Senior Mechanical Engineer

Ralliant; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralliant is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the design and validation of complex enclosures and electromechanical assemblies for industrial applications. You will develop robust 3D CAD models, analyze thermal and structural performance, and drive design for manufacture and release across a multi‑discipline team.

You will collaborate with Electrical, Firmware, Software, Systems, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to ensure reliable, cost‑effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Product development experience within industrial, electronics, instrumentation, automation, communications, or related industries.
• Strong experience designing electromechanical assemblies and industrial product enclosures containing embedded electronics, communications hardware, sensors, and power systems.
• Expert‑level proficiency using SolidWorks or equivalent 3D CAD platforms.
• Extensive experience applying thermal management techniques including conduction, convection, radiation, airflow management, heatsinks, thermal interfaces, and environmental derating.
• Strong understanding of structural mechanics, vibration, fatigue, shock loading, mechanical reliability, and environmental robustness.
• Proven experience using simulation and analysis tools to support product development and design validation.
• Experience supporting environmental qualification testing and reliability verification activities.
• Strong knowledge of sheet metal, machined, cast, moulded, fabricated, and injection‑moulded component design.
• Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance analysis, materials selection, DFMA, and engineering best practices.
• Experience managing product structures, BOMs, engineering documentation, and design releases within PLM systems.
• Hands‑on experience working with PLM and ERP systems such as Oracle Agile PLM, Oracle Cloud PLM, Windchill, Teamcenter, Arena, or similar platforms.
• Experience using SolidWorks PDM, Autodesk Vault, or similar engineering data management systems for revision control, configuration management, and product releases.
• Strong experience managing ECR, ECO, ECN, deviation, waiver, and product release workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design and development of complex electromechanical products, assemblies, enclosures, and mounting systems.
• Own enclosure and assembly designs from concept through production release, ensuring performance and cost objectives are met.
• Develop detailed 3D CAD models, assemblies, drawings, specifications, and documentation.
• Perform tolerance analysis, GD&T, and DFMA assessments.
• Conduct thermal, structural, shock, vibration, and modal analyses using analytical and simulation methods.
• Lead thermal management design activities for embedded electronics and power systems.
• Develop and validate mitigation strategies for thermal and environmental stresses.
• Support environmental qualification activities including vibration, IP, humidity, and life testing.
• Work with cross‑functional teams to ensure successful product integration.
• Drive root‑cause investigations and corrective actions for mechanical and reliability issues.
• Support supplier selection, manufacturing readiness, and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Own BOMs, drawings, and engineering documentation throughout the lifecycle.
• Lead change control processes (ECRs, ECOs, ECNs) and product release activities.

Skills

Analytical

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Technical communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

SolidWorks PDM

Autodesk Vault

JIRA

Confluence

Oracle Agile PLM

Oracle Cloud PLM

Windchill

Teamcenter

Arena

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Your Impact

You will be working on sophisticated industrial monitoring, diagnostics, communications, and protection systems used throughout the electrical power industry. These products combine advanced sensing technologies, embedded electronics, communications networks, and software platforms to monitor critical infrastructure across power generation, transmission, and distribution.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, development, validation, and support of complex enclosures and electromechanical assemblies for mission‑critical applications. Working closely with Systems, Electrical, Firmware, Software, Test, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales, Product Management, and Quality teams, you will develop robust, manufacturable, and cost‑effective solutions that meet demanding requirements for thermal performance, structural integrity, environmental survivability, reliability, serviceability, and regulatory compliance.

You will contribute throughout the complete product lifecycle, from concept development and architecture through detailed design, simulation, verification, release, and sustaining engineering. This role is intended for an experienced engineer operating with a high degree of independence who is capable of solving complex technical challenges, leading significant engineering work packages, and acting as a recognised technical resource within the organisation.

Here’s Where You’ll Demonstrate Your Proficiencies

• Lead the mechanical design and development of complex electromechanical products, assemblies, enclosures, and mounting systems used in demanding industrial and utility environments.
• Own enclosure and assembly designs from concept through production release, ensuring performance, manufacturability, serviceability, reliability, and cost objectives are achieved.
• Develop detailed 3D CAD models, assemblies, manufacturing drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Perform tolerance analysis, stack‑up analysis, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) assessments.
• Conduct thermal, structural, shock, vibration, and modal analysis using analytical and simulation‑based methods.
• Lead thermal management design activities for embedded electronics, communications equipment, industrial computing platforms, sensors, and power electronics.
• Develop and validate mitigation strategies for thermal, shock, vibration, transportation, and environmental stresses affecting product performance and long‑term reliability.
• Support environmental qualification activities including vibration, shock, ingress protection (IP), temperature cycling, humidity, transportation, and accelerated life testing.
• Work closely with Electrical, Firmware, Software, Systems, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to ensure successful product integration.
• Drive root‑cause investigations and corrective actions related to mechanical, thermal, reliability, manufacturing, and field performance issues.
• Support supplier selection, manufacturing readiness, value engineering, and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Own mechanical product structures, Bills of Materials (BOMs), drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation throughout the product lifecycle.
• Drive Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), deviation requests, and product release activities in accordance with company processes.
• Lead change impact assessments covering product performance, manufacturability, cost, quality, supply chain, reliability, compliance, and installed‑base considerations.
• Ensure accurate configuration management and control of mechanical designs through PLM, ERP, PDM, and engineering data management systems.
• Support Sales, Product Management, and Application Engineering teams in evaluating customer‑specific requirements, special modifications, and product variation requests.
• Develop practical enclosure concepts, assembly modifications, and configurable product variants that meet customer requirements while maintaining reliability, manufacturability, compliance, and lifecycle supportability.
• Assess technical and commercial impacts of customer‑specific modifications, including cost, schedule, tooling, qualification, certification, manufacturing, and service implications.
• Support proposal and quotation activities through concept development, feasibility assessments, engineering estimates, and solution reviews.
• Drive standardisation and modular design approaches that maximise customer flexibility while minimising unnecessary product variation.
• Leverage advanced simulation, modelling, automation, and AI‑assisted engineering tools to improve product quality and accelerate development activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Product development experience within industrial, electronics, instrumentation, automation, communications, or related industries.
• Strong experience designing electromechanical assemblies and industrial product enclosures containing embedded electronics, communications hardware, sensors, and power systems.
• Expert‑level proficiency using SolidWorks or equivalent 3D CAD platforms.
• Extensive experience applying thermal management techniques including conduction, convection, radiation, airflow management, heatsinks, thermal interfaces, and environmental derating.
• Strong understanding of structural mechanics, vibration, fatigue, shock loading, mechanical reliability, and environmental robustness.
• Proven experience using simulation and analysis tools to support product development and design validation.
• Experience supporting environmental qualification testing and reliability verification activities.
• Strong knowledge of sheet metal, machined, cast, moulded, fabricated, and injection‑moulded component design.
• Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance analysis, materials selection, DFMA, and engineering best practices.
• Experience managing product structures, Bills of Materials (BOMs), engineering documentation, and design releases within PLM systems.
• Hands‑on experience working with PLM and ERP systems such as Oracle Agile PLM, Oracle Cloud PLM, Windchill, Teamcenter, Arena, or similar platforms.
• Experience using SolidWorks PDM, Autodesk Vault, or similar engineering data management systems for revision control, configuration management, and product releases.
• Strong experience managing ECR, ECO, ECN, deviation, waiver, and product release workflows.
• Experience developing customer‑specific product modifications, configurable product variants, and engineered solutions for industrial products.
• Experience conducting root‑cause analysis and resolving complex product design, manufacturing, and field issues.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, leadership, and technical communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within cross‑functional engineering teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience developing products for the electrical power, utility, industrial automation, monitoring, or critical infrastructure sectors.
• Extensive experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for structural, stress, vibration, shock, and modal analysis.
• Extensive experience with thermal modelling, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and thermal simulation tools.
• Experience with ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS Icepak, SolidWorks Simulation, Creo Simulate, COMSOL, Siemens NX Simulation, or equivalent engineering analysis tools.
• Experience designing products to withstand harsh industrial, transportation, seismic, shock, and vibration environments.
• Strong understanding of vibration isolation techniques, damping strategies, structural reinforcement methods, and environmental mitigation approaches.
• Experience designing products requiring IP‑rated environmental protection and long‑term outdoor deployment.
• Experience supporting accelerated life testing, HALT, HASS, reliability growth, and failure analysis activities.
• Experience supporting compliance and regulatory activities including UL, CE, IEC, IEEE, RoHS, and REACH requirements.
• Experience supporting manufacturing transfers, supplier qualification, contract manufacturers, and global supply chains.
• Experience integrating CAD, PLM, and ERP systems to support efficient engineering and manufacturing workflows.
• Experience supporting customer‑specific solutions, configurable product architectures, engineered‑to‑order (ETO) products, application engineering activities, and technical proposal development.
• Familiarity with Python, engineering automation tools, simulation scripting, or AI‑assisted engineering workflows.
• Experience using JIRA, Confluence, and modern product development processes.

About Ralliant

Ralliant stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next‑generation breakthroughs to life‑faster, smarter, and more reliably.

Our high‑performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission‑critical advancements across industries, enabling real‑world impact where it matters most. From power generation and transmission to industrial automation and critical infrastructure, our technologies help customers monitor, protect, and optimise their most valuable assets.

Ralliant Corporation Overview

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next‑generation breakthroughs to life - faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high‑performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission‑critical advancements across industries, enabling real‑world impact where it matters most. From power generation and transmission to industrial automation and critical infrastructure, our technologies help customers monitor, protect, and optimise their most valuable assets.

About Qualitrol

QUALITROL manufactures monitoring and protection devices for high value electrical assets and OEM manufacturing companies. Established in 1945, QUALITROL produces thousands of different types of products on demand and customized to meet our individual customers' needs. We are the largest and most trusted global leader for partial discharge monitoring, asset protection equipment and information products across power generation, transmission, and distribution. At Qualitrol, we are redefining condition‑based monitoring.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [e-mail].