Mechanical Design Engineer York, England
RENISHAW PLC
Full Time
York, England
35591 - 61263 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job Description
Renishaw’s Machine Tool Products leads the market in delivering innovative, high accuracy measurement solutions to CNC machining processes around the world.
Our patented touch trigger probe technology was first employed to measure intricate components for Concorde engines; today (and many iterations later) our products are the benchmark in high precision engineering for manufacturing hundreds of everyday items like mobile phones and laptops through to car and aircraft parts. There’s a good chance our probes were involved in the production of the device you are reading this text on.
Renishaw’s Machine Tools Products Division (MPD) have an opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer within the New Product Design team based at the York site. The role will include all aspects of the design process, from initial concept through to finished product and continual development and support.
Responsibilities
- Innovate - concept generation and development of new product design.
- Analyse - learn and understand from existing and new designs.
- Develop - improve current product design.
- Detail - create mechanical part and assembly drawings.
- Validate - build prototypes, customer evaluation systems and test.
- Quality - design for manufacture and high reliability.
- Document - generation of supporting reports, instructions and regulatory compliance evidence.
- Teamwork - supporting a small multi-disciplinary team with challenging design requirements to meet project deliverables.
Key requirements
- HND or Degree in mechanical engineering or a similar discipline and/or relevant experience in a similar role.
- Expertise in the use of 3D CAD to create designs and detailed drawings.
- Implementation of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Excellent knowledge of manufacturing techniques and technology.
- Awareness of Engineering Change Processes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office and data analysis packages.
- Occasional travel including to other Renishaw sites.
Desirable requirements
- Familiarity with Siemens NX (Unigraphics) and Teamcenter.
- The ability to create FEA models and make recommendations from the results.
- Experience in opto-mechanical and/or electro-mechanical disciplines.
- Design, develop and use test rigs to analyse product performance.
- Operate prototyping and mechanical workshop tools.
- Knowledge of Machine Tool Products and applications.
- Knowledge and understanding of FMEA’s & Risk Assessments.
Person specification
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an innovative approach to design, supported by good problem solving skills and attention to detail. They will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplined team where collaboration and communicating effectively will be key. The role will also require a hands on approach and the ability to prove out the design solution.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (*not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter, York & Edinburgh sites)
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a Homeworking policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance Policy of 4 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, the option to join BUPA Renishaw health trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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Employment Type:
Permanent
Time Type:
Full time
Requisition Number:
R4845 Mechanical Design Engineer (Open)
Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments for the selection process due to illness, injury or disability. You can share this with the Recruitment Team who will be in touch if you are invited to interview. All information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will do our best to support you and make reasonable adjustments where possible.
If you would like to speak to a member of the Renishaw Recruitment Team please call 01453 524600
RENISHAW PLC
www.renishaw.com
Wotton-under-Edge, United Kingdom
Sir David R. McMurtry
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Public
Electronics Manufacturing
1973
