Manufacturing-Ready Mechanical Design Engineer

Platform Recruitment; Fowlmere; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer for a well-established product development company in South Cambridgeshire. You will lead the transfer of R&D concepts to manufacturable electro-mechanical products and support factory testing.

You will collaborate with electronics, software and systems teams, delivering designs that are robust for manufacture, optimized for DFMA, and supported by prototypes, tests and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong background in developing electro-mechanical systems.
• Experience taking a product from design to manufacture.
• Experience designing tooling, jigs, and fixtures.
• Proficient in DFx methods (DFM/DFMA) and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Take R&D concepts to a manufacturable product
• Ensure designs are optimised for manufacture and assembly (DFM/DFMA)
• Lead factory acceptance testing
• Build and test prototypes
• Work closely with a cross-functional R&D team across electronics, software, and systems
• Participate in design reviews, problem-solving sessions and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Electro-mechanical systems

Product to manufacture

DFM/DFMA

Manufacturing techniques

Prototyping & testing

Tools

Fixtures design

Jigs design

Tooling design

Job description

Platform Recruitment is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer for a well-established product development company in South Cambridgeshire. You will lead the transfer of R&D concepts to manufacturable electro-mechanical products and support factory testing.

You will collaborate with electronics, software and systems teams, delivering designs that are robust for manufacture, optimized for DFMA, and supported by prototypes, tests and continuous improvement initiatives.