Description
The Redline Group are currently seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer - Solidworks to provide design expertise, guidance and advice on a new scientific instrument. Based from offices in Oxfordshire you will take user requirements and formulate a design path, ensuring the mechanical aspect

Position Overview:
*Mechanical design engineering from product concept through to customer delivery.
*Particular emphasis on opto-mechanical design incorporating heating elements and embedded electronics; sample handling mechanisms and industrial design.
*Interfaces with electronics design, optical design and chemistry development teams.
*Robustness and simple user interactions are key attributes.
*Contribute to the success of projects in terms of the performance, quality and timeliness of the product delivery.
*Gathering and understanding requirements; specification; design; industrial design; test and evaluation; delivery to manufacturing and manufacturing support.
*Interaction with suppliers
*To develop hardware scope and architecture based on customer and technical requirements.
*Design and implement simple user interactions and ergonomics.
*Detailed design of the overall system layout and piece-part design of the assemblies for thermal control, fluorescence detection, sample loading, electronics packaging.
*Design and test robust packaging for the instrument.
*Oversee testing, internal evaluation and conformance testing.
*To support and trouble shoot the introduction of new products and in particular pilot batches released to initial customers.

About You:
*Experienced Solidworks user
*Prior knowledge and exposure to developing instrumentation (scientific desirable)
*Form and ideally lead the mechanical aspect of a multidiscipline development team
*Concept to manufacture design methodologies including; Electronic packaging, Mechanisms, electronic housings, Product compliance.

For more information or to apply for the Mechanical Design Engineer - Solidworks please contact Daniel Saddi on 01582 878 913 or Dsaddi@redlineplc.Com ref: DWS-28645/8