Avaialable Candidate: Prototype Engineer - Medical Devices
- Specialist Sector: Medical Devices
- Location: London
- Availability: One Month
- Salary Expectations: £50,000 - £60,000 depending on package and shares/equity
- Building Prototype Test Rigs
- 8+ years in Medical Devices
- MPhys from the University of Exeter
- FMEA Analysis
- Instrumentation
Skills:
A physics-trained R&D engineer with over six years of hands‑on experience developing complex instruments, actuators, and prototype systems across med‑tech and advanced materials. Brings a strong blend of analytical thinking, practical engineering, and leadership capability, having progressed into a lead technician role where they now guide team performance, mentor new hires, and shape processes that improve build quality and operational efficiency. Known for a meticulous approach to component assembly, qualification, and troubleshooting, they combine deep technical curiosity with the discipline required for high‑integrity, safety‑critical environments.
Their background spans shape‑memory‑alloy actuator development, robotics component build, instrument qualification, and root‑cause investigation across both R&D and production‑support settings. Skilled in interpreting schematics, soldering and crimping, developing build and maintenance documentation, and implementing structured issue‑tracking and preventative‑maintenance cycles. Experience with scripting, source control, and modern prototyping tools complements their strong laboratory and test‑engineering foundation. With international testing exposure, cleanroom experience, and a track record of improving processes and documentation, they bring reliability, adaptability, and a proactive mindset to multidisciplinary engineering teams.
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