The mechanical design engineer will be involved in the design, prototyping and testing of mechanical components, modules and complete systems. The role will require a creative analytical approach to design novel and elegant mechanical solutions for Refeyn’s current and next generation instruments. They will join the growing engineering team, and will liaise with research, product and operations teams to capture requirements and translate these into technical specifications. The mechanical design engineer will take accountability and responsibility for producing 3D designs and mechanical drawings, validation/verification activities and continuous improvement of Refeyn’s product portfolio. This can role can be either a level 4 - Mechanical Design Engineer or a level 5 - Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, depending on experience
Key responsibilities for this role include:
Mechanical design engineering of key modules and features, from product concept through to customer delivery. - Work closely with product, research and operations teams, gathering and translating requirements for specification, design, test and evaluation, delivery to production and production support. - Interaction with critical suppliers across a range of products, materials and processes (machining, fabrication, finishing, casting, injection moulding etc)
Apply mechanical design knowledge and proven skills to produce mechanical systems that meet user requirements, performance specifications, quality, and robustness targets. A clear understanding of all aspects of the mechanical design is critical. - Understand, design and implement simple user interactions and ergonomics. - Produce detailed models, design drawings, documentation and prototypes of critical modules and systems. - Oversee testing, internal evaluation and conformance testing of mechanical assemblies. - Produce technical documentation, assembly and installation instructions of critical modules and assemblies
Support handover of new features/products/modules to production and addressing ECRs and NCRs in collaboration with the Operations team as part of Refeyn’s continuous improvement effort
Take ownership of the mechanical design drawing packs for Refeyn’s product portfolio
We are ideally looking for someone with the following skills and experience:
MEng in mechanical engineering or similar, or equivalent experience
Laser alignment and construction
Systems, process engineering
Practical electronics experience (desirable)
Mechanical design of systems involving optics, detectors and electronics. - Product design involving high precision optical alignment and design for manufacture. - Expert use of mechanical engineering CAD systems (SolidWorks), tolerance analysis and thermal design
Experience developing scientific instrumentation. - Full cycle product development and transfer to manufacturing (desirable)
Industrial design and ergonomic user interfaces/mechanisms
Exposure to automated and motion systems
Strong analytical and mathematical problem solving skills
We know there is no such thing as the perfect candidate and that there is great value in transferrable skills, so please don’t feel you have to tick all of the above boxes to apply! Why work for Refeyn?
Compensation and core benefits
We anticipate a base salary of £50,000 to £70,000 for this role, depending on candidate experience
25 days annual leave per year in addition to bank holidays
Up to 7% employer matched pension contribution
Private health insurance from day one plus critical illness cover, income protection and life insurance
Give as You Earn and Cycle to Work salary sacrifice schemes. - Annual Company and Individual bonus scheme
Family Friendly Benefits
Refeyn offers YellowNest Nursery Scheme to all employees once probation is passed, and new parents can benefit from up to 17 weeks fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave, plus an annual allowance for emergency childcare.
