Mechanical Design Lead

5 days ago


Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom Amphenol Corporation Full time

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Mechanical Design Lead - Innovation and Development to join our team at Amphenol Corporation.

About Us

We have been at the forefront of using the latest technologies and practices for over 30 years, offering the highest performance, quality, and reliability where they are needed most.

About the Role

As a Mechanical Design Lead, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing cutting-edge products for critical applications and delivering commercial interconnect solutions to our customers' needs.

Your Responsibilities

  • Technical leadership: Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance on best practices in mechanical design, material selection, and testing methods.
  • Aid sales team with new engineering opportunities.
  • Ensure timely delivery of engineering revenue through project management.
  • Input to the new product strategic development.
  • Responsibility for configuration control for drawings, manufacturing documentation, and ERP.
  • Review and implementation of customer drawing change requests.
  • Ensuring product manufactured meets specification and the testing/documentation to accompany this.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced mechanical engineer with a minimum of 7 years of experience in new product development, materials science, glass-to-metal seals, and/or military/aerospace connectors.

What We Offer

  • An estimated salary of £80,000 - £110,000 per annum.
  • A competitive benefits package including an employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, subsidised restaurant facility, and free onsite parking.
  • The opportunity to work with a leading manufacturer of high-quality precision components.


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