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Cambridge
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A market-leading medical device manufacturer is looking to recruit a Contract Design Engineer to join their team to assist with the development of a range of new, medical products. The contract is INSIDE IR35, and gives the opportunity to work in an exciting environment for a firm that is at the forefront of innovation. The contract requires proficiency with CREO surfacing.

As a Design Engineer will you be responsible for:

Design and Development of whole products as well as mechanisms and sub-assemblies.
End-to-end project management of multiple projects from concept through to manufacture.
Rapid prototyping, functional lab testing and analysis of test data.
Work with external manufacturing partners and other suppliers.If you have the following experience we would love to hear from you!

Proven experience as a Design Engineer.
Qualified to degree level in either PhD, MSc, MA, MEng, BEng or BSc in Mechanical Engineering
Experience as a Design Engineer in the development of medical devices.
Proven experience as an engineer in the design of plastic injection moulded components and enclosures for mass manufacture.
3D CAD (Creo, Cre-o)We offer full on-contract support and advice from our team of experienced consultants.

Professional Technical employ contract Engineers across some of the UK's most prominent businesses with an integral and honest service to ensure a seamless and professional experience.

We look forward to hearing from you

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