MECHANICAL ENGINEER £35,000 - £55,000

Company Overview

Established for over 40 years, Labman Automation Ltd is an award-winning company with its HQ in North Yorkshire and offices in Bracknell and Liverpool. Labman design and manufacture bespoke laboratory automation systems for a wide range of industries across the world.

We're a company that prides itself on building strong relationships with our customers and meeting their technological challenges. Our purpose is to enable a world where science is not limited by technology. Our philosophy of engineering excellence is achieved through self-discipline with supportive leadership, sustainable partnerships, and openness. Our company structure encourages involvement and accountability from everyone. This is driven forward with kindness, humour & enthusiasm. This is driven by our core values & behaviours which underpin everything we do:

• In it together - Being a team; a community of mutual support

• Excellence – Working & delivering at the very highest quality

• Humility – Respecting yourself and others

• Sustainability – Recognition that we have an impact on our planet, our company and our community

• Fun – Enjoyment in your work

Job Opportunity

Due to the increasing demand for automated systems, Labman is looking to hire an enthusiastic, dedicated and professional mechatronics/mechanical engineer to design and create bespoke automated systems for our clients across the globe. The successful candidate will produce electro-mechanical designs and modifications by identifying key project objectives and issues. They will also research and develop electro-mechanical engineering techniques and approaches, verify and validate designs, and support project implementation.

What the Job Involves

• The successful candidate will develop electro-mechanical design plans by researching, analysing, selecting, and applying electro-mechanical engineering concepts, approaches, techniques, and criteria - these will include: mechanics; optics; electronics, and computer applications. The candidate should be able to adapt and modify electro-mechanical engineering options; develop and evaluate new electro-mechanical engineering architectures and algorithms, and prepare drawings, schematics, and diagrams using Computer Aided Design (CAD). They should also be collaborating with related design teams, as well as evaluating components, materials, and suppliers; identifying and resolving design integration/interface issues, and determining and establishing design specifications and safety standards.

• Determining electro-mechanical design issues by studying project concepts, objectives, priorities, and requirements; analysing user, and potential user, input; evaluating similar and related products and systems; identifying and establishing performance standards involving thermal, shock, vibration, acoustic, and radiation inputs.

• Organising design projects by identifying short-term and long-range issues; preparing timetables, cost estimates, and required resources.

• Verifying and validating electro-mechanical design performance by establishing reliability, maintainability, and durability test standards; building and testing simulations and prototypes; performing debugging procedures; conducting compatibility evaluations; analysing test data; and identifying, isolating, and resolving performance problems.

• Documenting design by recording electro-mechanical design features, functions, operational requirements, and warnings, as well as specifying operational training, and detailing safety and support requirements.

• Maintaining design team accomplishments by coordinating actions; obtaining expert input; reviewing open issues and action items; contributing information and electro-mechanical analysis to team meetings and reports; and guiding technicians.

• Implementing electro-mechanical design by providing technical support, and troubleshooting and resolving production problems related to electro-mechanical design.

• Preparing design reports by collecting, analysing, and summarising electro-mechanical design data and trends.

• Updating job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging electro-mechanical technologies and practices; participating in educational opportunities and professional organisations; reading professional publications; and maintaining personal networks.

• Enhancing engineering and organisation reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Essential Capabilities

• 2+ years of relevant industry experience

• Ability to produce 3D models and engineering drawings using Solidworks (or similar)

• Familiarity with manufacturing techniques such as machining, finishing, fabrication

• Basic electronic/electrical knowledge

• General Maths skills

• Innovative and problem-solving approach

• Attention to detail

What We're Offering

• A competitive salary, based on merit and reviewed annually

• 33 days annual holiday inc public holidays (raising to 38 over 5 years) with flexibility to carry some over

• 5% employer pension contribution paid on full salary with no upper cap

• Enhanced maternity pay (long service eligibility)

• Working in our award-winning, custom-built headquarters located on the outskirts of the Georgian Market town of Stokesley - a stone's throw from the breath-taking East Coast and the North Yorkshire moors

• Free use of in-house gym, climbing wall and squash court

• Multiple social teams/groups from Photography club to 5 a side. Or the ability to start your own activity

• Free access to counsellor and psychotherapist

• CPD support and annual subscription to appropriate body covered

• A culture where you take ownership of your responsibilities and feel part of the company

• The ability to forge a long-lasting career at a company that has seen consistent growth year on year. With the chance to grow and flourish in sector that is only expanding

• A culture where you take ownership of your responsibilities and feel part of the company

• …..and not to mention; free fruit, nice coffee, BBQ's + team events