Mechanical Systems Engineer

Salary: £54,000 – £63,600 per year

Mechanical Systems Engineer

Medical Devices

£45,000 – £53,000 + Bonus & Benefits

West Yorkshire

The Role

This role is an exciting opportunity for an individual to head up and lead the New Product Development from a mechanical engineering position within the exciting and flourishing medical device sector.

The key focus of this role is to understand and manage the mechanical development within the new products including working with 3rd party companies to take the product from R&D/concept to manufacturing acting as Project/Product owner.

Individual Responsibilities

Develop and improve existing mechanical designs to check suitability to manufacture.

Develop ideas into product concepts and designs to launch

Take Mechanical Ownership for both solutions and design options through to launch

Lead DFM and DFT discussions and take ownership for delivery of key mechanical parts

Create and maintain a network for design and prototype creation.

Actives create and maintain a supplier next for the design and manufacture of Mechanical based solution for the Category and Franchise

Generate know how for the company and submit the know how such as reports, specifications and drawings to the company for future exploitation.

Participate in cross-functional development projects in all stages of the Stage Gate process, to meet defined targets in Quality, deliver results in Time and keep within agreed Costs to achieve the financial goals of the project portfolio.

Coordinate and lead temporary groups or smaller teams.

Propose and participate in the implementation of improvements in working methods and procedures in the company.

Follow all internal and external standard operating procedures as well as making sure product meeting all required medical device regulations.

The Person

Will have a full understanding of electro-mechanical hardware systems within a medical device environment (transferable skillset considered) throughout the production process with keen experience of validation. A back ground in hardware within an understanding of the applications within a manufacturing.

Understanding of Solid Works

Experience within the medical device sector with manufacturing experience.

Passion for developing new products starting from the research.

Good knowledge of IP generation.

Interest in connectivity protocols.

The Company

This client is seeing substantial growth even within the current economy already hitting 100% growth on last year and continuing to grow their team. They operate in the medical device industry supplying a range of products to some of the largest companies in the UK whilst also being one of the largest suppliers to the NHS.

A really exciting position based at the companies R&D facility working with new product development team.