New Product Design Engineer - Medical
UK South
£70,000 - £80,000
You enjoy seeing a product through its full lifecycle, from early concept and development through to approval and use by clinicians. You're someone who has experience working in regulated environments, managing development budgets, and handling everything from CAD design to IP filings. This is the perfect role for someone motivated by being close to the engineering decisions that directly shape the final device.
What matters now is influence. The chance to work across the full product lifecycle, simplify complex challenges, and contribute to technology that makes a real clinical difference. You want to move quickly, stay close to design, and see the impact of your work in products that reach the market.
If this sounds like you, this New Product Design Engineer role could be the perfect next step in your career.
Who’s it for?
This is for a company that produces medical devices and products that make patients’ lives better – and more free - through care that’s more personal, better quality, and always effective. Their products are all about giving people living with chronic conditions more freedom, from protective pouches for people with catheters, to wipes that help reduce irritation from medical adhesives.
They’ve been trusted by patients and healthcare providers alike for over two decades. They’ve got big plans for the future too, and here’s your chance to be part of that.
What will your day to day look like?
You’ll be the driving force behind our client’s next-gen vascular products. It’s a real blend of creative design, getting into the nitty gritty of engineering, and thinking commercially and strategically. Here’s just some of what you’ll be doing:
- Acting as the technical lead for new devices
- Overseeing the full product design process from concept to launch
- Developing CAD models and detailed engineering drawings
- Making sure products are technically sound, but also aligned to the brand
- Championing usability in design, making them intuitive for clinicians
- Supporting products through the NPD process to meet milestones
- Producing and reporting on detailed project plans and timescales
- Managing project budgets and resource allocation
- Making sure all development adheres to ISO regulations
- Managing and compiling all technical documentation
- Leading on the filing of IP
This is a great opportunity for someone who loves all aspects of product development and innovation. It’s a proper full lifecycle role where you’ll see the impact of your work every day in a business that has ambitious growth plans.
This role will suit you if you…
- Are proficient in 3D CAD and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
- Experience working in a QMS environment
- Understand Design History Files
- Know how to manage an R&D budget
- Have previously successful handled IP filings
- Can translate complex engineering data into clear reporting
Think this could be your next role?
Then we’d love to hear from you! If you’re interested in applying or would like to see the full job description for this role, please get in touch with Frankie on francesca.garrod@fmctalent.com
The fine print
Reference number: 21952
Temporary or Permanent: Permanent
FMC contact for this role: Frankie Garrod
