Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Product Development Engineer to join our team.
About the Role
* Contribute to technical reviews, interpreting data from experimental work, and influence design direction through product brainstorms.
* Develop concepts through to manufacture-readiness using techniques such as vacuum-forming, injection moulding, dip moulding, and blow moulding, among others.
* Lead the completion of tasks and projects through a methodological and planned approach to product development.
* Explore and vet materials, components, and suppliers.
* Communicate design decisions, interpret literature and test results, and influence design direction.
* Generate new design ideas and concepts that meet the overarching design requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Testing, Analysis, and Development of Design Concepts
* Build prototypes to prove concept effectiveness.
* Create test methods to accurately and repeatably demonstrate safety and effectiveness.
* Predict design outcomes through mathematical calculations, digital analysis, and physical design experimentation.
* Utilise user testing groups to test product designs in the real world, documenting insights and iterating on concepts.
Project Delivery
* Taking personal responsibility for critical and complex technical tasks.
* Working closely with the R&D Lead, Project Manager, and RA/QA team to maintain agreed timelines and ensure quality standards are maintained.
* Ensure the delivery of projects in a timely fashion by working closely with, guiding, and building relationships with external suppliers and manufacturing partners, managing their time effectively and maintaining agreed timelines.
* Providing technical leadership and mentoring to less experienced team members.
Personal Attributes
* A proactive team player who seeks to help develop your teammates.
* Outstanding written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.
* A sense of urgency in your work, being resourceful and independent, and thriving when taking responsibility for tasks.
* Prioritising tasks independently and ensuring actions are completed on time.
* A creative problem solver who is enthusiastic about new ideas.
Experience Requirements
* Worked on several product design or development projects, with 6 years of experience in an R&D role and at least 4 years of experience in the medical device sector.
* Contributing to Design History File documents, writing formal testing protocols, and test reports.
* Creativity robust tests for evaluating designs, predicting outcomes, and determining iteration requirements.
* Design Verification testing.
* A strong understanding of medical device regulatory requirements and applicable standards.
* A methodological and planned approach to product development.
* Quality Management System to ISO13485 standards.
Advantages
* Demonstrable examples of design for assembly/manufacture experience.
* Knowledge of various manufacturing processes, including injection moulding, vacuum casting, dip moulding, joining technologies, and rapid prototyping.
* Experience working with wearable products that involve textiles.
* CAD experience, general modelling and drafting 2D drawings.
* Usability studies and human factors considerations into product design.
* Rapid prototyping using FDM, SLS, and SLA 3D printing.
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