Senior R&D Product Design Engineer

Our Clare based client are presently recruiting for a Senior R&D Product Design Engineer.
The Senior R&D Product Design Engineer will be responsible for human factors & user focused design, ideation, concept development, rendering, prototyping, CAD, material selection and documentation. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in design feasibility, requirement capturing, architecture, design, implementation, integration, and verifications. 
• Design of fabric and adhesive wearable products.
• Design of housings and enclosures for electronic based products.
• Proof of concept design and prototyping.
• Prototype development and test.
• Designing plastics for injection moulding. 
• Design finalization through to launch in manufacturing. 
• Work in the development of sensor based wearable devices for the health sector.
• Work with cross functional teams such as Industrial design, Mechanical design, Electronic and Quality engineering.
• Evaluate and implement designs to ensure that all agency requirements ( FDA, CE, etc.) are being met throughout the process.
• 2d and 3d CAD drawing set development.
• Present Ideas to both internal team and external customers.
• Interact on customer facing projects. 
• Provide mentoring and coaching to product design and mechanical team. 
• Preparing Project Management Plans incorporating Scope, Schedule, Cost, Risk, Resources etc by using project management methodologies and by working with appropriate functions to understand effort needed. 
• Directing project execution by assigning tasks, tracking project schedules, identifying risks, and developing and executing contingency plans.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum Level 8 degree or higher in Product design/Mechanical designor equivalent engineering discipline.
• 4 years of experience in Product design engineering. 
• Background in life sciences or medical devices an advantage.
• A strong knowledge of CAD. Solidworks preferred. 
• Project management skills desirable. 
• Interest in and experience of 3D printing.
• Good communication skills essential.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to demonstrate creative thinking to solution design.
• Customer-facing experience is essential, as this position will be dealing directly with customers and/or partners.

For further information please contact Loretta Flynn
[email protected]
086-1838380
INDPERM