Mechanical Engineer

Description:

MUST HAVE HARD SKILLS:

Significant experience in the design and implementation of motion systems requiring sub micrometre accuracy and alignment.

Expert SolidWorks including PDM

Hands-on experience with methods of fabrication to include light machining and 3D printing

Experience of tolerancing and specifications for production

Overview

The demand for long-term data storage in the cloud is reaching unprecedented levels, and continues to grow into the zettabytes. Existing storage technologies do not provide a cost-effective solution for storing long-lived data.

This project is developing the first-ever storage technology designed and built from the media up, for the cloud. They are leveraging recent discoveries in ultrafast Laser optics to store data in quartz glass by using femtosecond lasers, and building a completely new storage system designed from scratch around this technology.

They are looking for an experienced Mechanical Engineer to support this research and other cloud research projects. The team is multi-disciplinary, comprising optics, software and electronics experts with a collaborative and agile atmosphere.

Responsibilities

The key responsibility of this role will be technology demonstration and supporting research activities.

This will include:

Working with the team to enable new functionality as required

High tolerance design and build of mechanical assemblies

Experimentation

Clear documentation and report summaries including specifications

Skillset

Required:

Expert SolidWorks including PDM

Significant experience in the design and implementation of motion systems requiring sub micrometre accuracy and alignment

Hands-on experience with methods of fabrication to include light machining and 3D printing

Experience of tolerancing and specifications for production

Desirable:

Familiarity with optical systems including free space optics, waveguide/fibre optics, monolithic optical design.

CAM for CNC machining

Simulation tools (preferably Ansys)

Qualifications

8+ years related technical engineering experience:

OR Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related technical engineering experience

OR Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related technical engineering experience

OR Doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 1+ years related technical engineering experience

OR equivalent experience .

Typical Day in the Role

Design, source, assemble and test mechanical systems required to support the project. Interactively take and develop requirements from the team to find appropriate solutions in a collaborative environment. The team is agile and priorities and tasks can change rapidly.

Skills:

• Design
• Engineering
• optics
• optical
• solidworks
• research
• Mechanical
• Mechanical engineering
• Matlab

Employee Value Proposition:

Exciting facilities - enjoy the equipment available, enabling fun and interesting work

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer

Location: Cambridge, UK

Job Type: Contract

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