Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Wotton-under-Edge, England
RENISHAW PLC
Full Time
Wotton-under-Edge, England
30000 - 36636 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job Description
Renishaw is a leader in delivering high accuracy metrology solutions to industrial, medical and scientific processes around the world. Using proprietary technology, our range of Laser Calibration products set the benchmark in accuracy for thousands of engineering processes and systems ranging from CNC machining to the manufacture of advanced semiconductors and are recognised as the gold standard in the market.
Within our Laser & Calibration Products Division (LCPD), we have a vacancy for an enthusiastic innovative Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with a broad skill set, working within its New Product Development group. The successful candidate will contribute to all aspects of the product development cycle. LCPD is a growing product division with a long list of new and current products it wishes to develop.
Responsibilities
Primary
- Provide concept designs of system components including precision opto-mechanical assemblies and alignment mechanisms capable of measuring to sub-micrometre resolution
- Hand calculation to support design decisions
- Design of tests to support prototype testing
- Data analysis following prototype testing
- Report writing and presentation at design review to support design decisions
- An appreciation of how to consider the product aesthetic while taking an innovative approach to design
- Managing aspects of the project to meet the project milestones
- Ensuring the design meets the requirements specification and feeding back and or updating as appropriate
Secondary
- Production of CAD models and drawings to communicate and check own designs along with the review, comment and checking of others
- Working with manufacturing engineers to ensure best practice for manufacture and assembly
- Handover of new products to the current products team
- Working with suppliers on developing new / specialist processes
- Supervising and mentoring of apprentices, graduates, and junior engineers
- Preparing and contributing to risk assessments / DFMEA ect
Key requirements
- An attention to detail, and enthusiasm for solving mechanical engineering problems with an appreciation for the underlying physics.
- A hands-on approach to iterative prototyping
- Educated to at least degree level in Mechanical Engineering or Product Design (2:1 or above)
- Able to demonstrate a previous significant role in product development
- Enjoys working with numbers has numeracy skills to support their use of data analysis tools
- A willingness to understand project priorities and an ability to manage simultaneous competing demands
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable requirements
- Competent use of PC based CAD, spreadsheet, word processing, presentation, and analysis software
- Capable and enthusiastic about producing geometric and mathematical models to support the design
- Practical experience using hand tools, manual pillar drill, lathe, and mill
- Practical experience using inspection equipment
- Familiarity with laser systems, interferometry, diffraction, and some knowledge of basic optics
- A valid UK driving license, as visits to other sites will occasionally be required
Career development & training opportunities
Courses and on-the-job training to develop technical, organisational and communication skills including: -
- Regular one-to-one meetings with your supervisor
- Engineering and management career progression opportunities
- NX CAD training
- ANSYS Workbench training
- Calibration training – understanding of our product range
- Use of open access rapid prototyping equipment
- Soldering, Handheld cutting tools, Adhesives, etc
- Safety training - Laser safety / electrical & fibre awareness /CoSHH
- Project development gate processes.
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:
R3375 Senior 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
