Medical Device R&D Engineer – Design Controls & Integration

Hero Recruitment Group; Munster; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

HERO Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical R&D Engineer to join a medical device R&D team in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. The role supports an integration project, applying mechanical expertise and contributing to design control, risk management and regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will work within a cross-functional team to drive technical decisions and ensure design activities meet quality and regulatory requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience in mechanical R&D within regulated environments (medical devices or similar).
• Solid understanding of design controls and risk management in regulated product development.
• Experience supporting integration projects involving mechanical components, assemblies or systems.
• Familiarity with design verification, validation and related documentation.
• Knowledge of medical device quality systems, DHF and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support mechanical R&D activities for product or system integration projects.
• Contribute to design control activities across the engineering lifecycle to ensure compliance with medical device quality and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with risk management activities including identification, assessment, documentation and mitigation of design-related risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, R&D, quality and manufacturing teams to support integration activities and resolve technical challenges.
• Support evaluation and integration of mechanical components, assemblies or systems to meet defined design requirements and performance specs.
• Assist development, review and maintenance of engineering documentation (design inputs/outputs, verification activities, reports).
• Support the development and execution of verification testing and test methods to demonstrate design requirements are met.
• Identify, investigate and help resolve design and integration issues via structured problem-solving and root cause analysis.
• Ensure engineering deliverables align with project timelines, quality standards and procedures.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation in accordance with quality systems and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

HERO Recruitment is seeking a Mechanical R&D Engineer to join a medical device R&D team in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. The role supports an integration project, applying mechanical expertise and contributing to design control, risk management and regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will work within a cross-functional team to drive technical decisions and ensure design activities meet quality and regulatory requirements throughout the engineering lifecycle.