Job Description
Location: Wotton-under-Edge, GL12 8JR (20 minutes North of Bristol)
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience)
Hybrid working: 3 days per week onsite, 2 days from home (4.5 day working week)
Renishaw is a global leader in the design and development of metrology systems. We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join the Laser and Calibration Products Division (LCPD) at our global HQ in Wotton-under-Edge.
As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer within Laser and Calibration, you’ll be involved in the engineering design of optical and electro-mechanical products, including laser interferometer measurement systems capable of sub-nanometre measurement accuracy. You'll be given the chance to impart your knowledge and be part of a small team of engineers, interfacing with new product and manufacturing teams on a variety of current products projects.
Responsibilities
1. Evolving and maintaining product system designs which include precision optical, electronic and mechanical technology
2. Providing detailed verifiable design solutions, including mechanical drawings and supporting documentation
3. Designing and developing test rigs and processes to enable the manufacture of precision measurement equipment
4. Developing prototype testing and analysis of data to support the design
5. Investigating product performance issues, providing solutions to a timescale
6. Working closely with our manufacturing division to ensure best practice for manufacture and assembly
Key requirements
7. Educated to at least degree level in Mechanical Engineering or a similar technical subject
8. Previous experience in a similar mechanical design role, within a complex engineering environment
9. Expertise with Siemens NX or a similar CAD package for 3D to 2D design
Desirable requirements
10. A demonstrable interest or background in physics, particularly towards the design of optical systems and assemblies
11. Experience in mechanical draughting in a similar technical/engineering environment, and exposure to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
12. An interest in the semiconductor fabrication industry
Person specification
You’ll be immersed in engineering design and practical working activities relating to the development of optical and electro-mechanical products, so you’ll thrive on seeking solutions to both proactive and reactive engineering problems that arise. You’ll be comfortable working within a multi-disciplined team, who take both a practical and theoretical approach to projects.
Opportunities for career development and training
13. With us, you will be given the opportunity to elevate your skills in a highly focused engineering environment where quality is central
14. You will broaden your knowledge of metrology products and network within this field
15. An opportunity to achieve chartered engineer status with a job-related professional institute
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 hybrid working 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 12 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:
R6923 Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Open)