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# SolidWorks Applications Engineer

- **Company:** Gbr Recruitment Ltd
- **Location:** Corby, UK
- **Salary:** £35,000.0 - £45,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 3d Models, Computer-Aided Design, Applications Architecture, SolidWorks (CAD), Microsoft Visio, Build Management
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/solidworks-applications-engineer/57308496

## About the Role

* Engineering
 * Manufacturing
 * General Arrangement Drawings
 * Weldments
 * Applications Design
 * Design & Build
 * Material Handling & Conveying
 * Material Handling Equipment
 * SolidWorks 3D CAD
 * SolidWorks 3D Modeling

## Description

* The creation of accurate 3D layouts of large scale machinery
 * Ensuring sales designs & machinery layouts are visually appealing
 * Taking a sales enquiry & devising what is needed in the 3D layout design
 * Create a portfolio of 3D sales models for all machinery types
 * Involved in the creation of accurate low-res shells of all engineering modules that make up the standard machinery products. These shells will be used in general arrangement drawings.
 * Animating designs to show materials flowing over the system, access areas & maintenance tasks for operators inc. flybys & 360 degree views, all in minimised file sizes
 * Produce attractive eye catching flow diagrams in order to show simple form what the 3D design is doing with the materials it is processing (in MS Visio or similar)
 * Automated BOM creation from SolidWorks
 * Assist with tender bids
 * Create monthly statistical reports

Attributes:

 * Strong in using SolidWorks for 3D applications creation
 * 2D software experience
 * Applications Engineering experience
 * Material handling machinery experience or other large scale complex machinery (high capital machinery)

This role could also suit someone working as a Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Design Engineer, CAD Technician / CAD Specialist, or SolidWorks Draughtsman / Drafter Design Draughtsperson


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