Equipment Safety Engineer

To provide Electrical and Safety design expertise to the Equipment Engineering department in the design, manufacture, documentation, and continuous improvement of equipment to produce medical devices.

Responsibilities:

• Generation of equipment electrical designs which meet manufacturing, safety, CE, and performance requirements. 


• Proactively and continuously ensure potential safety risks are addressed and ensure equipment meets CE marking standards. 


• Work closely with internal client engineers to understand their equipment requirements.


• Work closely with internal and external machine build vendors in order to ensure that any equipment supplied is built according to client specifications and is properly handed over to manufacturing. 


• Ensure equipment solutions are delivered within planned schedules and within budget.


• Ensure documentation/drawing standards for equipment meet client requirements. 


• As part of the design team, this person is expected to work closely with both internal and external specialists to complete equipment related projects. 


• Build Quality into all aspects of work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.


• Participates in and leads the use of lean and Continuous Improvement tools in equipment designs and engineering systems. 


• Support continuous improvement activities.


• Provide technical guidance / leadership to the equipment build team.


• PSPI/CI/VIP opportunity identification and collation.


• Any other duties or responsibilities that may be assigned to you in your role.

Skills Required:

• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD Electrical, and design of pneumatic circuits. 


• Proven ability to design and commission electrical and pneumatic control panels for automated equipment. 


• Proven ability to assess and remediate equipment safety issues.


• Good technical capabilities, teamwork abilities and initiative. 


• Proven ability to work well as part of a team & on own with minimum supervision.


• Good communication skills combined with an imaginative and creative approach to problem solving.

Education / Licenses / Certifications:

• Candidates are required to hold an Engineering qualification equivalent to or above NFQ Level 8 with a minimum of 3 years’ 
  experience in the design and build of equipment for the medical device industry


• Proof of education, licenses, and certifications will be required where applicable

Benefits:

• VHI Healthcare Cover


• Life Assurance


• Pension Contribution


• Training And Educational Assistance


• Annual GP Check-Up


• Extra Annual Leave


• Healthcare Screening


• Recognition Rewards

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