Design Engineer

Our client a leading medical device company in Galway are hiring a Design Engineer. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an amazing organization developing cutting edge medical device products.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Product Design and Development

• Concept Generation: Create innovative design ideas and concepts that meet high-level user needs and design requirements.

• CAD Design and Visualization: Utilize CAD tools such as CREO and SolidWorks to generate detailed product designs, including rendered visuals using Keyshot or other visualization software.

• Material and Component Selection: Explore and evaluate materials, components, and suppliers to optimize product design and functionality.

• User-Centric Design: Ensure patient-centric design by collaborating with clinical and marketing teams to define product user needs.

• Design Documentation: Produce 2D CAD drawings detailing design components and assemblies for suppliers and manufacturing.

• Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Assembly (DFA): Embed DFM and DFA principles into the design from the concept stage to ensure cost-effective and efficient manufacturing.

• Design Requirements Definition: Translate high-level user needs into detailed design requirements and specifications.

• Prototyping and Iteration: Develop prototypes using rapid prototyping techniques for rigid, flexible, soft, and textile materials to validate design concepts.

Concept Generation: Create innovative design ideas and concepts that meet high-level user needs and design requirements.

CAD Design and Visualization: Utilize CAD tools such as CREO and SolidWorks to generate detailed product designs, including rendered visuals using Keyshot or other visualization software.

Material and Component Selection: Explore and evaluate materials, components, and suppliers to optimize product design and functionality.

User-Centric Design: Ensure patient-centric design by collaborating with clinical and marketing teams to define product user needs.

Design Documentation: Produce 2D CAD drawings detailing design components and assemblies for suppliers and manufacturing.

Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Assembly (DFA): Embed DFM and DFA principles into the design from the concept stage to ensure cost-effective and efficient manufacturing.

Design Requirements Definition: Translate high-level user needs into detailed design requirements and specifications.

Prototyping and Iteration: Develop prototypes using rapid prototyping techniques for rigid, flexible, soft, and textile materials to validate design concepts.

Testing, Analysis, and User Feedback

• User Testing and Human Factors:

  • Lead user testing groups to evaluate product designs in real-world settings, gathering insights for iterative improvements.

  • Create user testing protocols for formative and summative testing, compliant with IEC 62366-1 standards.

• Concept Validation: Conduct testing and analysis of design concepts to validate safety, effectiveness, and user experience.

• Design Optimization: Use feedback from user testing and clinical evaluations to refine and improve product designs.

User Testing and Human Factors:

• Lead user testing groups to evaluate product designs in real-world settings, gathering insights for iterative improvements.

• Create user testing protocols for formative and summative testing, compliant with IEC 62366-1 standards.

Lead user testing groups to evaluate product designs in real-world settings, gathering insights for iterative improvements.

Create user testing protocols for formative and summative testing, compliant with IEC 62366-1 standards.

Concept Validation: Conduct testing and analysis of design concepts to validate safety, effectiveness, and user experience.

Design Optimization: Use feedback from user testing and clinical evaluations to refine and improve product designs.

Cross-functional Collaboration and Communication

• Design Communication: Clearly communicate design decisions, interpret literature and test results, and influence design direction through collaboration and brainstorming sessions.

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with clinical teams, marketing, and manufacturing partners to ensure product designs meet user needs and manufacturing requirements.

• Supplier and Partner Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with external suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure timely project delivery and quality standards.

Design Communication: Clearly communicate design decisions, interpret literature and test results, and influence design direction through collaboration and brainstorming sessions.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate closely with clinical teams, marketing, and manufacturing partners to ensure product designs meet user needs and manufacturing requirements.

Supplier and Partner Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with external suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure timely project delivery and quality standards.

Project Leadership and Execution

• Project Ownership: Lead the completion of tasks and projects through a structured and planned approach to product development.

• Timeline Management: Manage timelines effectively, ensuring timely project delivery by coordinating with cross-functional teams and external partners.

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Drive innovation and continuous improvement through creative problem-solving and iterative design development.

Project Ownership: Lead the completion of tasks and projects through a structured and planned approach to product development.

Timeline Management: Manage timelines effectively, ensuring timely project delivery by coordinating with cross-functional teams and external partners.

Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Drive innovation and continuous improvement through creative problem-solving and iterative design development.