Senior New Product Development Engineer

Royston
2 weeks ago
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Location: Royston (SG8)
Duration: 12 months - likely to extend
Hours: 9am until 5:30pm (Monday to Friday)
Salary: £50 - £55 per hour
Job Reference: 35506

Polytec are looking for a talented Senior New Product Development Engineer for our client based in Royston. You should have a strong Mechanical Engineering background. You will be working on technically complicated projects with multidisciplinary teams and will have the confidence to take on a challenging position and provide leadership to your team.

Responsibilities:

  • All aspects of design, from initial concept through to production release
  • Lead and/or participate in design reviews to ensure designs meet required specifications
  • Identify, implement and record engineering design changes
  • Support continuous improvement activities to ensure programme targets are met
  • Effective handover of products to ensure successful production release
  • Define detailed system specifications for new product developments

    Requirements:

  • Excellent degree (2:1 or above) in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar with a strong mechanical bias
  • Experience of successfully developing and commercialising complex systems or scientific instruments for low to medium volume manufacture
  • Track record of developing designs that achieve cost and quality targets within agreed timescales
  • At least 7 years' experience conceptualising and developing complex systems containing hardware, electronics and software, ideally for life-science, biological or laboratory-based applications
  • Development of consumable products for use in automated equipment
  • Broad working knowledge of fluid dynamics
  • Strong understanding of other engineering disciplines
  • Experience in NPD, working to strict standards in highly regulated environments, e.g. medical devices or aerospace

    Please contact us as soon as possible for more details or apply below

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