Senior Mechatronics Engineer

Cambridge Consultants; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Mechatronics Engineer to join their team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Mechatronics and mechanical design, focusing on projects that advance healthcare technology. Responsibilities include delivering innovative hardware design, tackling complex mechanical challenges, and mentoring junior engineers. This role offers a dynamic environment and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Industry experience in Mechatronics or machine design.
• Highly proficient in CAD and design analysis.
• Experience in hardware design for moving machinery, especially in robotics.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality Mechatronic hardware design.
• Solve mechanical challenges in a collaborative environment.
• Lead Mechatronics developments and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Mechatronics ability

CAD proficiency

Design for manufacture

Machine design industry experience

Technical drawings knowledge

Education

Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Job description

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We are looking for an experienced Mechatronics Engineer to join our world-class engineering team. You will be working on projects in the Healthcare sectors that shape the world's technological advancements in Mechatronics Design.

Introduction

We are a product design consultancy that specialises in deep tech. Clients come to us to develop world-first solutions and products that cannot be easily copied by me-too imitators. We serve a wide range of industries, including green energy, consumer goods, communications, healthcare and wellbeing, agriculture and food and beverages, with offices and clients around the world.

As part of our talented mechatronics team, you'll design ground-breaking mechanical equipment that improves lives worldwide. Your work will shape the future of healthcare and advance your own expertise through hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology.

The Role

Most of your time will be focused on delivering the best Mechatronic hardware design possible for our multi-national medical technology clients, understanding their requirements and communicating clearly and effectively. You'll be hands-on in solving tough mechanical challenges, often alongside other disciplines, and in supportive project teams. You'd be working on projects across a range of healthcare sectors including Lifesciences, Diagnostics, Bioinnovation, Drug Delivery and Surgical.

Our work varies greatly for our clients, but it's likely you'll be leading work such as first-principle engineering analyses, hands-on testing and experimentation, detailed machine design and implementation, and liaising with suppliers. Your experience in these areas means you'll be able to design systems and parts for manufacture with real-world knowledge. You'll be leading Mechatronics developments and defining technical solutions. And helping mentor and develop junior engineers within your field of expertise.

We have a lot of content on our projects on our website, some relevant examples can be found here:

• Breakthrough innovation for smaller, more capable surgical robotics
• Next generation autoinjectors
• Omniscia: superhuman surgery in real-time

What can you bring?

You will bring an impressive Mechatronics ability and enthusiasm to the role. You'll have industry experience and apply that to the role to make fantastic impact.

Our ideal requirements are:

• An undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related subject, such as Biomedical, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics etc) or equivalent experience
• Mechatronics and/or Machine design industry experience.
• Highly proficient in CAD, design analysis, structural analysis, rapid prototyping, technical drawings, design for manufacture, design for assembly.
• Specific experience in hardware design for moving machinery, ideally in a robotics context.