Design Support Engineer – Medical Devices
Poole, Dorset | Permanent | Competitive Salary + Benefits
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Are you an experienced Design Engineer looking for a hands-on role where you can influence the full product lifecycle? This is an opportunity to join a growing healthcare technology business, supporting the design, development, and continuous improvement of innovative medical equipment used in critical care environments.
About the Role
As a Design Support Engineer, you’ll play a key role in turning concepts into compliant, manufacturable products. Working as part of a collaborative engineering team, you’ll contribute across design, validation, and production support while ensuring that products meet strict regulatory and environmental requirements.
This is a diverse role where you’ll be involved in:
* Developing new designs and enhancing existing products.
* Supporting design, production, and purchasing teams with technical expertise.
* Creating and maintaining documentation, build instructions, and QA processes.
* Carrying out testing, verification, and product validation.
* Implementing design changes (ECN) and updating engineering drawings.
* Visiting and liaising with suppliers to ensure quality and compliance.
Key skills and experience required:
* HND/Degree in Design or Mechanical Engineering (minimum).
* 5+ years’ experience in a Design Engineering role.
* Strong CAD capability (Inventor, SolidWorks, or equivalent).
* Knowledge of manufacturing processes (sheet metal, injection moulding, casting, rotating assemblies, fluid handling, electro-mechanical systems).
* Familiarity with QA, testing, validation, and documentation processes.
* Understanding of GD&T, BS8888 standards, and Design for Manufacture (DfM).
If this role seems like a good match, please apply or send a copy of your up to date CV to kpiper@barringtonjames.com