Design Development Engineer

G&H St Asaph

Competitive Salary on Offer plus benefits + Bonus

G&H is a world leader in optical designing, testing and manufacturing. As experts in the technology of light, G&H works with customers to provide optical systems, assemblies, and components for demanding applications. The position of Design Development Engineer is based at our Optical Systems Innovation Hub in St Asaph, North Wales and focuses on mechanical system design and development of new imaging and sighting systems for Aerospace & Defence and Life Science. You will be working with colleagues across the business including product management and business development to support new commercial opportunities as well as operations, supporting technology transfer to manufacture. This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of development engineers working on new cutting-edge products and applications including multi-band sighting systems for increased situational awareness as well as next-generation advanced medical imaging that will drive and deliver sustained revenue growth.

Responsibilities include;

Provide mechanical systems engineering inputs from concept through testing and on to

manufacture

Assist with requirements capture and specification definition, sensitivity analysis, reliability

analysis as required

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Produce designs of mechanical assemblies, opto-mechanical sub-assemblies and mechanisms for electro optical systems.

Interfacing with and managing sub-contractors and suppliers

Prepare presentations and reports for both formal and informal design reviews

Support handover of product data packs from design through to production

Work with Business Development and Engineering teams to support new opportunities and

generate solutions for customers

Drive products from design, to prototyping up to environmental qualification following internal

or customer-driven NPI

Ideal candidates will have the following attributes;

Essential:

Bachelor’s degree level in Mechanical engineering,

At least 3 - 5 years’ mechanical design experience within a precision industry

Comprehensive knowledge of 3D CAD, component design, assembly creation and production of drawings in accordance with BS.8888.

Experience of design of precision machines and mechanisms.

Experience of packaging electronics into systems enclosures.

Understanding of common engineering materials and finishing techniques.

Create and maintain technical documentation that supports the product development process including product specifications, data packs, manuals and end user instructions

Knowledge of finite element techniques to predict and simulate performance of proposed designs

Ability to create and give presentations to customers and partners

Desirable:

Knowledge of Solidworks and PDM.

Understanding of pneumatic and hydraulic systems

Some experience of opto-mechanical design would be an advantage.

Understanding of qualification standards (e.g. MIL, STANAG, ESCC/ECSS)

Knowledge or experience of the full design lifecycle, including taking designs from initial negotiations through requirements capture, sub-system design, hardware design and test to final integration.

As well as a competitive salary and training, company benefits include;

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension pays 6%

Company bonus scheme

Health Cash Plan