed design, calculations, drawings, technical reports, cost estimates, client liaison, engineering supervision, project planning, bid support, site surveys, and construction support. The role requires AutoCAD proficiency, pump selection experience, water treatment knowledge, practical site-based engineering skills, and a full driving licence.

Supports mechanical design across water and wastewater projects, from feasibility and optioneering through detailed design and construction support. Responsibilities include producing calculations, drawings, technical reports, design packages, and tender submissions; conducting site surveys and inspections; liaising with site teams; supporting project planning, estimating, and contract preparation; and ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and CDM requirements.

Design electrical and instrumentation systems for water and wastewater infrastructure projects from feasibility through detailed design. Responsibilities include site surveys, engineering calculations, drawings, technical reports, specifications, feasibility studies, tender support, cost estimation, project administration, and compliance with safety and environmental standards. The role also supports senior engineers and supervises junior team members.

Leads electrical, instrumentation, control, and automation designs for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Owns work from feasibility and optioneering through detailed design and construction support, prepares and approves technical documentation, conducts site surveys, manages design risks, supports estimating and planning, and provides technical leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder guidance across multidisciplinary teams.

Design highways and civil infrastructure while supporting business development, recruiting, and management of secondees across the North West. The role combines technical design, feasibility, supervision, client-facing work, team management, and commercial development. Candidates should have civil or structural engineering design experience, strong communication skills, commercial awareness, and an interest in developing toward chartership and broader management responsibilities.

Design traffic and civil engineering projects while developing into an Area Manager. Responsibilities include business development, recruiting and managing secondees, supporting the management team, maintaining client relationships, and contributing technical expertise across design, feasibility, supervision, and project management activities. The role offers continued technical work alongside management development and chartership progression.

Designs and develops manufacturing-ready BMS and EPMS control panels for mission-critical projects. Responsibilities include creating schematics, wiring diagrams, I/O allocations, communication architectures, bills of materials, and vendor integrations. Performs constructability and technical reviews, validates installation feasibility, manages revisions, supports commissioning readiness, and coordinates with project teams, manufacturers, and vendors. The role also identifies design risks, improves panel architecture and component selection, and supports quality management and continuous improvement.

Designs and supports high-voltage substation and transmission projects across the UK and Ireland. Responsibilities include producing primary plant layouts, developing equipment specifications, providing engineering input for infrastructure and renewable energy projects, supporting Owners’ Engineer assignments, and reviewing designs and construction activities. The role offers mentorship and exposure to projects involving substations, cables, overhead lines, battery storage, solar, hydro, and wind generation.

Entry-level engineer supporting sealing and polymer-based product development. Responsibilities include customer application support, material selection, CAD modeling, technical analysis, testing and validation, engineering documentation, product failure investigations, quality processes, and continuous improvement. The role collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, and customers while developing expertise in materials, product design, manufacturing processes, and application engineering.

Leads application engineering and design analysis for polymer sealing solutions across aerospace, semiconductor, energy, industrial, and life sciences markets. Partners with customers, sales, manufacturing, and quality teams to develop designs, select materials, analyze failures, validate products, approve drawings, improve processes, and resolve performance issues. Provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, supports industry standards, presents technical findings, and leads cross-functional innovation projects.

Leads electrical design for hyperscale and mission-critical data centers across Europe. Responsibilities include managing HV/MV/LV systems, substations, utilities, consultants, permitting, project delivery, construction support, commissioning, and integrated systems testing. The role provides client-side technical leadership, reviews designs and project documents, coordinates multidisciplinary teams, manages risks and milestones, and ensures compliance with standards and operational requirements.