Mechanical Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Ocado Group Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Bot Kinetics Systems team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and supporting innovative engineering solutions for our fleet of autonomous bots.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of designing complex electromechanical automation systems or machines for high volume production and high reliability. You will be familiar with designing for manufacture in volumes up to 20K P/A and have a good degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification with experience.

You will be responsible for acting as the mechanical design authority on multi-disciplinary projects, ensuring that solutions take into account the needs of all disciplines and stakeholders. You will also be responsible for promoting the use of a wide variety of tools to ensure designs are robust and optimized for manufacture.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as a mechanical design authority on projects, guiding technical decisions and ensuring sufficient calculations and analysis to substantiate the final outcome.
  • Ensure that solutions take into account the needs of all disciplines and stakeholders.
  • Promote the use of a wide variety of tools to ensure designs are robust and optimized for manufacture.
  • Encourage creativity in problem-solving, the use of experiments, and early prototyping to reach the best outcome as quickly as possible.
  • Apply diverse experience to ensure all factors required for successful outcomes are considered, for example, EMC, regulatory compliance, weight, and cost management.
  • Ensure both project and technical risks are mitigated while schedules are met.
  • Have a hands-on approach, taking on designing components, sub-systems, and products where needed.
  • Perform prototyping, testing, and other empirical analysis.

About You

  • A proven track record of designing complex electromechanical automation systems or machines for high volume production and high reliability.
  • Familiar with designing for manufacture in volumes up to 20K P/A.
  • A good degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification with experience.
  • Experience acting as the mechanical design authority on multi-disciplinary projects.
  • A knowledge of relevant technological developments and design methods.
  • Familiar with risk identification and activities to de-risk designs.
  • Demonstrable expertise in using CAD software, including substantial experience drafting to BS8888 with the use of GD&T.
  • The ability to work within a team on multiple projects, to prioritize tasks, and to manage your own time autonomously in a fast-paced, changing environment.

What We Offer

We offer a range of benefits to support your well-being, including 30 days working from anywhere in the world policy, wellbeing support through dedicated apps and an Employee Assistance Programme, and a pension scheme with employer contribution matching up to 7%.

About Ocado Group

We are a leading technology company that is transforming the way people shop for groceries. We are developing our own groundbreaking technology, opening multiple sites at an accelerating rate, and engaging in exciting new business partnerships around the world.

Transforming an industry also means transforming the way we do business. As we continually develop new technologies and customer propositions, we are looking for the Everyday Pioneers to lead us into the next stage of our evolution: enhancing our capabilities, inspiring our teams, and developing new ways of working.

Changing the way the world shops, for good.



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