Hobson Prior are looking for a Design Engineer to join a leading medical technology organisation. You will be required to liaise with customers to provide appropriate design solutions for specialist patient-specific orthopaedic devices inclusive of associated instrumentation and supporting documentation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Deliver design solutions for a broad range of patient specific implants inclusive of instruments and trials where necessary.
• Make sure all solutions meet critical design prerequisites including patient and customer safety, mechanical, and biological suitability.
• Read and work from various clinical imaging including x-rays, CT, and MRI scans.
• Where required, dimension all drawings correctly in accordance with the latest version of BS 8888, apply geometrical tolerancing, finishing and etching details, and carry out tolerance stack calculations.
• Provide adequate information via technical drawings and 3D models to manufacturing and inspection (including subcontractor activities such as coating requirements) and prepare job cards and bill of materials (BOMs) with reference drawings as required.
• Approve design validity against surgeon requirements.
• Perform engineering calculations, making reasonable assumptions, to support design validity.
• Preparation of surgical planning guides/instructions inclusive of appropriate surgical instruments and defining operating instructions for patient-specific implants.
• Communicate with Design Services’ coordinators, Manufacturing Team Leaders and technicians, Product Engineers, Inspectors, Customer Services, QA/RA personnel, and subcontractors with respect to the manufacture and progress of each case.
• Ensure all patient-specific designs are covered by an appropriate Technical File/Design Dossier/Device History File.
• Communicate with consultant surgeons, surgical/theatre staff, distributors, and the Sales team with respect to implant design, instrumentation and technical support.
• Ensure standard templates used for design are current and updated in a timely fashion.
• Conduct, as part of a team, risk assessments and document all activities and justifications/validations to satisfy regulatory requirements under the guidance of the RA/QA Director.

Key Skills:

• Ability to communicate at different levels from fellow engineers and students, to senior business managers, surgeons, and clinical staff, both written and verbal.

Requirements:

• Knowledge and understanding of designing for orthopaedics gained from a minimum of 2 years working within the industry.
• A high level of engineering proficiency.
• Good 3D CAD modelling and drafting skills including parametric modelling, production of engineering tolerances, and working knowledge of GD&T.
• Knowledge of engineering and implant materials.
• An understanding of human anatomy.
• Capability to work from an array of clinical imaging including x-rays and CT scan data.
• Working knowledge of ISO 13485.
• Working knowledge to perform risk assessments to ISO 1497.

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