Mechanical Verification Engineer

The One Group; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care

Dental care

Onsite restaurant

Pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Employee assistance program

Free onsite parking

Social events

Job summary

The One Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Mechanical Verification Engineer to join a tight‑knit engineering team. You will plan and execute verification activities across the full product lifecycle, reviewing designs, materials and tolerances, and producing clear verification reports.

You will build test rigs, run environmental and durability testing, and collaborate with design, electronics and manufacturing to ensure safe, reliable products ready for production.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Mechanical Engineering (Degree, HND or equivalent experience).
• Hands-on experience in mechanical verification or validation testing.
• Strong understanding of materials, tolerances and manufacturing processes.
• Experience producing test plans, procedures and technical reports.
• Confident using measurement equipment such as calipers, micrometers and torque tools.
• Practical workshop skills.
• Ability to interpret mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Structured, analytical approach to problem solving.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and communicating technical findings.
• Proactive mindset with the confidence to challenge designs constructively.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Knowledge of environmental and reliability standards.
• Experience designing test rigs, jigs or fixtures.
• FMEA or DFMEA familiarity.
• Statistical analysis of test data.
• Experience with external test houses or compliance testing.
• Exposure to automated or PLC-controlled test systems.

Responsibilities

• Defining and delivering verification activities against requirements and standards.
• Reviewing designs, drawings, tolerances, materials and assemblies to identify risk.
• Creating test plans, strategies and specifications.
• Maintaining traceability between requirements, tests and evidence.
• Running environmental and durability testing such as shock, vibration, drop, thermal and ingress protection.
• Carrying out structural, fatigue and lifecycle testing.
• Designing and building fixtures, jigs and rigs.
• Analysing results, identifying failure modes and feeding back to design teams.
• Producing clear, concise verification reports.
• Building and managing mechanical prototypes and test samples.
• Supporting rapid iteration and design improvements.
• Preparing equipment and samples for third-party testing.
• Supporting external test programmes.
• Ensuring internal activity aligns with regulatory and industry standards.
• Maintaining and calibrating test equipment.
• Improving verification processes, methods and documentation.
• Managing verification assets and consumables.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

Cross‑functional communication

Structured approach

Hands-on verification experience

Drawings interpretation

Test planning

Proactive attitude

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Calipers

Micrometers

Torque tools

Test rigs / fixtures

Job description

Mechanical Verification Engineer

Are you someone who enjoys getting hands-on with complex mechanical systems, finding weaknesses early, and helping engineering teams build more robust products?

This advanced technology business, operating in a highly regulated environment, is expanding its mechanical verification capability and is looking for a Mechanical Design Verification Engineer to join a collaborative, cross-disciplinary engineering group.

This is a role for someone who likes variety, ownership and technical depth. You will be involved across the full product lifecycle, working closely with design, electronics, systems and manufacturing teams to ensure products are safe, reliable, compliant and ready for production.

Why this role could be interesting to you:

• Exposure to full lifecycle product development from early prototypes through to release
• A genuinely hands on test and verification environment
• Close collaboration with design engineers and manufacturing
• Opportunity to influence design decisions early
• Investment in improving verification processes, rigs and test capability
• A technically challenging setting within a high-reliability industry

What you will be doing:

Mechanical Verification & Planning:

• Defining and delivering verification activities against requirements and standards
• Reviewing designs, drawings, tolerances, materials and assemblies to identify risk
• Creating test plans, strategies and specifications
• Maintaining traceability between requirements, tests and evidence

Testing & Analysis:

• Running environmental and durability testing such as shock, vibration, drop, thermal and ingress protection
• Carrying out structural, fatigue and lifecycle testing
• Designing and building fixtures, jigs and rigs
• Analysing results, identifying failure modes and feeding back to design teams
• Producing clear, concise verification reports

Prototypes & Samples:

• Building and managing mechanical prototypes and test samples
• Supporting rapid iteration and design improvements

External Testing & Compliance:

• Preparing equipment and samples for third-party testing
• Supporting external test programmes
• Ensuring internal activity aligns with regulatory and industry standards

Continuous Improvement:

• Maintaining and calibrating test equipment
• Improving verification processes, methods and documentation
• Managing verification assets and consumables

What we need from you:

• Qualification in Mechanical Engineering (Degree, HND or equivalent experience)
• Hands-on experience in mechanical verification or validation testing, ideally with hand held consumer goods, medical devices or similar
• Strong understanding of materials, tolerances and manufacturing processes
• Experience producing test plans, procedures and technical reports
• Confident using measurement equipment such as calipers, micrometers and torque tools
• Practical workshop skills
• Ability to interpret mechanical and electrical drawings
• Structured, analytical approach to problem solving
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and communicating technical findings
• Proactive mindset with the confidence to challenge designs constructively
• Full UK driving licence
• Knowledge of environmental and reliability standards
• Experience designing test rigs, jigs or fixtures
• Familiarity with FMEA or DFMEA
• Statistical analysis of test data
• Experience with external test houses or compliance testing
• Exposure to automated or PLC-controlled test systems

What can you expect in return:

• Salary up to £55,000, depending on experience
• Private health and dental care
• Subsidised onsite restaurant
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Flexible working hours
• Employee assistance programme
• Free onsite parking
• Regular social events