Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

TN United Kingdom; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in materials analysis is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Product Development team in High Wycombe. The role involves designing high-precision components and leading product development efforts. With a hybrid work model and a supportive environment, this position offers numerous benefits including private health insurance and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

Private health and dental insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension plan administered by AVIVA

Share incentive plan for employee investment

Qualifications

• Focused on designing high-precision parts and sub-assemblies.
• Experience in leading mechanical design of new products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with marketing for cost-effective designs.
• Specify and document designs including layouts and BOMs.
• Manage engineering changes via PLM system.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Leadership

Problem Solving

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, High Wycombe

Client: Oxford Instruments Plc

Location: High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Job Category: -

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: caecd8df9f3e

Job Views: 3

Posted: 12.05.2025

Expiry Date: 26.06.2025

Job Description:

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit managing Electron Microscopy, Mechanical Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes, and Benchtop NMR Products. Part of the Oxford Instruments Group, with a sixty-year history and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our products help address major 21st-century challenges.

We seek a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Product Development team.

This role is ideal if…

• You are a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer focused on designing high-precision parts, sub-assemblies.
• You excel at leading the mechanical design of new products, sub-systems, and solutions.
• You are comfortable working independently without supervision.

What’s in it for you at Oxford Instruments Materials Analysis?

• Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays, with options to purchase additional leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme including support services.
• Private health and dental insurance, life assurance.

Money & lifestyle benefits:

• MyDiscounts for retail savings.
• Car salary exchange scheme for electric/hybrid vehicles.
• TechScheme and CycleScheme for purchasing bikes and tech/home goods.
• Pension plan administered by AVIVA.
• Share incentive plan for employee investment.

Development opportunities:

• Support for professional and academic qualifications.
• Defined career paths with regular reviews.

Role and responsibilities:

• Collaborate with marketing to meet customer requirements with creative, cost-effective designs.
• Work with technologists and engineers to optimize solutions.
• Specify and document designs, including requirements, layouts, drawings, BOMs.
• Coordinate with supply chain and suppliers during procurement.
• Assist manufacturing and service departments with new product introduction and existing issues.
• Manage engineering changes via official procedures in our PLM system.

Location and working hours:

Based in High Wycombe on Cressex Business Park, with hybrid work (3 days in-office, 2 at home). 37-hour workweek, finishing Fridays at 12:30.

Equal opportunities and reasonable adjustments:

Oxford Instruments is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Consideration for employment is provided without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. We support reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Please contact us if needed.

For more information or questions about the role, please contact [emailprotected].