Job Description

Mechanical Engineer
Cambridge

Brook Street is currently working on behalf of our Global IT Client to recruit a Program Manager. This is a contract role based in Cambridge for 18 months.

As a Brook Street contractor you will be entitled to 25 days holiday per annum, 8 days paid Bank Holidays pro rota, discounted gym membership, access to online learning and training.

Salary: Up to £117,370 plus 5% end of contract bonus per annum depending on skills and experience

Mechanical Engineer Responsibilities:

• Designing, sourcing, assembling and testing mechanical systems required to support ongoing research activities
• Varing from static alignment mounts to actuator mechanisms and stages
• Interactively taking and developing requirements from the team to find appropriate solutions in a collaborative environment
• The team is agile, and priorities and tasks can change rapidly.
• Influencing high impact, disruptive projects
• The solutions developed are overwhelmingly for prototype systems, often with fast iteration rates. We have a fail-fast attitude where experimentation and risk are embraced

Mechanical Engineer Requirements:

• An Engineering Degree / HNC / HND or relevant experience and training
• Expert using Solidworks and producing toleranced manufacturing drawings
• Experience working with CNC machinists to source precision parts
• Light machining
• Motors / Motor control loops
• Encoders
• Firmware
• Electronics
• Simulation tools (preferably Ansys)
• The ideal candidate will have experience with systems requiring sub micrometre accuracy and alignment understanding sources of and mitigations for vibrations and manufacturing tolerances
• Methods of fabrication to include CNC machining and 3D printing: Sheet metal work, Stage systems, Optical systems

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 8th October at 4:00pm