Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Martin Audio

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Martin AudioTerm: Full-time, PermanentLocation: High WycombeSalary: Negotiable + benefitsThe Company:Martin Audio is one of the brands within the Focusrite family. Focusrite plc is a listed audio products Group that develops software / hardware products for the music generation market.The Company enjoys an international reputation for supplying award winning, world class professional loudspeaker systems. It is renowned for integrity in design, technical excellence and longevity of product. Our mission is to create an exceptional sonic experience.The Role:A degree-qualified Mechanical Design Engineer is required to join a world class team and develop advanced professional audio products. Being a team player is critically important to this role as you will be working within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers. As a senior engineer you will demonstrate a high level of competence and will have the ability to own the mechanical design of products and drive development to completion.The successful candidate will have previous experience in a Mechanical Design / Product Development position and be looking to progress their career.Duties:Reporting to the Mechanical Design Manager, you will be responsible for the mechanical design of loudspeaker systems. This includes products with safety critical lifting hardware intended for deployment over an audience area. You will have a good understanding of engineering principles and have experience of structural load analysis. You will be comfortable with hand calculation and FEA tools to validate and optimise design work. You will understand geometric tolerancing and tolerance stack analysis and how to apply these methods to ensure products fit together as required. This relates to the connection and suspension loudspeaker systems.Our products utilise a range of materials and processes it is likely you will be asked to design for: welded fabrication, woodworking (usually CNC), sheet metal design, extrusions, pressed metal parts, diecast and injection moulding. To develop the team, you may be expected to provide mentoring to other team members and assist with drawing checking and validation. You may be required to attend concerts or installations, to gain experience of the use cases of our products. At times you will be required to visit suppliers or contract manufacturers. Skills and Experience Required:You will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design Engineering, or associated discipline, along with previous experience in a mechanical design or product development position.An ability to problem solve and present solutions based on sound engineering principals. Proficiency in a professional 3D CAD package such as Solidworks, Creo Parametric, Fusion 360 or similar, with PTC Creo Parametric (formally Pro/Engineer Wildfire) being preferred. The ability to produce Engineering drawings for parts and assemblies, for manufacture and quality control, these will be fully detailed with the required to inspection dimensioning and tolerancing. Experience of using a PLM system with regards to document control and change management. Experience of geometric tolerancing and tolerance stack analysis and how to apply these methods to ensure products fit together as required. The ability to use hand calculation and FEA tools to analyse structural components to confirm compliance and optimise designs.Working Hours: 8:45-17:30 Monday to Thursday, 8:45-16:00 Friday.Benefits: Life Assurance, Income Protection, Pension, Bike2work scheme, 25 days holiday, Health Cash Plan and Private Healthcare Medical Insurance.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Martin Audio

Term: Full-time, Permanent

Location: High Wycombe

Salary: Negotiable + benefits

The Company:

Martin Audio is one of the brands within the Focusrite family. Focusrite plc is a listed audio products Group that develops software / hardware products for the music generation market.

The Company enjoys an international reputation for supplying award winning, world class professional loudspeaker systems. It is renowned for integrity in design, technical excellence and longevity of product. Our mission is to create an exceptional sonic experience.

The Role:

A degree-qualified Mechanical Design Engineer is required to join a world class team and develop advanced professional audio products.

Being a team player is critically important to this role as you will be working within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers. As a senior engineer you will demonstrate a high level of competence and will have the ability to own the mechanical design of products and drive development to completion.

The successful candidate will have previous experience in a Mechanical Design / Product Development position and be looking to progress their career.

Duties:

• Reporting to the Mechanical Design Manager, you will be responsible for the mechanical design of loudspeaker systems. This includes products with safety critical lifting hardware intended for deployment over an audience area.
• You will have a good understanding of engineering principles and have experience of structural load analysis. You will be comfortable with hand calculation and FEA tools to validate and optimise design work.
• You will understand geometric tolerancing and tolerance stack analysis and how to apply these methods to ensure products fit together as required. This relates to the connection and suspension loudspeaker systems.
• Our products utilise a range of materials and processes it is likely you will be asked to design for: welded fabrication, woodworking (usually CNC), sheet metal design, extrusions, pressed metal parts, diecast and injection moulding.
• To develop the team, you may be expected to provide mentoring to other team members and assist with drawing checking and validation.
• You may be required to attend concerts or installations, to gain experience of the use cases of our products.
• At times you will be required to visit suppliers or contract manufacturers.

Skills and Experience Required:

• You will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Design Engineering, or associated discipline, along with previous experience in a mechanical design or product development position.
• An ability to problem solve and present solutions based on sound engineering principals.
• Proficiency in a professional 3D CAD package such as Solidworks, Creo Parametric, Fusion 360 or similar, with PTC Creo Parametric (formally Pro/Engineer Wildfire) being preferred.
• The ability to produce Engineering drawings for parts and assemblies, for manufacture and quality control, these will be fully detailed with the required to inspection dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Experience of using a PLM system with regards to document control and change management.
• Experience of geometric tolerancing and tolerance stack analysis and how to apply these methods to ensure products fit together as required.
• The ability to use hand calculation and FEA tools to analyse structural components to confirm compliance and optimise designs.

Working Hours: 8:45-17:30 Monday to Thursday, 8:45-16:00 Friday.

Benefits: Life Assurance, Income Protection, Pension, Bike2work scheme, 25 days holiday, Health Cash Plan and Private Healthcare Medical Insurance.

Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity. We want to create opportunities for everyone to enjoy making music, from musicians trying to capture their unique sound, to the professionals delivering the greatest shows on earth.The Focusrite Group has an illustrious history with four Queen's Awards for Enterprise among a host of other accolades. We comprise thirteen successful and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Martin Audio, ADAM Audio, Novation, Ampify Music, Sequential, Oberheim, Optimal Audio, Linea Research, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning over four decades, our brands continue to shape the music-making world. Focusrite leads that world in audio interfacing technology – more musicians record through Focusrite than any other brand. The Focusrite Pro team are focussed on the complex needs of the audio professional for whom sound is not just a passion, but a way of life. Martin Audio have been uniting audiences for almost five decades with their awe-inspiring touring and installation loudspeaker systems. Based in Berlin, ADAM Audio are precision innovators in the field of professional monitoring and loudspeaker technology, made famous by their unique ART ribbon tweeter. Novation is obsessed with helping electronic music makers find new ways to produce and perform new music. Born out of that team and based in Tileyard, King's Cross, London, Ampify Music make innovative music-making apps that are highly accessible, yet extendable and deep. Sequential and Oberheim have been a leading force in the resurgent popularity of analogue synthesizers. These instruments are a mainstay of performing and recording artists and can be seen and heard on countless stages and recordings. Optimal Audio offers a streamlined portfolio across controllers, amplifiers and loudspeakers all working seamlessly together, making it easy to select the right product, install and use. Linea Research, based in Letchworth Garden City, designs and manufactures high power amplifiers, networked Digital Signal Processors and system control software for commercial use sound systems. Sonnox in Oxfordshire designs award-winning high quality audio plugins for mixing and mastering. OutBoard offer a range of stage rigging motor controls plus electrical safety test products and TiMax specialise in immersive sound experiences.Music technology is an enriching space to work in, and that’s not about to change. We embrace its evolution, and that means remaining open to new ideas. We enjoy a Group-wide open-door culture, where we can all contribute and everyone is heard as we grow and develop, both as individuals and as a team. We encourage innovation and fresh-thinking and are passionate about the inspirational solutions we create. Behind our success is a tightly knitted, like-minded family of music and audio lovers. We’re always pulling together to try and make a difference; our frequent appearance in ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For’ is testament to this.As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage people to apply regardless of religion, ethnic background, age, disability, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity. We recognise the diversity shortcomings of our industry and are committed to driving change. Read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion Equally, we recognise the major impact that climate change is having on our world and work every day towards being industry leaders in a carbon neutral future. You can read our environment policy here

Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity. We want to create opportunities for everyone to enjoy making music, from musicians trying to capture their unique sound, to the professionals delivering the greatest shows on earth.The Focusrite Group has an illustrious history with four Queen's Awards for Enterprise among a host of other accolades. We comprise thirteen successful and rapidly growing brands: Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Martin Audio, ADAM Audio, Novation, Ampify Music, Sequential, Oberheim, Optimal Audio, Linea Research, Sonnox, OutBoard and TiMax. With a high-quality reputation and a rich heritage spanning over four decades, our brands continue to shape the music-making world.

Focusrite leads that world in audio interfacing technology – more musicians record through Focusrite than any other brand. The Focusrite Pro team are focussed on the complex needs of the audio professional for whom sound is not just a passion, but a way of life. Martin Audio have been uniting audiences for almost five decades with their awe-inspiring touring and installation loudspeaker systems. Based in Berlin, ADAM Audio are precision innovators in the field of professional monitoring and loudspeaker technology, made famous by their unique ART ribbon tweeter. Novation is obsessed with helping electronic music makers find new ways to produce and perform new music. Born out of that team and based in Tileyard, King's Cross, London, Ampify Music make innovative music-making apps that are highly accessible, yet extendable and deep.

Sequential and Oberheim have been a leading force in the resurgent popularity of analogue synthesizers. These instruments are a mainstay of performing and recording artists and can be seen and heard on countless stages and recordings. Optimal Audio offers a streamlined portfolio across controllers, amplifiers and loudspeakers all working seamlessly together, making it easy to select the right product, install and use. Linea Research, based in Letchworth Garden City, designs and manufactures high power amplifiers, networked Digital Signal Processors and system control software for commercial use sound systems. Sonnox in Oxfordshire designs award-winning high quality audio plugins for mixing and mastering. OutBoard offer a range of stage rigging motor controls plus electrical safety test products and TiMax specialise in immersive sound experiences.

Music technology is an enriching space to work in, and that’s not about to change. We embrace its evolution, and that means remaining open to new ideas. We enjoy a Group-wide open-door culture, where we can all contribute and everyone is heard as we grow and develop, both as individuals and as a team. We encourage innovation and fresh-thinking and are passionate about the inspirational solutions we create. Behind our success is a tightly knitted, like-minded family of music and audio lovers. We’re always pulling together to try and make a difference; our frequent appearance in ‘The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For’ is testament to this.

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage people to apply regardless of religion, ethnic background, age, disability, nationality, sexual orientation or gender identity. We recognise the diversity shortcomings of our industry and are committed to driving change.
Read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion
Equally, we recognise the major impact that climate change is having on our world and work every day towards being industry leaders in a carbon neutral future. You can read our environment policy here