Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer

Research & Product Development

Key details

Based at: Leicestershire, UK
Salary: Up to £62,000 per annum
Category: Product Development
Line Manager: Head of Engineering
Closing date: 30th September, 2025
Posted on: Thursday 11th September, 2025

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to apply your passion for Mechanical Design to the design and development of our fuel cell products.

Working as part of a cross-functional team, you will be responsible for the on-time delivery of designs and documentation detailing parts and assemblies of appropriate manufacturability against a set of customer requirements.

You will ensure that engineering best practice, including DfX principles are incorporated into the product development lifecycle.  You will contribute towards the long-term mechanical design strategy to standardise, simplify and modularise our products.

About You

You will have proven product development experience.  It is key that you have a commercial mindset and the ability to work with a flexible and solutions focused approach, in an agile and fast paced environment.  You must also be able to work collaboratively with a cross-functional team alongside both technical and non-technical colleagues.  As such, excellent communication skills are vital.

You will hold a BEng, BSc (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, or possess an appropriate non-degree level qualification alongside suitable industrial experience.

You will have experience of structured design process methodologies and be able to demonstrate experience of applying DfX principles.  You will have used a 3D parametric CAD package, SolidWorks preferred, covering modelling parts, assemblies and drafting engineering drawings. You will have knowledge of the application of FMEAs.

Experience of defining and delivering sub-systems and/or full products and of technical leadership of a team are desirable.

What We Offer

This role is based on site in our Loughborough facility.

At Intelligent Energy we offer the opportunity to work in a great team, with our world leading technology and cutting-edge products.

We offer the following range of benefits:

  • Salary sacrifice pension scheme
  • Private healthcare
  • Life cover
  • 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays with flexibility to buy or sell holidays each year
  • Electric Car Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Exclusive discounts at a wide range of high-street and online retailers
  • A relocation allowance where required
  • Reimbursement of professional memberships or subscriptions
  • Free on-site parking
  • Free tea and coffee

Click here to find out more about what we offer.

Grading and salary will be determined based on applicants’ previous experience and discussed at time of interview.

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