Top Design Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Designs and technically oversees verification and validation rig test solutions for Rolls-Royce Defence development programmes. Responsibilities include managing internal and subcontracted design work, checking and approving product definitions, ensuring regulatory and customer compliance, managing technical risk, supporting suppliers, improving rig design processes, and coaching designers. The role supports gas turbine development testing and future programmes including Tempest.

Designs and develops analogue and digital electronic hardware for manufacturing test, product diagnosis, and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include creating bespoke PCBs, signal-conditioning circuits, interface cards, and test hardware; performing component-level fault diagnosis; supporting functional test, flying probe, and NPI activities; documenting designs; investigating manufacturing issues; and improving product quality, testability, and production efficiency.

Leads technical and strategic security engineering for new-build and fit-out projects across RIBA stages. Responsibilities include risk assessments, mitigation strategies, operational requirements, security master planning, physical security design, electronic security systems design, and counter-terrorism guidance covering hostile vehicle mitigation, bomb blast, and ballistics. The role also requires business development, security consultancy expertise, and collaboration with project specialists.

Designs, integrates, builds, commissions, and tests high-pressure fluid mechanical laboratory test benches for aerospace applications. Responsibilities include supplier coordination, test automation, instrumentation calibration, data logging, system analysis, cross-functional troubleshooting, asset obsolescence management, and sub-domain strategy development. The role requires hands-on experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, high-flow pumps, hydro-mechanical instrumentation, test rig configuration, and commissioning procedures.

Develop mechanical designs across the full product lifecycle, from requirements and concepts through detailed design, verification, validation, and production handover. Create 3D CAD models, assemblies, BOMs, and engineering drawings; apply FEA and engineering analysis; develop prototypes and testing plans; review drawings; support NPI and production tooling; and collaborate with manufacturing, assembly, marketing, and other stakeholders.

Design HV substations and associated infrastructure from concept through energisation. Responsibilities include producing primary plant layouts, developing equipment specifications, contributing engineering design input, serving as an Owner’s Engineer, supporting renewable energy projects, and providing client services across the UK, Ireland, and overseas. The role also involves technical reporting, design reviews, construction activity witnessing, and collaboration across multidisciplinary projects.

Support certification and airworthiness approval of tactical uncrewed aircraft systems for civil and military regulators. Responsibilities include defining certification bases, developing compliance matrices, producing analyses and test evidence, supporting SORA safety cases, preparing regulatory submissions, maintaining certification records, assessing design changes, and helping establish design organisation approval procedures. The role requires aerospace engineering knowledge, hands-on certification experience, strong technical writing, and eligibility for UK SC security clearance.

Leads HV substation design across concept, FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and assurance phases. Produces plant layouts, cable route studies, equipment and tender specifications, evaluates suppliers, reviews technical designs, supports audits and factory acceptance testing, and provides commissioning and fault-resolution support. The role also manages client relationships, contributes to major transmission infrastructure projects, mentors junior engineers, and may manage multidisciplinary project budgets, schedules, and quality.

Develops fluid-system designs for nuclear engineering projects, including 2D CAD drawings, 3D CAD/BIM models, piping layouts, isometrics, and technical documentation. Performs layout optimization and participates in design and model reviews. Ensures compliance with safety factors, standards, legislation, quality requirements, and project constraints. Collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams and suppliers while maintaining design records, databases, schedules, budgets, and health and safety standards.

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.

Designs and supports high-voltage substation and related transmission infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland. Responsibilities include producing primary plant layouts, developing equipment specifications, contributing engineering design input, supporting Owners’ Engineer assignments, and providing HV design input for renewable energy projects. The role also involves technical report writing, multi-project collaboration, design reviews, and occasional construction site activities, with mentorship from experienced engineers.

Designs and stress-tests structural test rigs for aerospace applications, including 3D studies, detailed stress analysis, manufacturing data, specimen interfaces, and configuration management. Coordinates electrical, measurement, and data-system integration, suppliers, stakeholders, and external customers. Supports manufacturing acceptance and laboratory assembly while managing risks, quality, cost, and delivery.

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 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.

Reviews mechanical and piping design documentation for compliance with applicable requirements, records and communicates observations, supports convergence meetings, contributes surveillance KPIs, and identifies potential issues for mitigation. Requires mechanical engineering knowledge, experience designing piping in highly regulated environments, familiarity with engineering construction practices, materials, trades, legal requirements, and design codes including EN 13480, ASME III, and RCC-M.

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.

The Silicon Physical Design Engineer will develop AI chips focusing on performance and power efficiency, collaborating within the team and across departments.

Lead the architecture, design, verification, and production release of FPGA systems using VHDL. Perform timing closure, hardware validation, system integration, and lifecycle support while developing reusable IP and verification environments. Collaborate across electronics, software, systems, algorithms, and mechanical engineering teams. Provide technical leadership, define FPGA roadmaps, influence engineering strategy, establish development standards, and mentor engineers across multiple programmes.

Designs, develops, validates, and implements automated assembly and test systems for manufacturing. Responsibilities include creating test rigs, tooling, fixtures, software, and control solutions; integrating sensors and motion systems; analyzing process data; documenting designs and validation; investigating production issues; and supporting continuous improvement. The role collaborates across mechanical, electrical, software, manufacturing, and product development teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Design and build polished user interfaces across the web app and marketing site. Own UX and visual decisions from concept through production code, develop the design system and component library, improve accessibility and responsiveness, prototype ideas, and promote stronger design practices across the engineering team.

Design structural repair solutions for buildings damaged by fire, flooding, and subsidence. Responsibilities include designing and specifying sub-structure schemes, producing CAD drawings, obtaining permissions, supporting sustainable and net-zero repair approaches, monitoring site work, engaging senior stakeholders, and training colleagues. The role primarily supports listed and historic buildings and requires strong communication, organization, technical judgment, and customer service skills.

Lead mechanical design for consumer electromechanical products from concept through production. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, prototyping, testing, thermal/fluid/structural analysis, cross-functional collaboration, DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, and manufacturing ramp support in Asia. The role requires designing plastic, metal, and soft goods components integrated with sensors and actuators, supporting high-volume manufacturing, and traveling to China as needed.

Design and deliver micro-architecture specifications and RTL for Graphcore chips. Collaborate across Silicon teams, use EDA tools and flows, contribute to block- and chip-level checks (lint, synthesis, timing, CDC/RDC, coverage), and work closely with Physical Design, Verification and DFT teams to meet silicon delivery goals.