Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Hybrid (Permanent)

Oxford Instruments plc; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in High Wycombe is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Product Development team. The role involves designing high-precision parts and collaborating with various departments to optimize solutions. Benefits include private health insurance, a share incentive plan, and support for professional qualifications.

Benefits

Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays

Private health insurance

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Car salary exchange scheme

Share incentive plan

Support for professional qualifications

Qualifications

• Proficient in leading mechanical design of new products and assemblies.
• Comfortable working independently without supervision.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with marketing to ensure designs meet customer requirements.
• Specify and document designs including requirement specifications and drawings.
• Assist manufacturing with new product introductions.

Skills

Mechanical Design

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Job description

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Hybrid (Permanent)

High Wycombe, South East, United Kingdom

Oxford Instruments plc

Posted 1 day ago

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Full Job Description

Materials Analysis is an Oxford Instruments Business Unit that manages our Electron Microscopy and Mechanical Microscopy products, Atomic Force Microscopes, Raman Microscopes, and Benchtop NMR Products. We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group, which also includes Andor Technology, NanoScience, Plasma Technology, and X-Ray Technology. With a sixty-year history and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies help our customers address some of the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Product Development team. The main responsibilities include the mechanical design and detailing of high-precision new parts and sub-assemblies. You should be proficient in leading the mechanical design of new products, sub-systems, assemblies, and customer solutions, and comfortable working independently without supervision.

Working at Oxford Instruments Materials Analysis - What's in it for you?

• Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 12 additional weeks
• Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 telephone support, access to counselling, financial and debt management, and trained legal advisors
• Private health insurance, dental insurance, and life assurance
• Car salary exchange scheme: sacrifice part of your salary for a fully serviced electric or hybrid vehicle
• Purchase a bike and/or tech or home goods from Currys/IKEA and spread the cost over 12 months
• Pension: all employees are eligible to join the Group Pension Plan administered by AVIVA
• Share incentive plan: invest in your future and share in the company's success
• Support and encouragement to achieve professional and academic qualifications

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with marketing to ensure designs meet customer requirements while seeking creative, low-cost mechanical solutions
• Work closely with technologists, systems engineers, and other developers to optimize engineering solutions
• Specify and document designs, including requirement specifications, layouts, detail & assembly drawings, Bills of Materials, etc.
• Coordinate with supply chain and suppliers during the specification and procurement of mechanical parts
• Assist manufacturing and service departments with new product introductions and existing product issues
• Manage engineering changes using official ECR/ECO/BP procedures in our PLM tool

Our location is in High Wycombe on the Cressex Business Park, with a hybrid working model of 3 days in the office and 2 days at home. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment.