Build Engineer (London)

Job Description

Minimal is a London based technology company building a new way to move goods through cities. Intelligent, autonomous vehicles and the software that runs them, all built by our small and agile team.

Everything happens in our West London micro-factory, where we assemble vehicles, develop software and build new tooling all at once. Nothing here is off limits. If you have an idea, a solution or a better way of working, build it. You’ll be working alongside people with a passion for what we’re building and have genuine enjoyment in the process of building it.

Every vehicle we've put on the road was built in west London by us. Sub assemblies, frames, drivetrains, final assembly and test, all of it in one microfactory, designed by us. We're building the team that scales the production run. We need a build engineer to help define how we scale manufacturing, develop processes, implement solutions for the vehicles and the factory, fast track concepts and prototypes.

What you'll do

• Support the line and production staff
• Design and test tooling for components and assemblies
• Create and maintain work instructions, whilst developing tools to automate
• Build prototype vehicles and components for concept validation
• Implement cutting edge new technologies and systems into the factory, from concept to lights off operation
• Manage day to day issue raising, investigation, and resolution. Working hand in hand with mechanical, electrical, and embedded teams
• Support offsite activities such as supplier visits, shows/marketing events, service

What you'll bring

• Hands-on mechanical assembly experience with vehicles, bikes, machinery or similar
• Experience designing and drafting components and tooling
• Machining and Fabrication skills
• Problem solving skills, Swift and thorough implementation of processes and improvements
• The drive to continuously interrogate how we do things, iterate and improve
• Background in a manufacturing environment, experienced with ERP, MES, and QMS Software

Nice to have (any of these) 

CNC programming · Experience in smart tool integration · wiring harness build/rework · Experience developing AI tools · Basic Coding · PCB design · vision systems · autonomous systems · part tracking/traceability · leading technicians/engineers

What you'll get

• Competitive salary
• Share options in a high-growth company
• Pension via salary sacrifice
• 30 days' holiday annually (inclusive of bank holidays), plus a two-week company shutdown over Christmas/New Year
• Training on our vehicles and battery systems, and time with the engineering team
• Tools and workshop provided
• 5 days a week in our west London HQ

Why now 

The build process is still being written, the factory is being developed. Your solutions will be implemented fast and will have impact as we scale.

Interested? Apply below.