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DFM Engineer - Design for Manufacturing - Medical Devices

Cambridge
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DFM Engineer - Design for Manufacturing - Medical Devices - Cambridge

An exciting opportunity awaits you to join a rapidly growing Medical Devices division and contribute to the development of innovative Medical Technologies. We are seeking a Senior or Principal Design Engineer who has previously worked as a hands on engineer, potentially as a Manufacturing Engineer, while working on Design of Manufacturing (DFM) within the Medical Devices, Biotechnology or Sciences industries.

Ideally, you will have a degree in manufacturing, mechanical or process engineering, while having Manufacturing, Design or Process Engineering experience designing in 3D CAD while also having a background in maintaining production machinery.

You will support design teams across multiple functions, with a particular focus on Design for Manufacturing (DFM). The role involves building prototypes and testing new rigs to ensure medical devices function correctly and can be manufactured efficiently. Supply Chain experience would be highly advantageous.

Given the size of the group, we need someone willing to engage in designing, building, and testing systems, as well as maintaining production machinery. As the group expands, this role will evolve, providing excellent opportunities for career advancement.

You will be expected to take leadership of various projects as they arise, whilst also collaborating effectively within teams depends on project requirements.

Due to working alongside other Medical Devices divisions, it is expected that you would have knowledge of ISO 13485, QMS and GMP.

In return, you will receive an excellent starting salary, free lunches, enhanced pension, bonuses, healthcare and other excellent benefits you'd expect with a much larger organisation.

Given the high demand for Medical Devices opportunities, we anticipate significant interest in this role. If you are interested, we recommend submitting your application promptly to avoid missing out.

For more information, please contact Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices, Biotech and Drug Discovery Recruitment at Newton Colmore, on (phone number removed). Alternatively, submit your application and a member of our team will be in touch. Please note that without a CV, we can only provide limited information

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