Senior New Product Development Engineer

Location: Royston (SG8)
Duration: 12 months - likely to extend
Hours: 9am until 5:30pm (Monday to Friday)
Salary: 50 - 55 per hour
Job Reference: 35506

Polytec are looking for a talented Senior New Product Development Engineer for our client based in Royston. You should have a strong Mechanical Engineering background. You will be working on technically complicated projects with multidisciplinary teams and will have the confidence to take on a challenging position and provide leadership to your team.

Responsibilities:

All aspects of design, from initial concept through to production release
Lead and/or participate in design reviews to ensure designs meet required specifications
Identify, implement and record engineering design changes
Support continuous improvement activities to ensure programme targets are met
Effective handover of products to ensure successful production release
Define detailed system specifications for new product developments

Requirements:

Excellent degree (2:1 or above) in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar with a strong mechanical bias
Experience of successfully developing and commercialising complex systems or scientific instruments for low to medium volume manufacture
Track record of developing designs that achieve cost and quality targets within agreed timescales
At least 7 years' experience conceptualising and developing complex systems containing hardware, electronics and software, ideally for life-science, biological or laboratory-based applications
Development of consumable products for use in automated equipment
Broad working knowledge of fluid dynamics
Strong understanding of other engineering disciplines
Experience in NPD, working to strict standards in highly regulated environments, e.g. medical devices or aerospace

Please contact us as soon as possible for more details or apply below!