Operations Engineer

Amododesign; Sheffield, Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly maker evenings

Social activities like table tennis and pub trips

In-house workshop and equipment

Job summary

Amododesign, a leading hardware engineering company based in Sheffield, seeks an Operations Engineer to design and implement AI-assisted systems improving R&D processes. You will work closely with cross-functional teams focusing on manufacturing, systems, testing, and workflow efficiency.

The ideal candidate has a strong engineering background, proficiency in software development, and experience in manufacturing. At Amododesign, we value creativity, teamwork, and proactive problem-solving. Enjoy a collaborative workspace with diverse projects that impact technological innovation.

Qualifications

• Strong background in hardware engineering.
• Proficiency in coding and eagerness to learn new languages.
• Practical experience with GD&T and engineering drawings.
• Experience in manufacturing and operations.
• Strong analytical skills to troubleshoot complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to design and implement systems.
• Focus on manufacturing, systems, testing, and workflows.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Coding and software development

GD&T and engineering drawings

Manufacturing experience

Analytical skills

Job description

[£38,000-£50,000] pro-rata · Sheffield or London Office

About Amodo

Amodo is a hardware engineering company building the 21st century’s most important technologies. Our team of mechanical, electronic, firmware, and software engineers are trusted by world-leading startups, universities, governments and philanthropists to solve pressing technical challenges.

We are selective in the projects we take on and proactive in seeking out where our exceptional engineering teams can make the most impact. We believe in differential technology development: deliberately accelerating safety-enhancing technologies to ensure human flourishing. Not every technology is inevitable – rather, the market fails to incentivise key domains. We work in these areas.

We’ve doubled year on year since our founding in 2023, and we aim to do so again in 2026. That means we’re actively hiring across electronics, FPGA, mechanical, firmware, software, physics, HPC infrastructure, and DevOps — plus exceptional talent in any discipline.

As an Operations Engineer, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement hyper-optimized and AI-assisted systems that enhance our R&D processes, focusing on manufacturing, systems, testing, and engineering workflow.

About you

We value drive, culture fit, and a track-record of engineering excellence and above all else, but the below competencies, interests, and attributes are extremely desirable:

• A strong background in hardware engineering.
• Proficiency in coding and software development, with an eagerness to learn new languages and tools.
• Practical experience with GD&T and fully defined engineering drawings
• Experience in manufacturing and operations
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex problems.

We value creativity, teamwork, and a proactive approach to challenges. If you are excited about the prospect of contributing to cutting-edge projects and driving operational efficiency, this role is for you!

What is it like to work at Amodo?

• Our values: Truth-seeking, excellent, enthusiastic, kind, humble, and always learning
• Our approach: We think before diving in, iterate fast, and focus on the highest-impact 80/20 work. We favour rapid experimentation, quick feedback loops, and sprinting to “something that works” rather than over-planning.
• Feedback culture: We practice radical candor, which means being clear and direct while staying kind, and welcoming feedback at every level
• No “not my job”-ism: If we see something wrong, we fix it. If your part of a project is going great and another is struggling, don’t settle for polishing a chunk of a struggling ship
• Socials: Table tennis every lunch, personal project evenings, pub trips, trail running club, and more
• Office: Spacious, modern space in central Sheffield, with parking and bike storage. In-house workshop and equipment for our mechanical and electrical work.
• Project structure: You will generally be on 1 main project at a time, whilst supporting on 1-2 smaller projects. Team sizes vary from 2-10+ engineers, where most are ~4. Durations largely are within the 2 - 8 months range.
• Project variety: We get to work on loads of super varied, technically complex and interesting projects, from drone mounted laser holography for climate-tech to next-gen motors – just see our Projects page.

To let you know a bit more about what to expect, our core interview process is as follows. We may occasionally include 1–3 additional stages, including aptitude tests or video calls with one of our founders.

We can pay your professional institution fees

Weekly maker evenings (tools, budget and pizza provided)

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