Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

At Oxford Instruments Andor we are devoted to accelerating the greatest scientific advancements of our age. We want to deliver differentiated, accessible solutions to the widest possible scientific research and industrial communities.

Our company values of being Inclusive, Innovative, Trusted and Purposeful are at the core of everything we do for our customers and our teams.

We are hiring for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer whose main purpose is the mechanical design and detailing of high precision new parts, sub-assemblies and customer solutions for our Imaging & Analysis products.

• Design and delivery of mechanical designs using 3D CAD.
• Documentation of designs, their prototyping and validation, facilitating design reviews, and delivery through Operations into customers.
• Specify and document designs including, requirement specifications, layouts, detail & assembly drawings, Bills Of Materials
• Provide innovative, robust and scalable solutions to complex technical problems.
• Developing customer specific requests working alongside application specialists & end users directly.
• Conduct feasibility assessments, detail designs and build guidance for Production team.
• Provide technical support to Supply Chain, Operations, and Customers
• Support critical investigations with internal partners.

• BSc/BEng qualification in Mechanical engineering (or similar discipline) or equivalent qualification iMechE IEng Accredited
• Mechanical Engineer with at least 5 years’ experience in product development
• Demonstrable experience in:

• Design of precise, tight tolerance mechanisms
• Tolerance analysis
• Design for long-term stability e.g. vibration, thermal effects
• Design for Regulatory Approval (EMC, MD, Safety, LVD)
• DfX Implementation
• Prototype build & assessment

• Experience documenting designs with detailed assembly instructions, including revision control of drawings and documents.
• Experience developing budgets and cost estimates

This permanent position is based on site at our Belfast headquarters.

Please note on this occasion we are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applicants for this post, as such applicants must hold the right to work in the UK to be eligible.

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Oxford Instruments Andor is the global leader in the pioneering and manufacturing of high-performance light measuring solutions, bringing together the latest developments in sensors, electronics, optics and software. Our ground-breaking low light imaging cameras, spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems are being used to develop cures for cancer, explore deeper into space and examine clean energy sources. We are among the world’s most innovative companies in the Photonics industry, measuring light down to a single photon and capturing events occurring within 1 billionth of a second.

We are part of the wider Oxford Instruments Group which also includes NanoAnalysis, Asylum Research, Plasma Technology, X-Ray Technology, Imaris and Magnetic Resonance. At Oxford Instruments, we enable the world’s leading industrial companies and scientific research communities to image, analyse and manipulate materials down to the atomic and molecular level.

Oxford Instruments Andor is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all. However, our employment monitoring data tells us that women, individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and people with a disability are currently under-represented; therefore, we particularly welcome applications from these individuals. We are committed to ensuring our workplace is a safe, welcoming and inclusive place to work, which is why we subscribe to Equality Charter Marks.

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