Senior Design Engineer

Job description

Senior Design Engineer

Pontypridd

Up to £60,000

1 day WFH per week

Are you a passionate Senior Design Engineer who enjoys turning great ideas into real-world medical devices that make a difference? If you love solving problems, collaborating with others, and seeing your designs go all the way from concept to market, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for a Senior Design Engineer to join our New Product Development team. This is a key technical role where you’ll help shape innovative, safe, and compliant medical devices used around the world.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Design Engineer, you’ll provide hands-on technical expertise across the full product lifecycle. Your day-to-day work will include:

• Designing and developing medical devices from proven concept through to market release
• Ensuring designs are robust, safe, compliant, and cost-effective
• Applying system-level thinking, risk management, and best engineering practices
• Creating and maintaining Design History Files (DHF), including DFMEA, verification, validation, and usability documentation
• Working closely with manufacturers to optimise designs for manufacturability
• Planning and conducting verification and validation testing (including ISIR where required)
• Capturing engineering data and decisions within the PLM system
• Collaborating with cross-functional and international teams
• Continuously developing your skills and supporting a culture of quality and improvement

✅ What we’re looking for

Essential

• BSc degree in Product Design, Engineering, or a related science discipline
• Strong experience applying engineering principles and problem-solving techniques
• Experience compiling Technical Files for medical devices
• Solid knowledge of extruded and moulded component design
• Familiarity with ISO 13485, MDR and/or FDA regulations
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, Creo, or another 3D CAD package
• Good understanding of statistics and engineering maths
• Basic project management experience
• Excellent communication, organisation, and decision-making skills
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with strong attention to detail

Desirable

• Experience with usability engineering files
• Basic electronics knowledge and familiarity with IEC 60601
• MATLAB or FEA experience
• Basic programming (e.g. Arduino, Raspberry Pi)
• Experience using AI tools to boost productivity
• Experience collaborating with overseas engineering teams

Salary & Benefits

Up to £60,000

33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) plus holiday trading scheme

Pension

Life assurance

Plus additional benefits

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Pontypridd

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

14-01-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English