Sheffield, UKowen.price@example.comRegistration: IEng MIMechE, working towards CEngDriving licence: Full UK
Summary
Incorporated Engineer with seven years designing industrial pumps and precision components, from concept and calculation to production drawings and first-article inspection. Strong in SolidWorks, tolerance analysis and design for manufacture, and at home on the shop floor. Led a pump redesign that cut unit cost by 18% and assembly time by a third.
Experience
Mechanical Design Engineer · Don Valley Pumps, Sheffield
2021 – Present
Led the redesign of a 75 kW centrifugal pump range, reducing part count from 64 to 41 and unit cost by 18% with no loss of efficiency.
Ran FEA on impeller and casing designs in SolidWorks Simulation, removing 9 kg of cast iron per unit while keeping a 2.5 safety factor.
Introduced DFMEA reviews with production and quality teams; warranty claims on the new range are 40% lower than on the old one.
Supplied full GD&T drawings to four suppliers and cut first-article rejections from 22% to 6% in two years.
FEA (SolidWorks Simulation), hand calculations, fluid dynamics basics
Manufacturing
design for manufacture and assembly, casting and CNC machining, first-article inspection
Quality
DFMEA, root-cause analysis (8D), ISO 9001 processes
Certificates
Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional (CSWP) · Dassault Systèmes2020
Languages
English — Native
Welsh — Conversational
Additional information
STEM Ambassador, running design workshops in local secondary schools (2020 – Present).
Three summary options
Start from the one closest to where you are now.
Graduate engineer
Mechanical engineering graduate with a year in industry at an aerospace machining firm. Designed a fixture that cut inspection time by 25% and built a full SolidWorks model of a test rig. Looking for an accredited graduate scheme leading to chartership.
Chartered and leading
Chartered mechanical engineer with twelve years in rail and heavy machinery. Leads a design team of five, signs off safety-critical assemblies and owns relationships with key suppliers. Delivered a bogie component redesign that saved £420,000 a year across the fleet.
Former machinist
Former CNC machinist who moved into design after an HNC and a part-time degree. Ten years of making parts means drawings that are practical to machine, sensible tolerances and fewer surprises at inspection. Now designs hydraulic manifolds in SolidWorks.
Keywords to include
Use the ones that are true for you, inside real sentences.
Mechanical design
SolidWorks
GD&T
FEA
Design for manufacture (DFM)
Tolerance analysis
DFMEA
Root-cause analysis
Technical drawings
Product development
What recruiters look for
Tips for this role, with the kind of numbers that count.
Show cost, weight and time savings
Engineering managers hire people who make products better and cheaper. Quantify each design change: part count from 64 to 41, unit cost down 18%, 9 kg removed, set-up time from 50 to 20 minutes. These are easy to check in interview.
State your professional registration clearly
Put IEng or CEng, your institution and any progress towards chartership near your name. Many UK employers support registration, and it signals that your competences have been independently reviewed.
Name the analysis and its limit
"Ran FEA" is vague. Say what you analysed, with which tool, and the design criterion you held, such as a 2.5 safety factor or a deflection limit. It shows engineering judgement, not just software use.
Prove your drawings work downstream
Good design survives manufacture. Mention fewer first-article rejections, faster assembly or supplier feedback. Numbers like "rejections from 22% to 6%" show you think about the people who make and inspect your parts.
Include quality and failure work
DFMEA, 8D investigations and warranty reductions matter in pumps, automotive and aerospace alike. One line on a failure you diagnosed and fixed tells an employer you can be trusted with problems, not just new designs.
Make this CV yours
Answer one question at a time; the assistant fills each section and never invents numbers.
Should I include CAD images or a portfolio with my CV?
A short PDF portfolio of four to six pieces of work helps design roles, but check what you are allowed to share first. Many employers protect drawings, so use personal projects, university work or simplified images with confidential details removed.
Where should IEng or CEng go on a mechanical engineer CV?
Next to your name or in your headline, and again in a short details line with your institution, for example IEng MIMechE. If you are working towards registration, say so and give the expected stage, because employers often look for candidates on that route.
How do I list CAD software if I've used several packages?
Lead with the one you use daily and know in depth, then add others you could pick up quickly. A certification such as CSWP supports your main tool. Avoid long lists of every package you have opened once at university.
