Design Engineer at Alexander Dennis

Job Title: Design Engineer

Location: Farnborough

Our Vision & Why It Matters

At Alexander Dennis, our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on-road mass transportation and mobility.

We design, deliver, and support market-leading buses and coaches that help reduce emissions, improve air quality, and keep communities connected. Every role contributes to that mission whether you’re engineering, driving sales, improving production, or supporting our customers.

What You’ll Do
We are currently seeking a skilled and motivated Design Engineer to join our Engineering team within the chassis design function. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative vehicle designs by producing accurate 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, and build documentation. You will be responsible for managing bills of materials, maintaining drawing records, and ensuring all design outputs meet project specifications and timelines. Working closely with production teams, you’ll help ensure vehicles are built to the correct specification while supporting the sourcing of new materials and technologies to enhance product development.

What We’re Looking For
To be successful in this role, you will bring significant experience in the automotive industry, a strong working knowledge of 3D CAD, and a solid understanding of design for manufacture principles. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across departments and document the full design process effectively. A minimum of an HNC in mechanical engineering is required, and a genuine passion for design engineering is essential. This is a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment where innovation and precision are key to success.

What We Offer
Because we know that to deliver on our vision, people have to feel supported and inspired:

Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality, helping public transport evolve.

Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles, broaden skills.

Culture & Belonging: An inclusive environment; your voice matters; we treat people fairly.

Perks & Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.

Our Values – What Guides Us

These are more than words on a page, they shape how we work, what we stand for, and how we build trust with our customers, communities, and each other.

Safety: The health and wellbeing of our team members, and the safety of our products, are our top priority.

Quality: We strive for excellence in our products, services, and all that we do.

Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency and integrity, treating each other with respect in a diverse, equitable and  inclusive workplace.

Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, seeking to build trust and earn a reputation for excellence and reliability.

Teamwork: We work with our team members, our supplier partners, and our customers to pursue mutual benefits.

Sustainability: We seek long term success for our business, our communities, and the environment through responsible sourcing, lean manufacturing, and sustainable operations.

How to Apply

If you see yourself growing with Alexander Dennis and contributing to our vision, we’d love to hear from you.

Please complete our online application form and attach your CV!

We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.

Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to [email protected]