Senior Mechanical Engineer – Medical Device Design and Development

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Medical Device Design and Development

Location: St Philips, Bristol, UK
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience

About Us

Carbometrics is a specialist chemistry company based in Bristol, UK. Our core competency is the design, synthesis, and derivatisation of highly selective and robust carbohydrate-binding molecules. Our mission is to help people with diabetes to live more normal and longer lives. We are using our proprietary Biomimetic Glucose Binding Molecules (GBM) to develop a new glucose sensor chemistry that will enable market-leading Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM).

About the role

The successful candidate will work as part of a small engineering team supporting the research and development of Carbometrics technology. We are looking for someone to progress the Mechanical Engineering aspects of our Protype Wearable Devices, used to demonstrate the company’s core technology.

The candidate should be hands-on and able to work independently, adaptable to ideas and change, resourceful and self-motivated.

The role is based within our highly innovative team in Bristol’s only dedicated scientific incubator: Science Creates (St Phillips Incubator) (see Science Creates - A Home for Deep Tech in Bristol for more details). Carbometrics is a young, growing company and will offer the successful candidate an interesting and enjoyable work environment with a highly motivated team of scientists plus an opportunity to grow and develop scientific skills and experience.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced mechanical engineer in a MedTech company at the forefront of wearable healthcare innovation. You’ll play a key role in developing life-changing technology and be part of a collaborative team making a real difference to patient outcomes.

Roles and Responsibilities

Core:

• Develop and optimise tools and processes from prototype through to production scale
• Conduct DfM and DFMEAs reviews
• Oversee mechanical design processes, including requirements specification, feasibility studies, design reviews, cost management, and scheduling.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to establish design requirements, implement best design practices, and achieve functional product design solutions.
• Participate in the entire design, model build cycle, including system integration and prototype testing.
• Design mechanical components and test rigs for benchtop prototype development
• Transition 3D mechanical designs to 2D drawings and apply mechanical tolerancing/GD&T to achieve desired fit and functionality of manufactured parts.
• Work closely with suppliers to develop components and sub-system assemblies that expedite the product development timeline.
• Work with subcontractors while meeting functionality, timeline, cost, and quality targets.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team.
• Collaborate with internal cross functional teams
• Maintain clear and thorough documentation across development and throughout testing processes

Additional:

• Maintain an excellent safety culture by timely reporting of all safety incidents and learning events
• Assist the team to ensure procedures are developed and kept up to date
• Build strong, positive working relationships with team members
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement by developing ideas to improve personnel safety, environmental aspects and process improvement.

Essential Skills:

• Proven experience working as a Mechanical Engineer or closely related role, with a 5+ years’ experience working on a variety of complex projects.
• High proficiency in SolidWorks or comparable CAD package
• Good communication skills, written and verbal, for collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrate a high level of attention to detail in both designing and prototyping.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in and adapt to a high ambiguity, rapidly changing environment.

Experience

Essential:

• Experience integrating Flexi-PCBs into Mechanical assemblies
• Experience in tooling development
• Background in a relevant medical device / manufacturing industry.
• Experience of industrial design processes and control strategies
• Experience in product development
• Experience in quality control methods.
• Experience in Injection molding requirements
• Experience in developing test rigs and systems

Desirable

• Good understanding of DfM best practices
• Experience working under a Quality Management System e.g. ISO9001, ISO13485
• Experience with SMT machines, pick and place assembly equipment and tooling requirements
• Experience in optical sensing technologies e.g. fibres, prisms, waveguides, optical filters

Education and Qualification

• Relevant Degree in Engineering e.g. Mechanical, Manufacturing
• Interested Candidates without a formal Degree but significant relevant experience should still apply.
• 5+ years in Mechanical engineering
• To qualify for this position the candidate will need to be authorised to live and work in the UK

At Carbometrics we value diversity. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome employees who meet the requirements of the job regardless of gender, ethnic origin, disability, age, religion or sexual orientation

You may also have experience in the following: M&E Maintenance Engineer, M&E, Mechanical and Electrical, Service Engineer, Mechanical, Electrical, Health and Safety, Repairs, Maintenance Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Maintenance Technician, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, Mobile Engineer, etc.

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