DFM Engineer - Design For Manufacturing - Medical Devices

Newton Colmore; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Cambridge is seeking a DFM Engineer to contribute to its rapidly growing Medical Devices division. This position involves supporting design teams, ensuring efficient manufacturing processes while building prototypes and testing systems. Ideal candidates should have a degree in engineering, hands-on manufacturing experience, and knowledge of relevant standards. The role promises excellent career advancement and offers benefits like free lunches and enhanced pensions.

Benefits

Excellent starting salary

Free lunches

Enhanced pension

Bonuses

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering experience in manufacturing environments.
• Experience in maintaining production machinery.
• Background in Medical Devices, Biotechnology or Sciences industries.

Responsibilities

• Support design teams across multiple functions focusing on DFM.
• Build prototypes and test new rigs for efficiency.
• Take leadership on various projects and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Design for Manufacturing (DFM)

3D CAD Design

Supply Chain experience

ISO 13485 knowledge

GMP knowledge

Education

Degree in manufacturing, mechanical or process engineering

Job description

DFM Engineer - Design for Manufacturing - Medical Devices - Cambridge

Overview

An exciting opportunity awaits you to join a rapidly growing Medical Devices division and contribute to the development of innovative Medical Technologies. We are seeking a Senior or Principal Design Engineer who has previously worked as a hands on engineer, potentially as a Manufacturing Engineer, while working on Design of Manufacturing (DFM) within the Medical Devices, Biotechnology or Sciences industries.

Qualifications

Ideally, you will have a degree in manufacturing, mechanical or process engineering, while having Manufacturing, Design or Process Engineering experience designing in 3D CAD while also having a background in maintaining production machinery.

Due to working alongside other Medical Devices divisions, it is expected that you would have knowledge of ISO 13485, QMS and GMP.

Responsibilities

You will support design teams across multiple functions, with a particular focus on Design for Manufacturing (DFM). The role involves building prototypes and testing new rigs to ensure medical devices function correctly and can be manufactured efficiently. Supply Chain experience would be highly advantageous.

Given the size of the group, we need someone willing to engage in designing, building, and testing systems, as well as maintaining production machinery. As the group expands, this role will evolve, providing excellent opportunities for career advancement.

You will be expected to take leadership of various projects as they arise, whilst also collaborating effectively within teams depends on project requirements.

Benefits

In return, you will receive an excellent starting salary, free lunches, enhanced pension, bonuses, healthcare and other excellent benefits you'd expect with a much larger organisation.

Additional Information

Given the high demand for Medical Devices opportunities, we anticipate significant interest in this role. If you are interested, we recommend submitting your application promptly to avoid missing out.

Contact Information

For more information, please contact Andrew Welsh, Director of Medical Devices, Biotech and Drug Discovery Recruitment at Newton Colmore, on (phone number removed). Alternatively, submit your application and a member of our team will be in touch. Please note that without a CV, we can only provide limited information.