Manufacturing Applications Engineer

Renishaw
Bradley, Gloucestershire, GL12 7PW, United Kingdom
Last month
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Posted
21 Mar 2026 (Last month)

Applications Engineer

Wotton under Edge

up to £45,000 depending on experience

We are seeking an Applications Engineer to join our CMM & Gauging Applications team. This role focuses on developing and optimising measurement solutions tailored to our customers inspection and manufacturing process control requirements.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with customers across a range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, and motorsport, ensuring Renishaw’s CMM and gauging products are leveraged effectively.

Responsibilities

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Collaborate with customers to understand their inspection requirements and challenges, and develop, test, and implement customised measurement and process control solutions using Renishaw’s CMM and gauging products.

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Provide technical support to customers on the application and use of Renishaw’s CMM and gauging products.

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Participate in knowledge sharing initiatives and provide support to Renishaw subsidiaries, ensuring the distribution of best practices and technical expertise.

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Through requirements gathering and feedback, engage in hardware and software development of new products.

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Prepare technical documentation and reports for both internal and external stakeholders.

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Keep up to date on industry trends and advancements to provide innovative solutions.

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Adhere to customer and project specific confidentiality agreements.

Key Requirements

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Level 5 (HND/foundation degree) or Level 6 (bachelors in engineering) or equivalent qualifications in an engineering discipline.

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Proficient in CMM Programming, with demonstrated understanding of all elements of inspection/manufacturing/engineering requirements.

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Good understanding of metrology principles.

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Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to customer challenges.

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Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Requirements

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Familiarity with Renishaw’s CMM and/or gauging products.

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MODUS programming experience.

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Experience with 2D/3D machine vision.

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Skills in any of the following areas: PLC programming, robotics (Fanuc or UR), data analysis (MATLAB, Python or Excel).

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to travel, both domestically and internationally, to customer and subsidiary sites on occasion.

Benefits

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family

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