Build Engineer, Minimal – London (UK)

Leva-Eu; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Pension via salary sacrifice

30 days holiday annually

Company shutdown over Christmas/New-年

Job summary

Leva-Eu in London is seeking a build engineer to scale manufacturing of autonomous vehicle tech. Based in our West LondonHQ, you’ll work with a small agile team to define processes, build tooling and enable fast prototype production.

You’ll design and test tooling, create work instructions, and collaborate across mechanical, electrical, and embedded teams to implement new technologies from concept to production. Benefits include share options, pension, and generous leave.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with mechanical assembly in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience machining and fabricating components and tooling.
• Strong problem solving and process-improvement mindset.
• Background in a manufacturing environment with ERP/MES/QMS experience.

Responsibilities

• Support line and production staff as needed.
• Design and test tooling for components and assemblies.
• Create and maintain work instructions and automate tools where possible.
• Build prototype vehicles and components for concept validation.
• Introduce new technologies into the factory from concept to production.
• Manage day-to-day issue raising, investigation and resolution with mechanical, electrical, and embedded teams.
• Support offsite activities such as supplier visits and events.

Skills

Hands-on mechanical assembly

Machining and fabrication

Problem solving

Process improvement

Manufacturing experience

Collaborative mindset

Tools

ERP software

MES software

QMS software

Job description

Minimal is a London based technology company building a new way to move goods through cities. Intelligent, autonomous vehicles and the software that runs them, all built by our small and agile team.

Everything happens in our West London micro-factory, where we assemble vehicles, develop software and build new tooling all at once. Nothing here is off limits. If you have an idea, a solution or a better way of working, build it. You’ll be working alongside people with a passion for what we’re building and have genuine enjoyment in the process of building it.

Every vehicle we’ve put on the road was built in west London by us. Sub assemblies, frames, drivetrains, final assembly and test, all of it in one microfactory, designed by us. We’re building the team that scales the production run. We need a build engineer to help define how we scale manufacturing, develop processes, implement solutions for the vehicles and the factory, fasttrack concepts and prototypes.

What you’ll do

• Support the line and production staff in anyway possible
• Design and test tooling for components and assemblies
• Create and maintain work instructions, whilst developing tools to automate
• Build prototype vehicles and components for concept validation
• Implement cutting edge new technologies and systems into the factory, from concept to lights off operation
• Manage day to day issue raising, investigation, and resolution. Working hand in hand with mechanical, electrical, and embedded teams
• Support offsite activities such as supplier visits, shows/marketing events, service

What you’ll bring

• Hands-on mechanical assembly experience with vehicles, bikes, machinery or similar
• Experience designing and drafting components and tooling
• Machining and Fabrication skills
• Problem solving skills, Swift and thorough implementation of processes and improvements
• The drive to continuously interrogate how we do things, iterate and improve
• Background in a manufacturing environment, experienced with ERP, MES, and QMS Software

Nice to have (any of these)

• CNC programming
• Experience in smart tool integration
• wiring harness build/rework
• Experience developing AI tools
• Basic Coding
• PCB design
• vision systems
• autonomous systems
• part tracking/traceability
• leading technicians/engineers

What you’ll get

• Share options in a high-growth company
• Pension via salary sacrifice
• 30 days’ holiday annually (inclusive of bank holidays), plus a two-week company shutdown over Christmas/New Year
• Training on our vehicles and battery systems, and time with the engineering team
• Tools and workshop provided
• 5 days a week in our west London HQ

Why now

The build process is still being written, the factory is being developed. Now’s the time to make your mark, your solutions will be implemented in days not years.