Product Design Engineer

Kleboe Jardine Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Kleboe Jardine Ltd in Edinburgh is seeking a Product Design Engineer to lead design and development of medical devices from concept to production, blending practical engineering with healthcare applications.

You will work closely with engineering, quality, regulatory, manufacturing and clinical users to develop concepts, create 3D CAD models, select materials, build prototypes and verify designs.

Qualifications

• Experience with medical product design or development, 3–6 years.
• Ability to take a product from concept to production.
• Strong CAD skills and documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop concepts, 3D CAD models and production-ready drawings.
• Select materials, build prototypes and test designs.
• Plan and carry out verification testing, documenting and analysing results.
• Maintain design documentation and contribute to risk management and usability activities.
• Transfer designs into production and improve existing products through user feedback and manufacturing insight.

Skills

SolidWorks

Materials knowledge

Manufacturing processes

Design for manufacture

Regulated design

Technical documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Mechanical engineering

Product design engineering

Biomedical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Do you enjoy taking physical products from initial concept through to manufacture?

Kleboe Jardine is recruiting a Product Design Engineer on behalf of a class 1 medical device company in Edinburgh. This is an opportunity to take ownership of design and development work, combining practical engineering with products used in healthcare.

Working closely with engineering, quality, regulatory colleagues, manufacturing partners and clinical users, you’ll:

• Develop concepts, 3D CAD models and production-ready drawings.
• Select materials, build prototypes and test designs.
• Plan and carry out verification testing, documenting and analysing results.
• Maintain design documentation and contribute to risk management and usability activities.
• Transfer designs into production and improve existing products through user feedback and manufacturing insight.

What we’re looking for

You’ll bring around 3-6 years' experience in medical product design or development, including at least one product taken from concept into production.

Strong CAD skills, ideally SolidWorks or similar, are essential, alongside practical knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes and design for manufacture. You’ll also be comfortable working within regulated design processes, writing technical documentation and collaborating across disciplines.

Experience with injection moulding, skin-contacting or patient-worn products would be particularly valuable.

A degree in mechanical engineering, product design engineering, biomedical engineering or a related discipline-or