Mechanical Design Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 25 March 2026
LOCATION
Wokingham
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

CAD Mechanical Design New Product Development Project Management Teamwork Communication Skills Engineering Design for Manufacture

FULL DESCRIPTION

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mechanical Design Engineer to join our thriving UK Medical Manufacturing Company.

Essential Experience/Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated experience in new product development, mechanical design and team working
  • Experience of project team contribution to ensure timely and cost effective completion of projects, through activities such as project facilitation, project documentation including design briefs, risk analysis and verification tasks
  • Experience in cross-functional working between departments such as Technical, Marketing/Sales, Tool Room, Quality and Manufacturing
  • Experience of Siemens NX or similar CAD software and creating 3D CAD models and 2D technical drawings
  • A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or an equivalent level qualification (or relevant experience with at least 2 years’ experience in a related engineering role, ideally in medical or other regulated sector)

Desirable Experience/Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of design for high and low volume injection moulding including design for manufacture and assembly
  • Knowledge of electronics design and embedded software development
  • Experience within the medical device industry, with knowledge of MDD 93/42/EEC, EU MDR (2017/745), ISO 13485 and FDA Design Control
  • Knowledge and understanding of BS EN 60601 and associated medical equipment standards
  • Systems Engineering design experience, ideally within the medical device industry or other regulated industry
  • Experience in devolving a system requirement to a set of subsystem requirements described by architectural diagrams and interface descriptions
  • Experience in supporting systems engineering investigations.
  • Breadth of understanding across all engineering domains, i.e. electrical, mechanical, software
  • Experience with outsourcing, specifically using Far Eastern suppliers
  • Experience using Teamcenter or other similar Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) System
  • Knowledge of BS8888 and Geometric Tolerancing

Key Skills:

  • Excelled verbal and written communication skills
  • Able to work independently as well within a team
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong decision-making abilities and self-management skills
  • Self-motivated
  • Have a can-do attitude with an enthusiastic approach to work
  • I.T. Literate - Microsoft Office
  • Excellent attention to detail

Hours of Work:

  • 40 hours per week
  • Monday to Friday
  • 09:00am – 17:30pm (flexibility can be given to the right candidate)
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