Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer, Medical Device, £50,000 – £60,000

A Medical Device business who are leaders in the design and development of a medical device are recruiting a Mechanical Engineer for a unique role that will ensure the Mechanical Engineer really does feel they are truly “making a difference.” The company’s device will increase the survival rates of hospital patients by opening the window of success for complex operating procedures. The current way that the medical industry works in this area is very limited in the fact that the devices on the market are either very basic and only allow a very small window to save a life or are huge, heavy, cumbersome devises that is very limiting due to the aforementioned.

The Medical Device our client is looking for the Mechanical Engineer to work on allows a “softer” approach to treatment, limiting damage to other areas of the patient’s body, its patented technology uses a gas-based system, ensuring that the procedure is “perfect” working in the right temperature conditions and does not allow the metabolism of other areas of the body to slow or be starved of oxygen.

The Medical Device business are looking to release their product into the USA initially due to the opportunities in that market place with a view to then focus on the UK. The key selling points for this Medical Device are size, cost and window of opportunity for patients being cared for. The technology is patented and cannot be copied, the novel gas based system means that this Medical Device is the only one available that can work with some of the most delicate areas of the body. The businesses mantra is for the democratisation of complex procedures ensuring that the procedure is available to more patients.

The Mechanical Design Engineer will be designing all aspects of the mechanical engineering of the device which is essentially a large box with intelligent features, hence the knowledge of moulding techniques, different plastics, strengths rigidity is what the Mechanical Engineer will need to be working on.

The Mechanical Design Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the IP is brought inhouse and can understand quickly and own designs going forward, choosing the materials and the plastics, whilst working with the knowledge that some of the plastics designed will be retained, some disposed of, some will need to be wiped down and cleaned with harsh chemicals. As a result strong polymer and mouldings experience is needed for this role, this opportunity would really suit someone with one or two businesses on their CV and looking for the next step to really take ownership of a complex medical device looking to launch a prototype to the market in October. The Mechanical Design Engineer will be the only Mechanical Engineer in the company and hence will have a lot of responsibility and will enjoy taking ownership and  looking to take responsibility and make the next step in their career.

Some of the skills the Mechanical Engineer will need are below, you do not need all the skills listed below

Skills Required:

1. 5+ years Mechanical Design experience
2. 3D CAD Design skills
3. Plastic Injection Moulding experience. Comfortable working with tool makers. Polymers experience.
4. Designed products that enclose Electronics
5. Good materials knowledge
6. Comfortable working within a multi-disciplined R&D team
7. Comfortable working on fast moving product developments
8. Experience with Solidworks or another “meaty” CAD package

This is a Manchester based vacancy located on the Manchester Science Park which is hybrid 3 days on site in Manchester and 2 from home.

The salary on offer is between £50,000 – £60,000

If you are interested in this vacancy please contact Andrew Knight from KO2 Recruitment.