NPD Mechanical Design Engineer

Asahi Glassplant UK Ltd; Royston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (2 days in office)

Pension scheme

Private health insurance (AXA)

Death in service benefit

Employee health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Asahi Glassplant UK Ltd seeks an experienced NPD Mechanical Design Engineer to turn innovation into manufacturable products, optimizing DFMA and ensuring successful industrialisation of NPIs.

You will collaborate with R&D, production, quality, and supply chain teams to maintain stable, capable processes that meet stringent electro-mechanical standards. Hybrid role with international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in electro-mechanical design engineering, preferably in medical devices.
• Proven track record delivering concept to manufacturing with DFMA focus.
• Advanced CAD modelling with SolidWorks; capable of interpreting complex drawings.

Responsibilities

• Turn R&D innovation into a manufacturable product with DFMA emphasis.
• Lead NPI from R&D to Manufacturing, ensuring CE/EMC compliance.
• Develop tooling, jigs, fixtures, and measurement systems for production.
• Lead product enclosure design with EMI/EMC considerations.
• Provide technical training to the Manufacturing team.

Skills

SolidWorks

DFMA

EMI/EMC design

DFM

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Project leadership

Product life cycle management

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

About AGI

Founded in Japan, the AGI Group (AGI) is a global engineering and technology company serving high-value chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, and advanced materials industries. Built on a heritage of precision engineering and long-term partnerships, AGI has evolved from its manufacturing roots into a global solutions provider supporting customers across the entire compound lifecycle,from laboratory innovation through to pilot and production scale.

With its European headquarters in Zurich,and a growing international presence across North America, Europe, and Asia, AGI combines deep processexpertisewith forward-looking digital innovation. We work alongside our customers to solve complex scientific and engineering challenges,enabling safer, smarter, and more efficient operations that accelerate the advancement of science.

At AGI, we believe progress happens when engineering excellence meets intelligent integration.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced NPD Mechanical Design Engineer to join our R&D team. This is a key role focused on turning innovation development into manufacturable products by optimising Design for Manufacturing, Design for Assembly, good product designs, and ensuring the successful industrialisation of New Product Introductions (NPI).

You will collaborate with R&D engineers, production technicians, quality and supply chain teams to maintain stable, capable, and efficient processes that meet the exacting standards for electro-mechanical devices.

Key Responsibilities

• Turn R&D innovation into a manufacturable product; implementation of electromechanical development by working alongside R&D engineers: Mechanisms, PCBs, signal and power cables, microfluidics, sensors, etc

• Product enclosure design with EMI/EMC in mind
• Ensure good practice in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA).
• Build and test prototypes to validate design and function.
• Analyse and improve product assembly processes to enhance quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
• Lead compliance of products, such as CE Marking, EMC Testing, FCC, CSA, etc.
• Develop and validate manufacturing tooling, jigs, fixtures, and measurement systems.
• Drive the industrialisation of NPI, product assembly instructions, and FAT (Factory Acceptance Tests).
• Lead the NPI process from R&D to the Manufacturing team.
• Provide technical training to the Manufacturing team

• 8+ years’ experience as a Mechanical Engineer/Design Engineer in electro-mechanical products or similar; ideally a background in medical devices, lab instruments, biotech and automation.

• Proven track record of delivering products from concept to manufacturing with a focus on DFM and DFA, ideally in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Advanced CAD modelling skills in SolidWorks.
• Skilled in creating and interpreting complex engineering drawings.
• A good understanding of Product Life Cycle management.
• Experience in cable design and cable routing for EMI/EMC.
• Advanced knowledge in manufacturing techniques such as injection moulding, blow moulding, metal fabrication and machining.
• A good understanding of materials and surface treatments for chemical resistance and electrical conductivity.
• Ability to write product assembly instructions and technical documentation.
• Hands-on experience with Lean Manufacturing methods and Six Sigma.
• Excellent presentation skills in PowerPoint and ability to communicate effectively to both technical and commercial stakeholders (Managers and Directors).
• Ability to visit various suppliers.
• Open to international travel to visit manufacturing sites.

Desirable but not essential

• Experience in Industrial Design / Product Design
• Experience with automated test setups of prototypes and Python-based test scripting
• Experience in automated manufacturing and assembly (robots and cobots)

• Opportunity to work on advanced chemical lab products, automation, and exciting innovative projects.
• Supportive and forward-thinking engineering environment.
• Clear career progression pathways.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• 25 days holiday per year (not including bank holidays)
• Hybrid working (only 2 days a week in the office)
• Pension scheme
• Private health insurance (AXA)
• Death in service benefit
• Employee health and wellbeing support (EAP)

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.