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Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Posted: a day ago

Salary: £ 50,000 - 63,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Mechanical Design Engineer 

Salary: £50,000 - £63,000 + benefits
Location: Cambridge 
Full-Time | Permanent 

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join an innovative engineering business developing cutting-edge inspection and imaging technology used by leading organisations across the aerospace, automotive, semiconductor, energy and advanced manufacturing sectors.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a collaborative R&D environment, taking concepts from design through to manufacture while working alongside scientists, engineers, manufacturing and supply chain teams to deliver precision-engineered products.

Key Responsibilities
 - Design and develop mechanical components and sub-assemblies for new and existing products.
 - Produce detailed 3D CAD models and engineering drawings using SolidWorks.
 - Work closely with development teams to prototype and evaluate new design concepts.
 - Perform engineering calculations to validate mechanical designs.
 - Create and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs), drawings and engineering documentation.
 - Support manufacturing by ensuring designs are suitable for production and assembly.
 - Liaise with suppliers to source components and resolve technical queries.
 - Drive continuous improvement of existing products and manufacturing processes.
 - Ensure revision control and engineering documentation remain accurate and up to date.

Essential Requirements

 - Minimum 5 years' experience in a Mechanical Design Engineering role.
 - Strong proficiency with SolidWorks.
 - Experience designing special purpose machinery, automation equipment or precision mechanical systems.
 - Knowledge of automation mechanisms such as ball screws, linear motion systems or similar.
 - Comfortable carrying out engineering calculations, including stress calculations.
 - Experience with Design for Manufacture (DFM).
 - Experience maintaining BOMs, engineering drawings and revision control.
 - Minimum HNC/HND in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Desirable Experience

 - Precision engineering or scientific instrumentation.
 - Optics or optical systems.
 - PCB design or familiarity with KiCad.
 - Cable routing, wiring design, energy chains or robotic cable management.
 - Experience working within highly regulated or advanced technology environments.

About You

You will be a detail-oriented engineer with excellent problem-solving skills who enjoys working across multidisciplinary teams. You'll be comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously and communicating with colleagues across engineering, manufacturing and procurement to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.

What's on Offer
 - Competitive salary
 - Flexible working hours
 - Comprehensive benefits package
 - Opportunity to work on innovative, market-leading technology
 - Collaborative and technically challenging environment
 - Long-term career development within a growing engineering business

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