Graduate Mechanical Engineer/Mechanical Engineer

CMR Surgical; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in medical device manufacturing is seeking a Graduate Mechanical Engineer to join their innovative team. The successful candidate will work on developing surgical instruments and consumables, ensuring high-quality performance and adherence to complex design processes. This role offers a dynamic work environment with a hybrid working model, appealing to those eager to grow in a fast-paced industry.

Benefits

Bonus

Non-contributory pension

Private healthcare covering pre-existing conditions

Annual personal day

Enhanced global parental leave pay

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in an engineering discipline.
• At least one year of industry experience.
• Ability to produce accurate technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop creative solutions meeting key requirements using various technologies.
• Collaborate across teams for high-standard delivery in product development.
• Write technical reports and produce quality design documentation.

Skills

Mechanical engineering fundamentals

Technical documentation

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Engineering or related technical field

Tools

CAD software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Graduate Mechanical Engineer/Mechanical Engineer

Graduate Mechanical Engineer/Mechanical Engineer

We’re looking for a talented Mechanical Engineer to join our Instrument and Consumables Development team. You will be in the early stages of your career and eager to gain further experience in a fast-moving, innovative and high-growth organisation. You will be responsible for supporting the design and development of innovative and complex surgical instruments, consumables and associated electro-mechanical testing systems for robotic laparoscopic surgery.

This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with a minimum of 3 days a week being based in the office.

About CMR Surgical

CMR is an exciting and evolving company to be joining right now. Our commitment to our goal of building a world-class medical devices company is underpinned by the ground-breaking innovation of our next generation of surgical robots and a diverse team of talented and supportive individuals.

We’re breaking new ground which makes working here exciting, it provides autonomy, opportunity and makes the things you do visible. Come and join us and see what you’re capable of.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing creative solutions which meet key requirements and utilise different technologies.
• Delivering project tasks within agreed timescales and budget from concept design through to market launch and ongoing support.
• Taking design changes through the change management process and leading and participating in design reviews.
• Collaborating widely across teams to ensure that designs are delivered to the highest standard throughout the product development process.
• Supporting Supply Chain colleagues with the specification, build and test of instruments and consumables, including design input to risk analyses, design for manufacture and assisting with the sourcing of innovative and high-quality production parts.
• Planning and undertaking test plans both at a feasibility stage and for formal requirement verification.
• Writing technical reports and produce high quality design documentation.
• Reviewing customer feedback and carrying out root cause analysis to ensure applied solutions will resolve problems.
  
  

We’re a rapidly developing company and roles can change and evolve. You’ll be willing to turn your hand to anything within the department's remit that supports the team with delivering its objectives.

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have/be:

• A degree qualification in an engineering discipline or other related technical field.
• At least one year of industry experience in a relevant field.
• Demonstrable grasp of mechanical engineering fundamentals including analytical, theoretical, experimental and creative capabilities.
• Highly capable at efficiently producing accurate and succinct technical documentation.
• Enthusiastic, curious, energetic and proactive, and a great team player.
• Good at communicating clearly and proactively across teams and functions within the company and with external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Collaborative across functions and with external contractors, suppliers and agencies to achieve all deliverable targets.
• Familiarity with CAD software.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office and high computer literacy.
  
  

It would also be helpful if you have:

• Experience of developing and implementing creative solutions utilising a wide range of technologies and manufacturing processes
• Experience of developing complex re-useable surgical instruments and single use sterile consumables, for direct patient contact and transferring complex medical devices to series manufacture.
• Ability to optimise designs for high reliability, using tolerance analysis, FEA, mathematical analysis and modelling tools.
• Experience of DfX for both low and medium-volume production.
• Proficiency in use of Solidworks for 3D modelling and producing technical drawings.
• Experience of preparing and reviewing technical documentation, including technical drawings with geometric tolerancing to BS8888, design calculations and test protocols and reports.
• Experience operating under formal design processes which meet the requirements of ISO13485 and designing products to meet requirements for IEC 60601 certification.
• Experience of delivering changes through formal design and configuration control procedures from concept to manufacture.
• Experience of developing and maintaining standards and processes to ensure high quality deliverables.
• Knowledge of Risk Management processes and tools.
  
  

At CMR we’re building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace; what matters most to us is that you identify with our values and are passionate about making a difference.

We’d really like to hear from applicants from underrepresented groups and we recognise everyone has individual personal circumstances, so we’re open to discussing reduced / flexible / hybrid working hours for this role.

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary and a great benefits package including a bonus, non-contributory pension, private healthcare which covers pre-existing conditions, annual personal day for every employee to use however they wish and enhanced global parental leave pay.

We recognise that everyone has a life outside of work and at times we can experience things which are significant and can impact on our working lives. We’ve just launched our Global Parental Leave and Health and Wellbeing leave supporting our colleagues going through the menopause, fertility cycles or pregnancy loss and those going through gender reassignment; allowing them time to look after themselves and those close to them.

CMR can support with travel reimbursement for in-person interviews if you need a taxi for access needs.

Interested? We’d love to hear from you!

This role requires candidates to have eligibility to work within the UK.

Strictly no agencies

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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