Principal Mechanical Design Engineer
Swytch Technology, United Kingdom
Job Description
Swytch is changing the way we move. We fundamentally believe that transport shouldn't cost the Earth - so we've made it our mission to make electric transport accessible to everybody.
Since launching in 2017 we have reached over 40,000 customers, across 50 countries who have collectively ridden over 10 million miles! Since then, we have raised over $5MM to scale our operations and supercharge our product development.
Founded by Engineers and cycling enthusiasts Oliver Montague and Dmitro Khroma, Swytch is a close-knit team dedicated to creating low carbon transport solutions which are fun to use and good for the planet. We’re now growing our team to keep up with the unprecedented demand for our technology. Join us and to be part of the electric transport revolution.
Check out our last Indiegogo Campaign - https://youtu.be/RGCNW2KOtIE.
The Ramp;D Team
To achieve our mission, we are assembling a world-class Ramp;D team consisting of Engineers and Designers capable of pushing the limits of what is possible. You will report directly to our Head of Engineering, and be responsible for managing our Mechanical Engineering team. You will also be working alongside our co-founder and CTO Dmitro and be in close touch with our Marketing, Manufacturing and Service departments for a clear view of how your innovations impact our customers and company success.
The Role
We are looking for a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join the Ramp;D team.
Your time will be split between CAD detailed design and hands-on prototype building and validation. As we grow you will ultimately gain greater responsibility and exposure to inter-departmental development projects. You will become an expert in eBike design and manufacturing in an exciting and rapidly growing industry.
This role will give you the opportunity to own your own role while being guided by our senior team. A generalist skill set is key to success.
Responsibilities include
- Full product development lifecycle of Mechanical Design, from spec to architecture, detailed design, BOM, DFM, RFQ, tooling, mass production in our overseas factory and continuous technical support
- Growing, managing and leading the Mechanical Engineering team
- Both hands-on detailed design and management of external development contractors amp; companies
- Development, and upkeep of our Electro-mechanical workshop facility which includes 3D printers, milling machines and small tools
- Maintaining best practices for data management and data release to suppliers
- Communication with external suppliers during the DVT, EVT, PVT phases
Requirements
- A Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- 6+ years engineering experience at an company or consultancy that designs and ships hardware products.
- 4+ years Industry experience using Solidworks with best practise skills and ability to work top-down and bottom-up
- Experience in line-management of an Mechanical Engineering team
- Experience in Offshore Volume Manufacturing, preferably Asia
- Excellent hands-on workshop prototyping experience to be able to rapidly turn around valuable validation prototypes.
- Wide knowledge of a range of electrical and mechanical manufacturing processes including Plastic Injection Moulding, Sheet Metal Forming, PCBA
- Experience preparing RFQ packages amp; technical drawings
- Experience with mechanical analysis based in the SW package or similar
- Proven ability to support your decisions through testing and data
- An excellent problem-solving mindset
Nice to have:
- Experience working on consumer electronics hardware products
- Experience working on bicycle frame design
Benefits
- Hybrid working structure across the company with core online hours of 10 - 4. The Ramp;D team typically work 80% in-office and are commutable distance to London. As this is a hardware management role, being on-site for +80% of days would be ideal for team leadership.
- Uncapped annual leave
- Competitive salary based on experience
- Free lunch when visiting the office
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellbeing service subscriptions
- A free Swytch Conversion Kit - so you can join our electric cycling revolution!
- Electric Penny Farthing Lessons
Diversity is important to us: We are a mixed group of people from many different backgrounds, each with our unique experiences. We respect and admire our differences and believe everyone can make a contribution to Swytch. Our recruitment process is reviewed regularly to maintain its fair and unbiased approach, and our management team