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At Teknek, a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works (NYSE: ITW), we design, develop and manufacture the world’s leading contact cleaning machines that ensure products ranging from currency to passports and smart phones to space vehicles can be manufactured reliably, without waste across the planet.

To stay at the forefront of the contamination removal industry we are embarking on a program of redesign, reinvention, and scientific advancement of all our machines and proprietary cleaning rollers.

To do this we will be embracing and leading development of new cleaning machines that:

1. Can detect and remove ever smaller particle contaminates even more reliably across a wider range of materials, forms, and operating environments.

2. Integrate within smart ‘Industry 4.0’ factories to leverage the benefits of remote control and data sharing

3. Use predictive diagnostics to automate more operations, minimise machine downtime, and optimise cleaning performance.

4. Utilise the latest manufacturing methods and digital interface technology so our products lead the market not just on performance and reliability, but on holistic user experience.

The role:

We have an opportunity for a newly or recently graduated (0-2 years experience) engineering student to join us in performing hands-on new product development, and sustaining engineering activities on our range of market leading electromechanical contact cleaning machines.

The junior mechanical engineer would work alongside our technical staff in the design office, mentored by a senior mechanical engineer, and working closely with our on-site electronic, software, and production engineers. We manufacture on-site; and develop new products in-house using our own prototyping equipment and workshops. The team is of a size small enough that individual contributions are meaningful, and the successful candidate will be encouraged to challenge themselves by exploring topics that are unfamiliar to them, and to implement and share their newly acquired knowledge with the team. This role is full time on-site, based close to Glasgow airport.

As this is an entry level position, we are not expecting previous industrial experience, however the ideal candidate would have a passion for ‘making’ and engineering outside of work/university, and through this have gained some real-world prototyping knowhow. Ultimately however, the most important attribute is the personality to thrive within an environment where projects are shared among numerous technical disciplines and departments with competing priorities, and to do so with care, understanding, a cool head, and a passion to innovate the best products for our customers.

We are deeply committed to the continual professional development of our team members, and to providing the opportunities and training appropriate wherever possible to broaden and deepen their skills in the areas required to reach their professional goals. With several of our team members already holding professional certification, or in the process of working towards incorporated or chartered engineer status, we can provide guidance, support and a breadth of opportunities to develop the necessary competencies for those seeking to take this journey.

QUALIFICATIONS & ATTRIBUTES:

· Degree in Mechanical Engineering / Product Design Engineering / Industrial Design Engineering / or equivalent.

· Experienced in 3D CAD (Creo/Pro-Engineer/SolidWorks or equivalent)

· Able to visualise and communicate ideas through simple sketches on a whiteboard (artistic talent not required).

· Creative and ambitious with a desire to ’get stuck in’.

· An ability to embrace and work with the ideas and creations of others as well as your own.

· Driven, curious, collaborative, inventive and tenacious to get the job done and work within a tight knit Development team.

KEY BENEFITS

· Competitive Salary

· Generous Holiday Package with Christmas 2026 shutdown

· Discretionary Christmas Bonus

· Access to rapid prototyping tools and fully equipped workshop

· Competitive Contributory Pension available (up to 11%)

· Employee Assistance Program

· Individual Private Health Care (Family can be added at cost)

· Birthday Gift

· On site free parking

· Modern offices

· Core Working hours, Monday to Thursday 09:00 – 17:00, Friday 09:00 – 14:00

o Start times can be adjusted to accommodate travel needs

o Earliest Start 08:00

o Latest Start 09:30

· This is a full-time permanent position, 35 hours per week

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Design Engineering of new Cleaning Machines: mechanical engineering, automation design, aesthetic design, integration of all product system elements (motion, sensing, electronic hardware, UI).

· Idea generation, concept development, physical prototyping and testing of solutions.

· Generation of mechanical CAD data (3D modelled in Creo/ SolidWorks) and engineering drawings for manufacture.

· Sourcing and liaison with suppliers and manufacturing partners.

· Test planning, testing, and liaison with certification bodies where appropriate.

· Adherence to internal and external design and engineering standards.

· Ensuring products comply with regulatory requirements.

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

· Electronic design knowledge or experience (hobby or commercial).

· Programming of micro-controllers (hobby or commercial).

· Experience using SolidWorks simulation FEA (in university of commercial).

· CAD Rendering (with KeyShot or similar).

· The use of Python or equivalent in data analysis.

To apply

Please apply in writing attaching your CV. Applicants are required to provide required information for a relevant background or pre-employment check in relation to their identity, previous employment, education, and criminal records, as in the job specification.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview for an initial assessment of their abilities and aptitudes as required for the role.

Any offer of employment will be conditional on a candidate satisfactorily meeting the required background and/or pre-employment checks which will be subject to ongoing review on appointment. More details are available in the job specification with the application pack available from Helen Bell, HR

All employment subject to Right to work in the UK. Further information can be found on the UK Government Website. All successful candidates must have RTW status and / or relevant UK work visa

Pay: From £30,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person