Product Design Engineer (Mechanical) in Bicester

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Mechanical Product Design Engineer

North Oxfordshire

Laboris Solutions is working with a rapidly growing, privately-owned company originally formed around technology from Oxford University. Headquartered in the UK with overseas subsidiaries, the company has established a reputation for rapid delivery of specialised equipment in hazardous industrial environments.

The company seeks a new Mechanical Engineer to support hardware development where you will be working alongside a very talented Lead Mechanical Engineer. This is a permanent position on-site in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Applicants will ideally be locally based or within 45 minutes commute.

Engineering aptitude, high attention to detail and excellent written communication skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Design product mechanical assemblies for applications that include machine vision, robotics and industrial wireless networks
• Support testing and documentation for product regulatory approvals and certifications
• Development of automated production test hardware
• Produce engineering documentation including assembly drawings, manufacturing instructions and test procedures
• Review product designs for manufacturability and failure modes

Qualifications and experience levels

• Ideally graduated with a 2.1 or higher in mechanical engineering or a related discipline
• At least three years of experience in a relevant design role

Skills – Required

Tangible and credible experience is required in the following:

• Mechanical part design with SOLIDWORKS (or similar 3D CAD tool)
• DFM, DFA and FMEA techniques
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel)

Experience in one or more of the following would be beneficial:

• Design for harsh environments with appropriate certifications (e.g., IECEx, ATEX, DNV-GL)
• Injection moulding and fabrication processes
• Tolerance stacking
• Production considerations for small, medium and large scale production
• Requirements capture and specifications
• Modelling (FEA, thermal)
• SOLIDWORKS PDM

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Design and Engineering

Industries

Engineering Services and Robotics Engineering

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