Mechanical Engineer

About the role

At Kinneir Dufort (KD) our mission is simple – to Design a Better World. We work with a wide range of clients developing medical, consumer and industrial products. We have a highly skilled and collaborative team that enables us to combine creativity, technical innovation and user experience to deliver world-changing products and services to our clients. KD is a part of the SteriPack group, which has global manufacturing facilities in Europe, US and Asia as well as Design and Development capabilities in Bristol, UK (where this role will be based) and New Jersey & Colorado in the US.

We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer at to join our team. You may be a recent graduate, or you may already have professional experience. We want you to get in touch.

About you

You are a Mechanical Engineer working in consultancy, industry or at a start-up, or a recent graduate with an Engineering degree. Regardless of your experience level, you are an analytical thinker with a passion for understanding how products work and understanding the needs of the user. You will bring your own skills to add depth to our team, so you’ll need to be a team player who thrives on collaborating with others across different skillsets including software, electronics and design.

Your skills and experience

Whilst you do not need to meet all of these points (and we appreciate this will be especially true if you are a recent graduate), please ensure you meet the majority of them before making an application:

• A keen focus on the use of engineering principles and analysis techniques with experience in design of electromechanical systems, data acquisition, processing and analysis.
• Design from concept through to manufacture of mechanical systems and products
• Experience in risk management process to ISO14971 and use of FMEA and Fault Tree
• Understanding and working within multi-disciplinary teams
• Presentation skills including written and verbal communication skills
• Client relationship management (ideally consultancy experience)

Our starting salary for graduates is £28,000 and our salary banding for this role (depending on experience) is between £28,000 to £40,800. As part of your application we will ask you to state your desired salary. If you would like to discuss your salary expectations in more detail then please reach out.

Why work with us?

KD offers interesting and varied work combined and a supportive team culture to provide a stimulating environment where you will have the opportunity to develop and learn from others. We offer flexible working policies where working patterns are agreed with our line managers, taking into account the role, needs of the individual and the team.

We recognise that we are only as good as our people and we know how important it is to support our team.

We offer:

• Performance related company-wide bonus
• Flexible working approaches around our availability hours (which are Monday to Thursday 9:30am to 12:00pm & 2:00pm to 4:00pm and Friday 9:30 to 12:00pm) to help support your work-life balance
• Private healthcare for you and your family as well as additional support via our Employee Assistance Programme
• A matched contributory pension scheme
• Additional days holiday for long service (starting at 25 days for full-time colleagues)
• Discounted First Bus monthly and annual passes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• Free eye tests
• Secure in-building bike storage and shower
• Training and development opportunities which include regular ‘lunch and learn’ sessions and knowledge sharing via internal channels
• Legendary annual Summer and Christmas parties
• The opportunity to become involved in our work with various organisations, such as Kerning the Gap & Remap
• Enjoy our café that acts as the focal point for the whole team to get together for morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea. Cake plays a huge feature in the day-to-day here at KD! There are also plenty of opportunities to socialise outside of the office too, including activities like staff-organised runs, cycles and regular team socials!

About us

Founded in 1977 by Ross Kinneir and Francis Dufort, the KD team are based in an iconic building in the vibrant city of Bristol. The characterful Grade 2 listed stone building was originally built as a sugar refinery around 1850. It’s now completely refitted, and houses all of our staff plus our workshops, labs, the design studio, an HF usability suite, as well as client meeting spaces. We are in a great central location: the local area is full of independent shops and it is only a short walk up to Park Street, or over to the Harbourside and St Nick’s Markets, both of which have regular street food markets.

Our values underpin everything we do.

• See possibility: we explore the potential in everyone & everything and embrace change to create opportunities.
• Make a difference: we want to part of the solution and have courage to act, even when it isn’t easy.
• Stand together: we collaborate seamlessly, value difference and support each other.

We believe strongly in equality and fairness and try hard to do the right thing; we speak up for and support groups who are working to make a difference. Many of our team are involved in, or run, events in their local communities, making a difference to those around them.

The team throughout the SteriPack group are intelligent, hard-working, fun and collaborate brilliantly together to produce creative solutions. We work with a diverse set of clients from large international groups to dynamic startups, and our work takes us round the globe. We’re a multi-disciplinary team, with experts in research, innovation, human factors, digital UX, 2D and 3D product & packaging design, engineering, prototyping, and electronics & software, all uniquely integrated within one great company.

Do we sound like a good match for you?

If you’d like to apply or discuss the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you think you might be the right person for us but want an informal chat first then get in touch via joinus@kinneirdufort.com.

We plan to shortlist applications as they are submitted, so if you are interested please don’t wait. We look forward to hearing from you!

At KD we consciously embrace diversity and proactively encourage this with our recruitment process. We welcome applications to this position from anyone meeting the skills criteria, from any background.