Chief Engineer

IC Resources; Bayern; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

IC Resources is seeking a Chief Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical and technical development of a high-power laser system. You will own the mechanical architecture and drive system integration across optics, electronics and controls in a research-intensive environment.

You will manage a multidisciplinary team, mentor engineers, and ensure robust performance from early R&D through deployment in real-world settings, balancing reliability, manufacturability and innovation.

Qualifikationen

• Experienced Mechanical Engineer with a focus on complex hardware design.
• Experience with optics, photonics, lasers or precision electro-mechanical systems.
• Experience developing and integrating high-average-power thermal/mechanical systems.
• Strong understanding of mechanical structures, mechanisms, materials, thermal management, vibration and precision engineering.
• Experience designing hardware for harsh operating environments.

Aufgaben

• Lead the mechanical and technical development of a high average power laser system, from R&D through to field deployment.
• Own the mechanical architecture and system-level engineering approach, making key decisions around structures, mechanisms, thermal management, packaging, materials and integration.
• Lead the design and development of complex mechanical and optomechanical systems, ensuring performance, reliability and manufacturability.
• Oversee the mechanical integration of optics, lasers, electronics, sensors, thermal systems and supporting infrastructure.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure the mechanical design enables overall system performance.
• Remain hands-on with mechanical design, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting and technical problem solving.
• Identify and resolve complex engineering challenges relating to structural integrity, thermal performance, vibration, alignment, tolerances and system integration.
• Drive mechanical design reviews, technical decision-making and engineering development activities.
• Support and mentor junior engineers, providing technical leadership and helping to develop the mechanical engineering capability within the team.

Kenntnisse

Mechanical Engineering

Thermal management

Structure & mechanisms

Vibration & tolerances

Systems engineering

Leadership

Optomechanics

Siemens NX

Zemax

Tools

Siemens NX

Zemax

Jobbeschreibung

My client is searching for a Chief Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical and technical development of their advanced laser technology and R&D programme. This is a highly technical leadership position with significant ownership of the mechanical architecture, system integration and engineering development direction of a complex, high-power laser system.

As Chief Engineer, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of Engineers and Scientists, taking technology from early-stage R&D through to robust, reliable deployment in real-world environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical and technical development of a high average power laser system, from R&D through to field deployment
• Own the mechanical architecture and system-level engineering approach, making key decisions around structures, mechanisms, thermal management, packaging, materials and integration
• Lead the design and development of complex mechanical and optomechanical systems, ensuring performance, reliability and manufacturability
• Oversee the mechanical integration of optics, lasers, electronics, sensors, thermal systems and supporting infrastructure
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure the mechanical design enables overall system performance
• Remain hands-on with mechanical design, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting and technical problem solving
• Identify and resolve complex engineering challenges relating to structural integrity, thermal performance, vibration, alignment, tolerances and system integration
• Drive mechanical design reviews, technical decision-making and engineering development activities
• Support and mentor junior engineers, providing technical leadership and helping to develop the mechanical engineering capability within the team

Requirements

• Strong professional background in Mechanical Engineering, with significant experience designing and developing complex hardware
• Experience working with optics, photonics, lasers or other precision electro-mechanical systems
• Extensive experience developing and integrating high average power systems or other demanding thermal/mechanical systems
• Strong understanding of mechanical structures, mechanisms, materials, thermal management, vibration and precision engineering
• Demonstrable experience designing the mechanical infrastructure and supporting systems surrounding complex laser or optical systems
• Broad systems engineering understanding, with the ability to work effectively across optics, electronics, sensors, thermal engineering and controls
• Experience designing hardware for harsh or demanding operating environments
• Experience with Siemens NX or similar advanced mechanical CAD platforms
• Experience with Zemax or other optical design software would be useful