Senior Design Engineer - Medical Device Tooling & Fixtures

CREGG; Limerick; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CREGG is seeking an experienced Design Engineer in Limerick to design jigs, fixtures, gauges and tooling for a leading medical device company. You will turn engineering concepts into production-ready tooling and collaborate with Process Ops, Manufacturing, NPD and Quality Engineering.

You will create CAD models and drawings, apply GD&T and tolerance analysis, and help move components from development into production while solving design challenges and ensuring manufacturability.

Qualifications

• Experience designing jigs, fixtures, gauges or production tooling.
• Proficient in 2D/3D parametric CAD modeling.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T, ASME Y14.5, and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop jigs, fixtures, gauges and production tooling using 2D/3D parametric CAD.
• Translate engineering requirements into detailed, manufacturing-ready CAD models, assemblies and drawings.
• Work with engineers to resolve design challenges and improve DFM, manufacturability, safety and reliability.
• Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis and drawing standards to ensure robust designs.
• Review designs, identify potential issues and recommend practical improvements.
• Support Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and design validation activities.
• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, quality and external suppliers to deliver tooling projects.
• Use rapid prototyping, 3D printing and CNC machining where appropriate to validate designs.

Skills

CAD Software

GD&T

DFM

Cross-functional

Problem-solving

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Creo

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

CREGG is seeking an experienced Design Engineer in Limerick to design jigs, fixtures, gauges and tooling for a leading medical device company. You will turn engineering concepts into production-ready tooling and collaborate with Process Ops, Manufacturing, NPD and Quality Engineering.

You will create CAD models and drawings, apply GD&T and tolerance analysis, and help move components from development into production while solving design challenges and ensuring manufacturability.