Senior Mechanical Design Engineer 

Location Cambridge
Discipline: Mechanical
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £50,000-62,000
Contact name: Tom

Contact email: tom@platform-recruitment.com
Job ref: 116824
Published: 9 days ago

Title: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer 
Role: Scientific Instrumentation 
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £50k-£62k  
Platform Recruitment has partnered with a manufacturer that design and develop electro-mechanical scientific instruments across the full development cycle – concept through to production. They’re looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer who will be capable of delivering robust and thoroughly tested mechanical design solutions as well as leading mechanical development on new development projects. 
The Role: 
+ Develop new products – concept to production   
+ Create innovative CAD designs
+ Prototype, test & validate designs 
+ Mechanism & component design 
+ Produce bills of materials
+ Work with production to solve technical issues 
Requirements: 
+ Experienced in designing electro-mechanical/scientific products 
+ Hands-on experience managing end-to-end product development
+ 3D CAD design – Solidworks 
+ Produce manufacturing drawings
+ Practical experience with prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting
+ Knowledge of fabrication, injection moulding, machining and assembly techniques

The salary will be between £50,000-£62,000 depending on experience. There is also a generous benefits package available.