DESIGN ENGINEER
| Employment Type | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Location | Cambridgeshire , Cambridge |
| Industry Sector | Mechanical |
| Start Date | N/A |
| Salary/Rate | £excellent package + |
| Reference | J5203 |
| Date Advertised | 10-10-2008 - 12:35 |
This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.
Description
To work within multi-disciplinary teams on major development projects, applying your mechanical engineering and CAD abilities to realise novel medical technologies.
The position will require working within a team of highly talented, multi-disciplinary engineers to develop world-leading medical products for clients around the globe.
Initially, this position involves taking roles within development projects with exposure to all aspects of development from contract negotiation to final delivery. You will be involved in concept generation, analysis of system architectures and mechanical design and liaison across other engineering disciplines. You will be responsible for generation of concepts and layouts of systems in CAD, tolerance analysis of product designs and preparation of technical reports.
You will have contact with clients at an early stage, getting involved in defining work programmes, holding technical workshops and giving presentations. You will manage tasks within projects requiring delivery within tight timescales and budgets, managing both internal and external resources. This is likely to develop into management of projects, having full responsibility for delivery to clients.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with the ambition and ability to achieve excellent results in a highly demanding industry and to find novel and radical solutions to new and existing problems under tough commercial, regulatory and time constraints.
Minimum requirements
To meet the demanding requirements of this role you will have an excellent degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
You should have a level of practical experience, ideally having spent time in an engineering design environment. Exposure to the Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industry would be an advantage.
Experience in 3D CAD, preferably Pro Engineer and Solid Works is required. An understanding of manufacturing techniques, assembly processes and material selection is also desirable.
Hands-on experience in leading mechanism design, stress analysis, mould flow analysis and other CAD analysis tools would be beneficial.
Good salaries, based on merit and reviewed annually
Bonus scheme in addition to basic salary
Flexible working hours
Free lunches and refreshments
Private medical insurance and company sickness scheme
Pension scheme including free life assurance
25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays
Assistance in relocation if applicable
Active social committee
Well equipped and pleasantly situated building
Above all, real responsibility for real business problems with good career prospects based on merit
Excellent career development and training opportunities
Successful candidates will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment
