Mechanical Design Engineer

• Own mechanical design of high-precision components and complex sub-assemblies from requirements through manufacture-ready release.
• Produce 3D CAD models in Solid Works PDM, bills of materials, assembly methods and manufacturing drawings.
• Perform structural and thermal analysis covering thermal modelling, heat transfer, stress and fatigue in room-temperature and cryogenic environments.
• Apply design-for-manufacture principles and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Resolve mechanical integration, interface and packaging clashes across components and assemblies.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturers on drawing, tolerance and production queries.
• Apply mechanical design principles associated with EMC, CE and FCC requirements for equipment enclosures.
• Support fit, build, integration and design-verification activities in laboratory, preparation-room and workshop environments.
• Identify design issues, improve designs using production feedback, and share technical knowledge across the engineering team.
• Report to the Head of Design Engineering within Engineering Operations.

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience leading the design-to-manufacture process for high-precision components and assemblies.
• Strong 3D CAD and production-drawing capability, using Solid Works or a comparable mechanical design platform.
• Experience conducting structural and thermal finite-element analysis using Ansys Mechanical or similar simulation software.
• Experience supporting physical builds, integration or design verification.
• Practical understanding of design-for-manufacture principles and factors influencing component quality, tolerances, cost and production feasibility.
• Experience resolving technical, drawing and manufacturing questions directly with suppliers.
• Strong technical-documentation, work-planning and delivery skills.
• Clear stakeholder communication and ability to work with subject-matter experts from different engineering disciplines.
• Strong planning, adaptability, attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Nice-to-have: experience with cryogenic, vacuum, aerospace or other high-precision environments; EMC, CE or FCC requirements; integration and initial hardware builds; PLM, PDM and BOM management; cryogenic mechanical design; GD&T and FMEA.

Demonstrates expertise in mechanical design of high-precision components, utilizing Solid Works for 3D CAD modeling and conducting structural and thermal analysis. Proficient in design-for-manufacture principles and effective communication with suppliers and cross-functional teams.

• Mechanical Design Engineering
• 3D CAD Modeling in Solid Works
• Structural and Thermal Analysis
• Design-for-Manufacture Principles
• Technical Documentation and Communication

• Mechanical Design
• 3D CAD Modeling
• Structural Analysis
• Thermal Analysis
• Finite-Element Analysis
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• Design Verification
• Production Drawing
• BOM Management
• Cryogenic Mechanical Design

• Problem-Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Adaptability
• Stakeholder Communication
• Work Planning

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering

• High-Precision Components
• EMC Requirements
• CE Requirements
• FCC Requirements
• Aerospace Environments
• Vacuum Environments
• FMEA

• Solid Works PDM
• Ansys Mechanical
• PLM Software
• PDM Software