Lead Mechanical Engineer

Functional area: Engineering
Country: UK - United Kingdom
City: Bristol
Company name: Edwards Ltd
Date of posting: Apr 7, 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Engineer in Mechanical Design to join Edwards Abatement Solutions in Clevedon.

Edwards is the world leader in developing and manufacturing abatement systems for the semiconductor industry and is part of the Atlas Copco Group, which affords employees access to potential opportunities worldwide. Edwards' solutions are necessary for manufacturing processes including semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs, and solar. We are an environmental company that enables clients to reduce their greenhouse gases produced during the manufacturing of microchips.

We are diverse by nature and inclusive by choice. We recognize that bright ideas come from all of us. We embrace our different experiences and perspectives to create an inclusive, safe, and innovative culture where everyone has a sense of belonging and purpose. Our aim is to encourage more diversity in our workplace. We have a comprehensive suite of family-ready policies, including flexible working, shared parental leave, a private express room for new parents, and a fertility policy.

We’re proud to partner with InnovateHer, an organization dedicated to championing diversity and empowering young people in tech. Together, we're committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and inspiring the next generation of innovators.

Mission

Reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Manager, this role primarily delivers best practice mechanical engineering of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Operationally, the role will span from concept to customer commissioning and field trials, through the application of best working practices, to ensure solutions are safe and compliant by design, delivered on time, within budget and to specification, working closely with internal and external key stakeholders, team leaders, project managers, manufacturing, service, and customer representatives.

Main Responsibilities

1. Accountability for the technical delivery of mechanical engineering expertise to a project, incl. subsystems, and or technology developments.
2. Lead and guide 'Mechanical Engineering' activities across applicable projects, which may include leading and motivating a team of 6 mechanical engineers if appropriate.
3. Advocate and lead the adoption of best practice mechanical engineering to improve the delivery of the engineering function to time, cost, quality and specification, whilst ensuring the appropriate level of effective technical governance is in place for safety, compliance, quality and reliability.
4. Devise and distribute work packages, often across multiple cross functional teams, guiding the project toward a successful passage through project milestones through to completion and volume production.
5. Ensure mechanical engineering of product development meets stakeholder and product requirements, and is compliant with relevant regulations, directives and standards, by design.
6. Develop Subject Matter Expertise in (a) relevant area(s) of the mechanical engineering of semiconductor equipment manufacturing, as a part of your professional development and towards achievement of Principal Engineer performance and to become recognised as an expert in that (those) area(s).
7. Drawing on your extensive experience, offer expert advice to other engineers, including supporting the training and development of engineers through formal and informal mentoring, effective professional developments plans, and including where applicable professional registration, to become efficient and highly effective mechanical engineers as a part of a growing and vibrant talent pool.

Experience & Skills

Qualifications/Education/Certifications:

1. Engineering Degree Bachelors (minimum, essential), Masters (desirable), or demonstrable equivalent.
2. Registered Chartered Engineer, or working towards and committed to achieving registration with a recognised engineering institution (desirable).
3. Accreditations and or formal qualifications in Functional Safety (desirable).

Experience

1. Substantial experience of mechanical engineering and design in a relatable engineering industry (essential).
2. Experience and understanding of working in a regulated, compliance-driven industry (essential) such as the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry (desirable) incl. strong understanding of product safety and compliance to applicable standards (essential).
3. Preparedness to undertake further professional development incl. through training courses and the like, to increase your knowledge and enhance your capabilities (essential).

Skills

1. Good levels of integrity with a results-driven mindset, able to hold self and others accountable (essential).
2. Able to demonstrate knowledge of best-practice engineering (essential).
3. Understands key technical deliverables and requirements and can report concisely to engineers, project managers, and the wider project team (essential).
4. A willing, helpful attitude, a calm professional manner, and the ability to assess priorities and deal with issues on a regular basis, displaying clear, rational, and analytical approach to problem solving and planning, able to adapt to changing requirements and priorities. (essential).
5. Remains calm under pressure, demonstrates resilience, and able reach out to more experienced peers to find creative and pragmatic solutions to seemingly intractable problems (essential).
6. Willing to look for / explore new solutions or methods, practical problem-solving skills (essential).
7. Awareness and understanding of cultural differences with the ability to adapt accordingly and communicate effectively in English both in writing and orally (essential).
8. Ability to check and release engineering drawings to BS8888 (essential).
9. Ability to check and release Pipe & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) (essential).

Edwards offers a range of benefits such as:

Flexible working
25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays)
Bonus up to 7.5% of annual salary
Pension with a company contribution of up to 8%
Life Assurance of 4 x basic salary
Cash health plan
Fitness App with streamable classes & discounted membership with some gyms
Thriving Wellbeing Program (supporting physical health, mental wellbeing, social connectedness, and sense of purpose, including clubs such as cycling, caving, football, STEM network plus a multitude of various events)
Wellbeing and prayer room
Private express room available for new parents
Recognition and Reward programme
Career development opportunities including apprenticeships, mentoring scheme, and more
Support or sponsorship for formal qualifications and professional development like CEng, CIPS & CIPD
Free parking
Subsidised canteen
Charity and volunteering days

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