Job vacancy
Mechanical Engineer (MechEng1) - New Product Introduction

Job Summary:
We are seeking to recruit a Mechanical Design Engineer to provide concept, scheme and embodiment design of instrumentation mechanics, from initial requirements through to low/medium volume manufacture. The design work to involve balancing potentially conflicting requirements eg. engineering for value, quality, reliability, assembly, test and service. This role will be of special interest to those with a background in particle characterisation.

The attributes and skills we are looking for are summarised below. This is meant to be an indication and we are willing to see candidates with similar attributes and skills.

Attributes required

• Entrepreneurial, dynamic, used to working in a fast-moving environment
• Hands-on, experimental approach
• Innovative – to be able to create and develop new ideas
• Self-motivated – to be able to drive designs through from idea to completion
• Willing to learn - project management potential
• Commercially aware – to understand the need for short time to market
• Proven track record in working effectively to project timescales
• Used to working effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• Balance requirements for value engineering, assembly, test, service, time to market
• Good communication - ability to work with external development groups

Skills

Essential

• Graduate with relevant experience or equivalent
• High-technology background
• Innovative, experimental approach
• Design of concept, scheme of a complete instrument or a major subsystem
• Experience of precision mechanisms, fluid handling or optics
• Wide materials expertise in metals, plastics
• 3D CAD experience
• Design for test / reliability
• DFM/FMEA
• Delivery to tight project timescales
• ISO9001 - drawing standards and controls

Beneficial

• Electromechanical / electronics knowledge
• QFD
• Experience of manufacturing processes
• Experience in rapid prototyping
• Project leadership potential

Profile

• A graduate engineer (BSc or higher in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent) with relevant design experience
• Must have a strong general mechanical aptitude

Benefits include:

Competitive salary, pension plan, life assurance, sharesave schemes, health care scheme, equal opportunities and subsidised health club membership.

Applications in writing to Ann Garey: ann.garey@malvern.co.uk