Azenta Life Sciences is the leading worldwide provider of robotic compound management and biological sample storage systems. With a strong focus on ensuring the long-term integrity of our customer’s samples and data, storage systems provided by Azenta are transforming the productivity and streamlining the workflow of scientists across a broad range of life science applications, including drug discovery and biobanking.
Overall Purpose of the Job:
We are now looking for a Mechanical Design Engineer to work with a small team of mechanical design engineers contributing to project specific design / product configuration work following a welcome influx of customer contracts. This includes assembly & detail component design, generation of BOMs and design substantiation (e.g. calculations etc) and working with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements & timescales.
What You Will Do:
- Undertakes design of assemblies, sub-assemblies and components using Solidworks 3D CAD systems.
- Ensures designs are robust by using techniques such as FMEA / design review / DFM & DFS
- Drive repeatability and standardisation into custom stores projects by utilising equipment and sub-systems that are already developed and proven.
- Translates requirements for sub-systems into design solutions (based specifications from customer / lead engineer or line manager.
- Works with the design team to identify, analyse and resolve project difficulties before they arise.
- Cooperates closely with other functions in the Hardware design team including Electrical Design, Refrigeration, Systems Engineering.
- Applies a ‘standard operations’ approach to the design process (e.g. calculation templates) and works with team lead to reinforce & further develop company practices.
- Expected to keep up to date on technical advances in the discipline and related fields.
What You Will Bring:
- You will be knowledgeable in the use of 3D CAD Modelling (Solidworks preferred), PLM system (Agile preferred) and use of this technology to improve design quality & efficiency.
- You will have direct experience of documenting design and providing calculations.
- Experience of design for CE technical construction files would be desirable.
- Working knowledge of lean, continuous improvement tools and techniques.
- Proficient in IT; Outlook, Project, Excel, Word.Graduate or HNC (engineering, manufacturing, or similar) with 5 to 10 years mechanical system design experience.
- Familiar with automation design e.g. motors, gearboxes, bearings, positional accuracy.
- Can detail design components, add dimensions and tolerances, tolerance stack calculations.
- Can design assemblies including generation of assembly drawings and BOMs.
- Can work effectively as part of a team.
- Can communicate clearly with colleagues regarding design intent, assessment of various design options & problem resolution.
- Can work with Operations and Test team during build and testing phases.
- Understands manufacturing methods and designs accordingly.
- Has worked with PLM systems and understands routing & approval of design documents (drawings, CAD models, calculations etc).
- Direct experience of generating design calculations.
- Can document designs.
- Must be able to use SolidWorks 3D CAD system.
- Can use Agile PLM system preferred.
- Must be able to use MS Office tools.
- Must be able to use MS Teams (including video conferencing).