Mechanical Design Engineer

4 weeks ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom TTP Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team at TTP, a leading company in the Life Science industry. As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will play a key role in the design and development of innovative instruments and consumables that advance research and discovery in the Life Sciences.

Within this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, and designers. Your expertise in mechanical design will be essential in concept development and evolution of detailed design solutions using CAD.

As a Mechanical Design Engineer at TTP, you will be trusted to manage your own time to deliver your design work to client timelines. You will be an experienced mechanical designer with excellent design capabilities, a wider understanding of the mechanical considerations of product development, and an innovative approach to problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop innovative instruments and consumables for the Life Sciences industry
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver design solutions
  • Manage your own time to deliver design work to client timelines
  • Develop and maintain a wide range of manufacturing techniques

Requirements

  • Mechanical design experience of product or instrumentation development in a high technology industry
  • Highly proficient in 3D CAD (ideally including SolidWorks)
  • Familiarity with assembly jigs and test equipment
  • Ability to present ideas through sketches, animations, and photorealistic renderings
  • Knowledge of a wide range of manufacturing techniques
  • Ability to design plastic injection moulded parts would be an advantage
  • Experience of sourcing off-the-shelf and custom parts and building relationships with and managing suppliers
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to balance priorities of multiple projects
  • Hands-on ability to build, test, and troubleshoot

About TTP

TTP is an employee-owned business operating from TTP Campus, our purpose-built sustainable offices, labs, and green surroundings in Melbourn, 10 miles south of Cambridge. Our working culture encourages entrepreneurship, shared ideas, and technical collaboration, while providing you the freedom to do your best work. We value the collaborative culture we've built and see the benefit in-person interaction brings to our colleagues and the business.

We offer a range of benefits, including an annual profit-related bonus, 25 days holiday, employer pension contribution of 12% of pensionable pay, free lunch and all-day refreshments, private medical insurance for employees and dependants, enhanced family-friendly leave, life insurance worth 6x salary, electric car leasing scheme, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and an activities and community fund that supports healthy activities that bring colleagues together.



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