Medical Device Engineer

CK Group are recruiting for a Medical Device Development Engineer to join a company in the Pharmaceutical industry, at their site based in Cambridge, on a contract basis for 12 months.


Salary:

Hourly 19.49 to 24.94 PAYE (Inside IR35).


Medical Device Development Engineer Role:

• Support the design and development of drug delivery devices.
• Risk management assessment and mitigation, including DFMEA, input to UFMEA and assessment of critical functions.
• Produce and justify requirement specifications for external suppliers.
• Apply theoretical engineering knowledge (e.g. forces, friction, mechanism analysis, materials) to analyse and critique design concepts and solutions, identifying areas critical to function, likely failure modes and design sensitivities, both by hand and using software tools.
• Perform tolerance analysis using RSS or Montecarlo methodology.
• Design test rigs and challenge parts.
• Manage early-stage usability studies to capture patient capabilities and preferences.
• Produce models and drawings using 3D CAD.

Your Background:

• CAD (preferably Pro-Engineer / Creo) and associated document management systems.
• Engineering calculations eg. free body diagrams, friction, beam bending.
• Good understanding of complex mechanical systems.
• Experience of using risk assessment tools including FMEA.
• Management and prioritisation of project tasks.
• Understanding of quality management systems.

Company:

Our client is one of the world's premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies, discovering, developing and providing over 160 different medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products to help improve the lives of millions of people in the UK and around the world every year.


Location:

This role is based at our clients site in Cambridge.


Apply:

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK. Please quote job reference 106432 in all correspondence.


Please note:

This role may be subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.