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The opportunity
Responsibilities Overview
Product Ownership
Production, Manufacturing & Supplier Collaboration
Engineering Process & Best Practices
Requirements
Nice to have
Benefits
Why join us?
This is a rare opportunity to join a scaling hardware company at the point where strong mechanical engineering will make a huge impact.
You won’t just design parts — you’ll help shape systems, define engineering standards, and build the foundations for scalable hardware deployed globally.
We offer:
- High ownership and autonomy
- Fast-paced scale-up environment with real engineering challenges
- Opportunity to shape processes, standards, and best practices
- Exposure to full product lifecycle and customer deployments
- Hybrid working (typically 4 days in office, 1 remote)
The opportunity
We’re looking for a Mechanical Engineer with 7+ years of experience to join our Production team and be the go-to mechanical engineer for our next-generation optical sorting platform.
This is primarily an office-first, hands-on role. You’ll support project managers and integrators, resolve technical challenges, and drive continuous improvements in performance, reliability, and scalability.
Responsibilities Overview
Product Ownership
- Act as the mechanical owner for the next-generation sorting platform, driving the transition from configurable solution to standardised, off-the-shelf product
- Improve repeatability of third-party integration
- Drive product maturity and improve robustness and serviceability
- Develop scalable subassemblies to work for any deployment without bespoke engineering
- Work cross-functionally with software, hardware, operations, and production teams
- Travel to customer sites for installations and troubleshooting across Europe (once per month)
- Lead completion of the CE marking process, ensuring compliance
Production, Manufacturing & Supplier Collaboration
- Mechanical design (3D CAD assemblies, 2D engineering drawings for fabrication, etc.) to help create solutions and retrofit technology into client facilities across Europe
- Create installation guidelines and compliance matrices for integrators
- Support all stages of the project lifecycle (sales scoping, layout, build, FAT, install, SAT, commissioning, after-care)
- Optimise designs for manufacturability, assembly, and integration (DFM/DFA)
- Improve build/FAT processes through tooling, testing jigs, process, and design optimisation
- Reduce part count and simplify assemblies
- Collaborate with suppliers and fabricators to improve manufacturability and sourcing
- Support transition to an ERP system
- Lead value engineering and cost reduction initiatives
- Improve installation efficiency and build processes
Engineering Process & Best Practices
- Improve documentation, version control, and release processes
- Drive engineering standards and best practices
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical reviews
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or General Engineering with mechanical specialisation
- 7+ years of mechanical engineering experience delivering industrial hardware at scale
- Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements
- Experience working in fast-paced, iterative engineering environments
- Strong proficiency in SolidWorks and PDM, including producing drawings for manufacture
- Strong systems-level thinking and problem-solving ability
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes (fabrication, sheet metal, machining, assembly)
- Experience improving products in production or field-deployed environments
- Hands-on attitude, including working on-site or assembling and troubleshooting systems
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to clearly communicate technical information to stakeholders
Nice to have
- SolidWorks certification (CSWP/CSWE), particularly in sheet metal design
- Experience with industrial machinery, automation, or robotics
- Experience working on deployed customer equipment
- Experience scaling hardware from prototype to production
- Experience with pneumatics, conveyors, or material handling systems
- Startup or scale-up experience
- Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives
- Interest in solving challenges within the recycling industry
Benefits
- Competitive salary, regularly reviewed
- Strong progression opportunities in a rapidly growing environment
- Unlimited holiday
- Inclusive team environment with regular company-wide socials
- Opportunities for training and personal development
- Healthcare coverage available from day one
Company: J&T Business Consulting
Location: London
Job Description:
Why join us?
This is a rare opportunity to join a scaling hardware company at the point where strong mechanical engineering will make a huge impact.
You won’t just design parts — you’ll help shape systems, define engineering standards, and build the foundations for scalable hardware deployed globally.
We offer:
- High ownership and autonomy
- Fast-paced scale-up environment with real engineering challenges
- Opportunity to shape processes, standards, and best practices
- Exposure to full product lifecycle and customer deployments
- Hybrid working (typically 4 days in office, 1 remote)
The opportunity
We’re looking for a Mechanical Engineer with 7+ years of experience to join our Production team and be the go-to mechanical engineer for our next-generation optical sorting platform.
This is primarily an office-first, hands-on role. You’ll support project managers and integrators, resolve technical challenges, and drive continuous improvements in performance, reliability, and scalability.
Responsibilities Overview
Product Ownership
- Act as the mechanical owner for the next-generation sorting platform, driving the transition from configurable solution to standardised, off-the-shelf product
- Improve repeatability of third-party integration
- Drive product maturity and improve robustness and serviceability
- Develop scalable subassemblies to work for any deployment without bespoke engineering
- Work cross-functionally with software, hardware, operations, and production teams
- Travel to customer sites for installations and troubleshooting across Europe (once per month)
- Lead completion of the CE marking process, ensuring compliance
Production, Manufacturing & Supplier Collaboration
- Mechanical design (3D CAD assemblies, 2D engineering drawings for fabrication, etc.) to help create solutions and retrofit technology into client facilities across Europe
- Create installation guidelines and compliance matrices for integrators
- Support all stages of the project lifecycle (sales scoping, layout, build, FAT, install, SAT, commissioning, after-care)
- Optimise designs for manufacturability, assembly, and integration (DFM/DFA)
- Improve build/FAT processes through tooling, testing jigs, process, and design optimisation
- Reduce part count and simplify assemblies
- Collaborate with suppliers and fabricators to improve manufacturability and sourcing
- Support transition to an ERP system
- Lead value engineering and cost reduction initiatives
- Improve installation efficiency and build processes
Engineering Process & Best Practices
- Improve documentation, version control, and release processes
- Drive engineering standards and best practices
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical reviews
Requirements
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or General Engineering with mechanical specialisation
- 7+ years of mechanical engineering experience delivering industrial hardware at scale
- Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements
- Experience working in fast-paced, iterative engineering environments
- Strong proficiency in SolidWorks and PDM, including producing drawings for manufacture
- Strong systems-level thinking and problem-solving ability
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes (fabrication, sheet metal, machining, assembly)
- Experience improving products in production or field-deployed environments
- Hands-on attitude, including working on-site or assembling and troubleshooting systems
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to clearly communicate technical information to stakeholders
Nice to have
- SolidWorks certification (CSWP/CSWE), particularly in sheet metal design
- Experience with industrial machinery, automation, or robotics
- Experience working on deployed customer equipment
- Experience scaling hardware from prototype to production
- Experience with pneumatics, conveyors, or material handling systems
- Startup or scale-up experience
- Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives
- Interest in solving challenges within the recycling industry
Benefits
- Competitive salary, regularly reviewed
- Strong progression opportunities in a rapidly growing environment
- Unlimited holiday
- Inclusive team environment with regular company-wide socials
- Opportunities for training and personal development
- Healthcare coverage available from day one
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Posted: April 23rd, 2026