Manufacturing Engineer

Accelero; Trowbridge; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Accelero in the United Kingdom seeks a Manufacturing Engineer (Instrumentation) to design, implement, monitor and maintain manufacturing processes for medical device production. The role sits at the interface between design, quality and external manufacturing partners to ensure products can be built reliably, cost-effectively and at scale.

You will review processes, support verification and validation with contract manufacturers, maintain process documentation, and drive improvements in

Formación

• Experience in medical device manufacturing within regulated environments.
• Experience with manufacturing transfer, scale-up and collaboration with contract manufacturers.
• Experience maintaining documentation under ISO 13485.
• Min 5 years in a regulated industry with quality systems.

Responsabilidades

• Review manufacturing processes and workflows for improvements with line operators, vendors and suppliers.
• Support verification and validation of production lines at contract manufacturers with appropriate test suites and in-line controls.
• Apply product design and assembly knowledge to manufacturing processes.
• Maintain process documentation (CAPA, BOMs, specifications) in line with QA requirements.
• Develop processes and procedures to meet production targets.
• Design systems and equipment to reduce time and cost while improving quality and safety.
• Collaborate with design engineers to optimize for manufacturability and assembly.
• Ensure reliable production of products and sub-assemblies.
• Manage projects using solid engineering principles.

Descripción del empleo

Manufacturing Engineer (Instrumentation)

Location: Trowbridge

Contract Type:12-Month Fixed Term

Role Overview

A manufacturing engineer is needed to design, implement, monitor and maintain manufacturing processes and work instructions within the medical device industry. The organisation is a diagnostics business developing rapid molecular point-of-care testing for infectious disease. This role sits at the interface between design, quality and external manufacturing partners, ensuring products can be built reliably, consistently and at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Review manufacturing processes and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement, working closely with line operators, component vendors and key suppliers.
• Support verification and validation of the production line at a contract manufacturer, ensuring suitable test suites, including in-line process controls, are defined and implemented.
• Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process.
• Maintain process documentation, including technical reports such as process capability studies, bills of materials and process specifications, in line with regulatory and quality assurance requirements.
• Develop processes and procedures that enable the business to meet production targets.
• Design systems and equipment that reduce time and cost while improving quality and safety.
• Work with design engineers to refine product designs for ease of manufacture and assembly.
• Ensure products and sub-assemblies can be manufactured reliably and perform consistently.
• Manage projects using sound engineering principles and techniques.

Experience

• Proven experience in medical device or diagnostics manufacturing, owning and improving manufacturing processes within a regulated industry.
• Experience supporting manufacturing transfer, scale-up and production in collaboration with contract manufacturers or other external partners.
• Experience working with suppliers and cross-functional teams, including design engineering and quality.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining manufacturing documentation within a Quality Management System (for example, ISO 13485).
• Hands‑on experience of process development, troubleshooting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a regulated industry where quality systems are essential (for example, ISO 13485).

Skills

• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles
• Knowledge of manufacturing methods relevant to instrumentation or electromechanical assembly.
• Ability to design and implement efficient, scalable manufacturing processes.
• Strong understanding of verification and validation (V&V), including process validation and in-line testing strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a hands‑on approach to troubleshooting and experimentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Able to manage projects with minimal supervision.