{"id":4028447,"url":"https://alion.io/job/atlas-copco-group-senior-mechanical-engineer","title":"Senior Mechanical Engineer","company":{"id":1956337,"name":"Atlas Copco Group","domain":"atlascopcogroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/atlascopcogroup-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Career sitemap","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":25,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.04,"time_to_fill_p50_days":13,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CATIA","optional":false},{"name":"FMEA","optional":false},{"name":"GD&T","optional":false},{"name":"SolidWorks","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T17:45:31Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-10","last_verified_at":"2026-11-12T18:08:57Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"Your role\nAs a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be at the forefront of advancing our organization's scientific and engineering capabilities. Your mission is to drive innovation by developing cutting-edge products and technologies that meet the highest standards of quality, safety, and performance. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of our industry through groundbreaking research, design, and development activities, ensuring our products and processes are not only efficient but also environmentally sustainable. Join us in exploring the natural world, pioneering new solutions, and making a lasting impact on both our organization and the broader community.\nYou will be part of our Vacuum Technique Technology Group team reporting to the Technology Manager, Valves Solutions. In this role, your mission is to create, develop and validate innovative mechanical valve technologies that advance our future vacuum products and their applications.\nYou will contribute directly to how we create high-quality products and solutions for our customers.\nYour day-to-day\nGenerate and develop innovative concepts for vacuum valves, precision mechanisms and related technologies.\n\nCreate engineering models, detailed drawings and technical specifications using modern 3D CAD tools.\n\nDesign, build, assemble and validate prototypes and proof-of-concept technology demonstrators.\n\nHelp establish our vacuum valves innovation capability and new technology laboratory in Burgess Hill.\n\nLead technical investigations, design reviews and risk assessments to determine whether solutions are ready for product development.\n\nCollaborate with internal engineering teams, suppliers, customers and external technology partners to develop and transfer successful solutions.\n\nYour skills and experience\nA degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline.\n\nExtensive technology-development experience in valve design, precision mechanisms or closely related engineering fields.\n\nSubject-matter expertise in mechanical valve design and at least one related area, such as sealing and coatings, particle management, machining, welding or FEA.\n\nAdvanced experience using 3D CAD tools such as Autodesk, CATIA or SolidWorks.\n\nStrong knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, mechanical drawings and manufacturing processes.\n\nExperience designing and commissioning prototypes, laboratory equipment and test rigs.\n\nFamiliarity with DFMEA, product-reliability principles and structured technical risk assessment.\n\nAbility to lead complex technical projects, influence stakeholders and communicate clearly across international and cross-functional teams.\n\nWe encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.\n\nWe encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.\nYour compensation and benefits\nAt Atlas Copco Group, we are committed to fair and equitable compensation. Compensation is determined based on the position and its responsibilities, without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other protected characteristic. Our compensation offering is designed to be locally relevant, competitive, and aligned with the expectations of current and future talent.\nBeyond compensation, we believe that a rewarding career is about having opportunities to learn, grow, contribute, and develop in an environment built on trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement. At Atlas Copco Group, we support our people in building long-term careers while making a meaningful impact through their work.\nYour job location\nThis role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our Global Technology Centre in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, UK\nWhy it is great to work with us\nYour career grows through your skills, your curiosity, and the people you work with. You join a global network where we learn from each other and share knowledge openly. We focus on long-term development and encourage you to explore new ideas that help us move forward. Innovation is part of how we think and act - we test, improve, and use what we learn to create solutions that matter. You can make a meaningful impact by contributing with your insights and taking ownership of your work, supported by flexible ways of working and leaders who empower you.\nApplication process\nOur selection process includes interviews and, for some roles, skills assessments that help us gain a deeper understanding of your profile. We look forward to getting to know you, learning about your strengths, and discussing how you can grow with us. If you have questions during the process or need support, please contact us:\nTalent Acquisition: Kirsty George","description_format":"text","description_chars":5003,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Industrial Machinery"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T17:45:31Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":13,"reasons":["conf:4","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/atlas-copco-group-senior-mechanical-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/atlas-copco-group-senior-mechanical-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-12T18:13:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":38295,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-13T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1956337},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1956337"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fatlas-copco-group-senior-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fatlas-copco-group-senior-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fatlas-copco-group-senior-mechanical-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/atlas-copco-group-senior-mechanical-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fatlas-copco-group-senior-mechanical-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4028447}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"atlascopcogroup.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4028447},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}