About this position: 

The company is leading the global shift to additive manufacturing with innovative 3D printing solutions for industries such as aerospace, automotive, consumer products and healthcare. Through smart and connected 3D printers, polymer materials, a software ecosystem, and parts on demand. Their solutions deliver competitive advantages at every stage in the product value chain. The world’s leading organisations turn to them to transform product design, bring agility to manufacturing and supply chains, and improve patient care.

They are now seeking a Current Product Engineer to join the Stereolithography Engineering team based in Aylesbury.

Job Responsibilities:

• Mechanical Design & Development of current products
• Increase quality, reliability, and serviceability by designing improvements for existing products
• Management of product documentation and BOMs
• Optimize and manage design changes for contract manufacturing and full turnkey
• Support the Production line on an on-going basis including managing escalations
• Serve as technical link between Operations, Customer Support and R&D
• Support current product revitalizations and improvements
• Coordinate and participate with local and abroad R&D teams on design for manufacturability and implementation of existing products in the production line
• Monitor and interact with R&D project managers, system engineers and designers to optimise design for Operations needs
• Lead cost savings through hardware redesigns
• Design new jigs and fixtures for current products

Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant discipline, plus minimum of 2-3 years of proven experience in mechanical design / production environment, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience in sheet metal fabrication, machining & weldments
• Experience in material selection, tolerancing and surface finishes
• Good understanding of design for manufacturability and knowledge of manufacturing technologies
• Experience in producing detailed drawings for manufacture • Inquisitive and natural desire to learn