Mechanical Engineer

Company Overview

Xylem, a global leading technology company that is committed to “solving water”, is creating a world class Power Electronics Centre of Excellence with presence in the UK, India and Sweden. We are designing ground-breaking products, being supported by the resources of a global company with over 17,000 employees world-wide. The primary focus of the newly created Centre is to design a range of custom motor drives to surpass efficiency, usability and reliability requirements for a wide range of water applications. With one of the locations being a world-class Cambridge-based consultancy, Sentec, we are supported by excellent facilities and superb access to its scientific experience and expertise whilst maintaining our constant focus on the design of motor drives.

The Role

As a Mechanical Engineer you will be responsible for:

Creating new and novel ideas or products that are sold in their millions
Developing CAD designs to satisfy broad and challenging requirements
Engineering detail designs and simulating performance
Making prototypes and testing proof of principle demonstrators
Design for low-cost manufacturing processes without compromising product performance
Designing/making test rigs and assembly jigs
Transferring designs to manufacture – including drawing packs and BoM

Key Skills, Experience and Benefits

Key Skills and Experience

To be successful in this environment and realise your potential you will need to have:

A good degree (2.1 or above) in engineering
At least 5 years of product development experience, preferably with a manufacturing company or engineering consultancy
Strong 3D CAD skills including FEA / simulation.
ProE/Creo experience essential. Windchill and Solidworks experience desirable.
Familiarity with designing for various materials and manufacturing processes including injection moulding, casting, machining, stamping, coil winding etc
Ability to work from first principles with strong mathematical analysis
Ability to use workshop tools
A creative mind and hands-on problem solving abilities
Good communication skills
A focus on delivering great results quickly
Experience with designing for high voltage / high current electricity will be of benefit.
Experience with designing for demanding outdoor environments will also be of benefit
Experience integrating electronics into consumer products is desirable

Benefits

Holiday package of 25 days per year
Group life cover at 4 times basic salary
Private health care
Salary sacrifice pension scheme
Relocation expenses as appropriate
Annual performance and merit process
Discretionary 10% All staff bonus scheme
Employee referral bonus scheme
Access to flexible benefits portal which includes things like cycle to work, critical illness cover, green car leasing
Additional maternity and paternity benefits

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