Job Title: Mechanical Engineer Location: Cambridge Shift: Monday- Friday 40 Hours Duration: 18 Months Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Typical Day in the Role Looking for strong industry background in opto-mechanical environments and agile non-managerial profiles as the job requires individual contributions in the optomechanical design, fabrication and testing areas. Required skills: * Expert Solidworks including PDM * Significant experience in the design and implementation of motion systems requiring sub micrometre accuracy and alignment * Hands-on experience with methods of fabrication to include light machining and 3D printing * Experience of tolerancing and specifications for production Desirable: * Familiarity with optical systems including free space optics, waveguide/fibre optics, monolithic optical design. * CAM for CNC machining * Simulation tools (preferably Ansys) Typical Day in the Role: Design, source, assemble and test mechanical systems required to support the project. Interactively take and develop requirements from the team to find appropriate solutions in a collaborative environment. The team is agile and priorities and tasks can change rapidly