Principal R D Engineer

1117687
  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    Galway
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Quality Assurance
  • Industry

    Pharmaceuticals
  • Pay

    Salary plus Benefits

Principal R+D Engineer

Your new company

We’re looking for a Technical Lead (Principal R&D Engineer) to become the next leader in our R&D team for our medical device client in Galway.
The role will include defining user needs, creating product requirements, overseeing design development to meet product requirements, working with subcontractors and suppliers, and overseeing the development of test methods and test method validation.

Your new role

  • Lead the development of our novel device from clinical stage through to large scale manufacture.
  • Developing concepts through manufacture-readiness using techniques such as injection moulding by considering design for manufacture principles.
  • Overseeing design transition to production and scale-up.
  • Lead the design and execution of testing to support product release.
  • Oversee the documentation of design inputs to design outputs to ensure compliance with relevant standards.

What you'll need to succeed

  • 7+ years of experience in product development (with at least 5 years’ experience in a medical device environment).
  • Previous experience of design for assembly and manufacture of mid to high-volume manufacture of medical devices and/or consumer products.
  • Experience of designing at least 3 products using CAD software such as SolidWorks and/or Creo.
  • Experience of using Excel/MiniTab/MatLab to input, analyse, and draw conclusions from test data.
  • Experience interacting with medical device regulatory requirements and applicable standards, in particular FDA guidance and IEC 60601

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.


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