Senior Mechanical Design Engineer in London

Camlin is a global technology leader that operates with the vision of bringing revolutionary products to life for a wide range of industries, including power and rail, and also has interests in a number of R&D projects in a variety of scientific sectors. At Camlin we believe in high quality engineering and design, allowing us to develop market leading products and services. In short, we love creating value for our customers by solving difficult problems. As of now, Camlin operates in over 20 countries worldwide.

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer is a key contributor responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing cutting–edge electro–mechanical products for the Energy Utilities and Renewables industries. As a senior member of the Mechanical Engineering team, you will lead development of complex industrial products, provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, and ensure our products meet stringent performance and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, testing and evaluation of mechanical designs for the Energy industry in accordance with Camlin NPI process, while complying with industry standards and regulations.
• Apply sound knowledge of engineering principles to evaluate mechanical and electro–mechanical products.
• Mentor engineers, providing technical guidance, best practices, and support for skill development.
• Create, review and maintain engineering drawings, technical specifications and test plans in accordance with Camlin best practice.
• Create, review and maintain Bills of Materials (BoM) and work with Purchasing to identify appropriate suppliers.
• Ensure that products will perform consistently in specified operating environments, meeting Camlin quality and customer expectations.
• Apply Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFM, DFA) techniques, including standardisation and exploration of new processes, to ensure cost–effective and efficient design.
• Lead collaboration with other engineering functions, and other departments including the Operations team.
• Conduct design reviews, design evaluations, and testing to uphold high–quality standards.
• Proactively challenge and drive the organisation to continually improve quality and performance of engineering design.
• Plan and manage own work with limited supervision and provide estimates of engineering costs and timescales to support business needs.

Qualifications

• A minimum 2:1 degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline, or practical work experience commensurate to a 3rd level education.
• A minimum of 7 years' experience in a mechanical engineering environment with a focus on product design and development, including experience leading complex design projects through the full product lifecycle.
• Experience with Solid Edge or similar CAD packages, including creation of parts, assemblies and detailed 2D drawings including use of GD&T.
• Demonstrated understanding of core mechanical engineering principles, manufacturing processes and assembly techniques.
• Ability to design cost effective solutions from specifications against agreed budget and timescale requirements.
• Strong problem–solving skills and the ability to address technical challenges.
• Ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate effective collaboration within the team and with other departments.
• Experience with prototype testing / verification and failure analysis.
• Practical, hands on experience, with part manufacture and prototype assembly.

The following skills will be valuable but are not essential:

• Experience of precision components, electronics packaging and electro mechanical systems will be a distinct advantage.

Our Values

• We work together
• We believe in people
• We won't accept the 'way it has always been done'
• We listen to learn
• We're trying to do the right thing

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Individuals seeking employment at Camlin are considered without regards to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital states, ancestry, physical or mental disability, gender identity or sexual orientation.