Mechanical Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


Aberystwyth, United Kingdom Jennifer Griffiths Recruitment Full time

Mechanical Design Engineer (Optical Specialism) wanted to join this specialist technical solution provider due to growth in Aberystwyth (Mid Wales)
Working as part of the optical team, you will need to communicate your designs clearly to internal stakeholders, suppliers, and subcontractors to ensure they have received the required parts. You will also need to work with our Process Engineering departmentto make sure that the products are easy to assemble and be involved in the process of handing over the designs to Process Engineering and Manufacturing.
- Use Solid Works to design new products to user requirements and functional specifications, including 3d cad and 2d drawings.
- Work with various departments to take products from concept designs through to final designs for Manufacturing handover.
- Design and make opto-mechanical assemblies, combining opto-electronics with optics in a suitable enclosure while managing interconnections and meeting target IP ratings.
- Support the testing and validation of the products from a mechanical perspective.
- Design jigs for assembling and calibrating the probe.
- Use various prototyping techniques to type test new designs.
- Identify and work with appropriate materials and suppliers.
- Write technical documentation including design specifications, sub-assembly to final product assembly procedures, test procedures/results, Manufacturing build files, and user manuals.
- Works within an ISO9001 and ISO13485 environment.
- Design products with compliance in mind from the outset, particularly for medical device compliance, LVD and EMC.
- Support Technical Support and Sales departments with technical issues when required.

**Knowledge, skills, and experience required**
- Have a good knowledge of manufacturing processes and be willing to learn about new materials and processes.
- Have the ability to work across several varied sectors and projects an innovator who can turn ideas into practical design solutions with the ability to express these ideas clearly and precisely.
- Maybe you studied Optical at University and have a good knowledge and understanding of optical measurement principles and theory (e.g., back-scatter, spectroscopy).
- Have good knowledge and understanding of opto-electronic and optical components, their correct mounting, and alignment (e.g., Laser/LED, photodiodes, lens, diffraction grating, polariser).

**WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU**
£34,500 - £37,000 + Generous Profit Share
Employee-owned company
Monday to Friday working hours -37.5 hours per week
Initially 20 days holiday, rising to 26 with service Plus bank holidays along with additional shut-down between Christmas & New Year.
Profit share



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