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Are you an experienced Industrial Design Engineer with a creative flair and passion for design to develop creative solutions to existing design and engineering?
We are seeking an experienced Industrial Design Engineer with a proven track record of delivering designs and projects within MedTech, Lab/BioTech, VetCare, CleanTech, AgriTech, Consumer and Food/Drink sectors along with experience in working on multidisciplinary product development across different time scales and budgets.
Job Overview
You will have an extensive understanding of aesthetic design, usability and design for manufacture. Having in-depth knowledge of engineering principles, practices and manufacturing processes, enables you to design products to stringent performance, cost, assembly and manufacturing requirements. Design will be your passion and you will have excellent sketching, illustration, visualisation, graphic design and presentation skills. You will use these to present ideas, concepts and development options to internal and external teams at all stages of the product development life cycle. Having excellent time management skills will be enable you to balance your workload over multiple projects and deliver design work to tight timescales. You may have experience of leading product development teams and experience of an ISO 13485 quality management system that encompasses document issue and revision control.
Ideal candidate requirements:
We are looking for someone who:
- Excellent skills in, and evidence of, designing creative solutions to complex design challenges as part of a logical design process within a multidisciplinary team.
- The ability to demonstrate impeccable attention to detail, thoroughness, pride and passion in your design work. We expect a flair for sketching, both digital and paper-based, for conveying ideas, concepts and storyboards quickly and attractively.
- Comprehensive experience of 3D CAD, preferably SolidWorks, for solid and surface modelling, 2D engineering drawings and data management (PDM).
- High levels of capability and experience in visualisation and rendering software such as Adobe suite (PS, Ai, ID as a minimum), Sketchbook, and Keyshot. You will also have a high level of competency with MS Office software, and possibly other design, UI, animation analytical or simulation software.
- Applied knowledge of manufacturing processes and engineering practices, including: how to design and specify parts for different prototyping and manufacturing processes; design with performance and reliability constraints, including knowledge of GD&T. You will understand the challenges of making, assembling, and disassembling products in different quantities.
- Skills in graphic design, print, layout, typeface and photography will be an advantage.
- Excellent hands-on prototyping, workshop, assembly and testing skills.
- Knowledge and experience of designing to physical requirements such as IP ratings, material requirements, stress, strain, shock loading, heat transfer and fluid flow. Ideally, you will have experience in designing with compliance to current legislation industry and harmonised standards applicable to the project, e.g. MDD, IVDD, 14971,13485, 62366, 60529.
- Excellent time management, communication and teamworking skills ensuring that you are an active, enthusiastic, and motivating member to internal and external colleagues.
- A first or 2:1 honours degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Design Engineering or equivalent.
- Experience in other parts of working within a consultancy will be an advantage such as project management, business development, technical document writing and marketing.
Benefits:
In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a range of benefits for all of our employees, including:
- Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
- 25 days’ annual leave with the opportunity to buy additional holiday
- A discretionary profit bonus at the end of our financial year, a portion of which will be tax-free through the EOT model*
- Generous matched contribution company pension scheme
- Private healthcare benefit scheme
- Life Assurance
- Investment in professional development and learning
- A flexible working policy
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
*Being part of an Employee Ownership Trust has various benefits to our team, which we would be happy to share during the interview process.
Application Process
Please visit our Careers Section to find out more about eg technology, career development of our staff, the benefits we offer and testimonies of why it is great working with us.
You can submit your application HERE.
We welcome international applications, but we are unable to offer sponsorship for work permits, so you will need to have the full right to live and work in the UK. Unfortunately, your application will be automatically rejected if you do not have these rights.
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About eg technology
eg technology is an integrated product design, engineering and development consultancy, based in Cambridge. Our engineers are world-class and have the experience and passion to create exceptional products for our clients which not only make it to market but make a genuine impact once there. We have extensive expertise in product design across MedTech, Lab & BioTech, VetCare, CleanTech, AgriTech, Consumer and Food & Drink sectors.
We are a team of 50 people focused on developing innovative, beneficial, and exciting products for our clients, through electronics, software and mechanical engineering, industrial design, human factors, technical due diligence & project management.
We value teamwork and collaboration. We are client-centric, open, honest and share our ideas, experience and knowledge across projects. This creates a supportive, enjoyable and relaxed environment for our valued team, which we are currently looking to grow.
Does this sound like the place for you? If so, please send us your application.
To apply for this job email your details to careers@egtechnology.co.uk.
