Medical Device Engineer

PA Consulting; Melbourn; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Community initiatives

Performance bonus

PA share ownership

Cycle to work

Job summary

PA Consulting is seeking an experienced engineering leader to shape and lead the development of drug delivery devices and combination products for pharmaceutical and medical technology clients. You will provide deep mechanical engineering judgment, leadership, and strategic direction across complex development programmes.

The role requires a strong track record in medical device development, hands-on design experience with drug-device combinations, and the ability to mentor teams and manage

Qualifications

• As a Principal Consultant you will contribute hands-on to concept generation and mechanical design.
• Experience with medical device and drug-device combination product development is essential.
• Background in drug delivery devices and patient-facing combination products is required.
• Knowledge of injection moulding, tolerancing and design for manufacture is expected.
• Understanding of assembly, sterilisation and transfer towards manufacture is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex drug delivery and combination product programmes from concept through industrialisation.
• Provide senior technical leadership across engineering, usability, risk and manufacturability.
• Build trusted client relationships and oversee project delivery, planning and risk management.
• Shape strategy, direction and delivery on high-impact development programmes.

Skills

Leadership

Client engagement

Project delivery

Written and verbal communication

Usability / Human factors

Requirements management

Design controls

Risk management

Verification & validation

Medical device development

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Biomedical Engineering degree

Related discipline degree

Job description

Company Description

PA works with many of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical, medical device and life sciences companies. Based at our Global Technology and Innovation Centre near Cambridge, you will join a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and designers developing products that improve patient outcomes and bring meaningful innovation to market.

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to shape and lead the development of drug delivery devices and combination products for leading pharmaceutical and medical technology clients. This role combines deep mechanical engineering expertise with strong technical, project and client leadership.

What sets this role apart is the breadth of opportunity and autonomy it offers. At PA, you will have genuine scope to shape the work you do, deepen your expertise in the technologies and sectors that interest you most, and build a role that reflects your strengths and ambitions. For the right person, this is a rare opportunity to combine hands‑on technical leadership with meaningful influence over projects, clients and career direction.

Job Description

In this role, you will:

• lead complex drug delivery and combination product programmes from concept through to industrialisation;
• provide senior technical leadership across engineering, usability, risk and manufacturability;
• build trusted relationships with clients and internal teams; and
• shape strategy, direction and delivery on high-impact development programmes.

This role calls for a senior engineer with substantial experience in medical device development and a strong track record in drug delivery devices or combination products. We are looking for someone who combines deep mechanical engineering judgement with the credibility to lead teams, advise clients and make sound decisions in complex, regulated development programmes.

The successful candidate will bring broad experience across device architecture, mechanism design, plastic moulded parts, actuation systems and design for manufacture, together with a practical understanding of assembly, sterilisation and industrialisation. They should also be confident in requirements management, structured risk reduction, and building the right test evidence at each stage of development to support robust decision‑making.

Qualifications

As a Principal Consultant in the Mechanical Engineering team, you will:

• contribute hands‑on to concept generation, mechanical design and technical reviews;
• define requirements, risk reduction plans, test strategies and supporting analysis;
• oversee project delivery, planning, financial control and technical risk management;
• support proposals, proposition development and follow‑on business opportunities; and
• mentor colleagues, support team development and, over time, take on line management responsibility.

What you will bring

• a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or a related discipline;
• significant experience in medical device and/or drug-device combination product development;
• a strong background in drug delivery devices and patient‑facing combination products;
• expertise in mechanical design, actuation, injection moulding, tolerancing and design for manufacture;
• a good understanding of assembly, sterilisation and transfer towards manufacture;
• experience with requirements management, design controls, risk management, verification, validation and testing;
• a good understanding of usability and human factors;
• electro‑mechanical experience as a beneficial additional strength;
• strong leadership, client engagement and project delivery skills; and
• clear written and verbal communication.

Additional Information

Find out more about Life at PA here.

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance‑based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [e-mail]