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Design Engineer

Employer
Hobson Prior
Location
Hertfordshire (GB)
Salary
£35,000-£40,000
Start date
25 Jul 2019
Closing date
24 Aug 2019

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Discipline
Manufacturing, Engineering
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Contract
Experience Level
Experienced (non-manager)

Job Details

Hobson Prior are looking for a Design Engineer to join a leading medical technology organisation. You will be required to liaise with customers to provide appropriate design solutions for specialist patient-specific orthopaedic devices inclusive of associated instrumentation and supporting documentation.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Deliver design solutions for a broad range of patient specific implants inclusive of instruments and trials where necessary.
  • Make sure all solutions meet critical design prerequisites including patient and customer safety, mechanical, and biological suitability.
  • Read and work from various clinical imaging including x-rays, CT, and MRI scans.
  • Where required, dimension all drawings correctly in accordance with the latest version of BS 8888, apply geometrical tolerancing, finishing and etching details, and carry out tolerance stack calculations.
  • Provide adequate information via technical drawings and 3D models to manufacturing and inspection (including subcontractor activities such as coating requirements) and prepare job cards and bill of materials (BOMs) with reference drawings as required.
  • Approve design validity against surgeon requirements.
  • Perform engineering calculations, making reasonable assumptions, to support design validity.
  • Preparation of surgical planning guides/instructions inclusive of appropriate surgical instruments and defining operating instructions for patient-specific implants.
  • Communicate with Design Services’ coordinators, Manufacturing Team Leaders and technicians, Product Engineers, Inspectors, Customer Services, QA/RA personnel, and subcontractors with respect to the manufacture and progress of each case.
  • Ensure all patient-specific designs are covered by an appropriate Technical File/Design Dossier/Device History File.
  • Communicate with consultant surgeons, surgical/theatre staff, distributors, and the Sales team with respect to implant design, instrumentation and technical support.
  • Ensure standard templates used for design are current and updated in a timely fashion.
  • Conduct, as part of a team, risk assessments and document all activities and justifications/validations to satisfy regulatory requirements under the guidance of the RA/QA Director.

Key Skills:

  • Ability to communicate at different levels from fellow engineers and students, to senior business managers, surgeons, and clinical staff, both written and verbal.

Requirements:

  • Knowledge and understanding of designing for orthopaedics gained from a minimum of 2 years working within the industry.
  • A high level of engineering proficiency.
  • Good 3D CAD modelling and drafting skills including parametric modelling, production of engineering tolerances, and working knowledge of GD&T.
  • Knowledge of engineering and implant materials.
  • An understanding of human anatomy.
  • Capability to work from an array of clinical imaging including x-rays and CT scan data.
  • Working knowledge of ISO 13485.
  • Working knowledge to perform risk assessments to ISO 1497.

Apply now:

If you are interested in learning more or applying to this exciting opportunity, please complete the form below and attach a copy of your CV. Alternatively, for further details or to talk directly to a life sciences recruitment specialist, please request a call back at the top of this page.

Hobson Prior is a leading life sciences recruiter focused on finding exceptional people and matching them with the finest positions across the globe. Hobson Prior is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Company

Providing recruitment solutions across the life sciences industry

Hobson Prior is a leading specialist life sciences recruiter focused on finding and placing outstanding candidates across Europe and the Asia Pacific. We work proactively and with integrity, communicate in a professional and honest manner and invest time to understand and match the exact requirements of our clients and candidates.

Our highly selective clients trust us to source and secure interim and permanent candidates who’ll make a real difference to the success of their business. Our candidates, the best in the industry, often choose to work with us exclusively because we offer the best opportunities in their specialist field.

Representing who we are and what we stand for, our values influence the way we serve our clients and candidates and the way we interact with each other.

We identified them collaboratively – as a team – and so feel 100% invested in them. Together, we think they provide the best possible outcomes all who work with us.

Professional
Our standards are set high. We work to a rigorous set of processes to ensure that our conduct is professional, ethical and delivered with integrity at all times.

Dedicated
We are dedicated to finding the very best solutions for our clients and candidates, always going the extra mile to deliver measureable value.

Experienced
We are guided by our experience and knowledge to provide the best possible service and support to our candidates, clients and colleagues. Our approach is consultative and collaborative.

Specialist
We focus solely on our chosen market, developing expert consultants who know their industry in depth and specialise within it.

Proactive
We find great candidates, developing relationships with them regardless of whether they are actively looking. This means we are able to provide both candidates and clients with unique opportunities.

Ambitious
Driven by results, we have plans to expand across different global regions and markets and have confidence in our ability to grow successfully through our core focus.

Company info
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Telephone
01892 612 612
Location
Wellington Gate
7-9 Church Rd
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1HT
United Kingdom

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