Graduate / Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description

About Us

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron, a state-of-the-art scientific facility designed to generate powerful beams of X-rays, infrared, and ultraviolet light. Our researchers use this intense light to explore a broad range of fields, from developing new medicines and treatments for diseases to advancing innovative engineering solutions and cutting-edge technologies.

As part of our ongoing efforts to stay at the forefront of science, we are currently undergoing a major upgrade, known as Diamond-II. This upgrade will combine a new machine and beamlines with improvements to optics, detectors, sample environments, and computing capabilities, ultimately providing a brighter, more powerful light source at higher energy.

About the Role

We are offering a 35-month fixed-term opportunity for a Graduate/Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team and provide mechanical engineering design support for our technical systems. You’ll work closely with both internal and external scientific and engineering teams to help design and develop systems for the Diamond facility.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Collaborating with teams to produce mechanical designs for various projects.

Gaining expertise in technologies such as ultra-high vacuum systems, precision mechanisms, cryogenics, and scientific equipment design.

Creating concept designs, layouts, assembly drawings, and detailed manufacturing drawings using AutoCAD and Creo software.

Performing calculations and FEA (Finite Element Analysis), with guidance where necessary.

Assisting with equipment procurement from commercial suppliers.

We’ll consider your application for either the Design Engineer or Graduate Engineer level, depending on your skills, experience, and qualifications.

About You

To succeed in this role, you should have:

A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.

A strong background in mechanical engineering with an excellent understanding of engineering drawings.

Design experience with materials selection, joining, and manufacturing techniques.

Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with 3D CAD systems.

The ability to offer creative solutions and ideas to design challenges.

Good communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with colleagues, customers, and suppliers.

Benefits

Diamond offers a comprehensive benefits package to ensure a positive work-life balance. These benefits include:

26 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and a Christmas closure.

Two annual volunteering days.

Flexible working hours.

An excellent defined benefit pension scheme.

On-site amenities, including a nursery, cafes, a restaurant, and sports and leisure facilities.

A relocation allowance may be available where applicable.

For the Mechanical Design Engineer position, a non-pensionable allowance of £2,250 per annum.

To Apply

If you’re interested in this opportunity, please apply online and let us know why you’re a good fit for the role. Please specify if you would like to be considered at the Graduate Mechanical Design Engineer or Mechanical Design Engineer level.

As a licensed sponsor, we can support visa sponsorship for non-UK nationals applying for the Mechanical Design Engineer level. However, please note that the Graduate Mechanical Design Engineer position does not meet the visa sponsorship criteria, except for individuals already sponsored in the UK before 04/04/2024 or those who meet the ‘new entrant’ criteria. For more information, please visit the Skilled Worker visa overview on GOV.UK.

The closing date for applications is 2nd March.

Other Information

Diamond supports flexible working arrangements where possible and encourages autonomy over where, when, and how long you work. We also welcome secondment and job share opportunities.

As a company, we pride ourselves on fostering diversity and inclusion. Diamond currently employs individuals from 56 different nationalities and we are committed to attracting a broad range of talent. We particularly encourage women to apply for this role, as we continue to increase gender diversity in our field.

If you are disabled and wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know when you apply.

Diamond is a proud member of Working Families (the UK’s leading work-life balance organisation) and has achieved Disability Confident Level Two status.