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The Liquid Phase Division of the Life Sciences and Diagnostic Group, within Agilent, have a major site in Waldbronn in Germany with satellite sites in Europe including Craven Arms in the UK. The Craven Arms site specializes in GPC/SEC (Gel permeation chromatography/ Size exclusion Chromatography) and Dissolution.
This R&D Mechanical Engineering position is at our Craven Arms, UK site. As a Mechanical Engineer in our group, you'll be part of a team that research, develops designs, prototypes and tests new products for Agilent's Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) product line while also supporting current products manufactured at our Malaysian site in Penang. Most projects require mechanical, electrical, firmware, and quality engineers, as well as scientists and software engineers, to create a complete instrumentation system. You will also be working with our marketing, manufacturing, purchasing, and service organizations to transform your designs into marketable products. The extended project team you work with will be spread across the globe at various Agilent sites. You will be reporting to the local R&D manager, joining a small team of engineers.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Involve in mechanical design and development activities of Agilent products (proposals, technical & risks assessment, concepts study, detailed designs, analysis, drawings, prototypes, tests, etc.)
- Responsible in components sizing, calculation and selection of undertaken design (enclosures, structures, mechanism, automation, thermal management, optics, EMI Shielding, fluidic system and etc.)
- Propose mechanical architecture/outline, components placement, CAD database management, platform standardization & etc.
- Key estimator of mechanical BOM cost.
- Conduct mechanical engineering tests, characterizations, cyclic and reliability tests according to product requirements.
- Communicate and collaborate with internal teams (PM, Marketing/internal customers, Test engineers, Application engineer, Hardware engineer, Firmware, Software engineer, production engineer and etc.) and external teams (suppliers, design partners, contract manufacturers, etc.).
- Coordinate and generate mechanical design related test cases.
- Responsible to ensure mechanical design is meeting the product requirements and project scopes and able to deliver all the Product Lifecycle Deliverables as per the committed milestone.
- Perform root cause analysis on the issues found during development and sustaining phase.
- Comply to the documentation requirement and database management as required in the QMS of legal entity.
- Ensure all the responsible design are delivered according to the corporate design standards.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree or equivalent
- 4+ years of relevant mechanical design.
- The ability to work in an interdisciplinary, cross-functional environment
- 3D solid modelling and drafting in CAD Software (Siemens NX-Preferred, Solidworks, Inventor, Creo, etc.)
- Experience with material processing techniques such as precision machining, sheet metal, casting/molding, 3D printing, etc.
- Strong technical, analytical and troubleshooting skills. Demonstrate leadership, influencing, communication and planning skills.
- Team player who can multi-task and establish good rapport with internal customers/sponsors, cross-functional team members and suppliers.
- Able to adapt well in a dynamic working environment, eager to learn and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Desired Skills:
Skill or experience in the following areas would be beneficial but are not required. This list also gives an idea of the tools we use in our work:
- Mechanical design
- Optical design
- Design of components utilized in heat transfer and thermal-fluid systems
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Evaluation of tolerance stack ups
- Simulation tools
- Finite Element (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and other numerical simulation techniques through tools such as ANSYS and Simcenter
Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Additional details are available in HR Hub at: https://agilent.sharepoint.com/sites/hr-hub/SitePages/Rewards-and-benefits-en.aspx
Agilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.
Additional Details
This job has a full time weekly schedule.Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. During the hiring process, a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: https://careers.agilent.com/locationsAgilent Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.Travel Required: OccasionalShift: DayDuration: No End DateJob Function: R&DSkills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent
- 4+ years of relevant mechanical design experience
- 3D solid modelling and drafting in CAD software (Siemens NX preferred, SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo)
- Experience with material processing techniques (precision machining, sheet metal, casting/molding, 3D printing)
- Strong technical, analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary, cross-functional environment
- Able to adapt in a dynamic environment and work independently with minimal supervision
- Demonstrated leadership, influencing, communication and planning skills
- Coordinate and generate mechanical design related test cases and conduct mechanical testing (characterization, cyclic, reliability)
- Comply with QMS documentation and corporate design standards
- Experience with GD&T, simulation tools (FEA, CFD) such as ANSYS or Simcenter
- Optical design and thermal-fluid component design experience
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