Graduate Design Engineer
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Engineering
Product Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Owen Mumford is looking to hire an enthusiastic, skilled, and innovative Graduate Design Engineer. Could this be your next role?
As part of the R&D department you will be working on exciting and challenging projects from conception through to production. You will have the opportunity to experience all aspects of a full medical device design role working alongside Customers, Sales and Marketing, Project Management, Quality, and Manufacturing departments.
Reporting directly to a Principal Design Engineer & Design Team leader or Senior Design Engineer you will be an integral member of the R&D Team and accountable for development activities within a design project or tasks within Device Research.
Please be aware this role is offered full time on a 12 month fixed term contract.
Key Responsibilities:- Project Work: Delivering project tasks in a timely manner to a high standard with support from Design Engineers and Senior Design Engineers.
- Customer Interaction: Interactions may involve project updates, providing support for engineering changes, collaborating to create product design specifications and user requirement documents.
- Mechanical Design: Supporting the development and engineering of features, components, and assemblies in 3D CAD (Solid Works). Providing robust and innovative solutions to improve product range.
- Manufacturing Engineering: With guidance from design engineers and senior design engineers; generate new and revised 2D detailed engineering drawings to a high standard with consideration given to manufacturing tolerances, measurement, and controlling design intent.
- Technical Report Writing: Create well-reasoned and thorough technical reports to support engineering analysis, design decisions, test data, research, and technical investigations.
- Product Design: Establish and develop understanding of market, user, and pharmaceutical customer needs. Support all aspects of product design cycle as required.
- Human Factors Engineering: Work alongside Human Factors Specialist with resources available to ensure products are safe in use, intuitive, and effective. Ensure user centred focus is applied to products under development.
- Design Analysis: Assist in analysis of design integrity through analytical methods and laboratory testing.
- Regulatory: Establish, demonstrate, and apply an understanding of appropriate regulatory frameworks throughout product development.
- Degree in Biomedical, Medical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is essential.
- Mechanical design and development of plastic parts for injection moulding.
- Able to create, understand, and develop complex features, components, and assemblies
- Proficient CAD user (Solid Works). 3D, 2D, Surfacing
- Highly computer literate e.g. Excel/Word and Power Point
- Effective team worker, equally able to work on their own
- Highly self-motivated
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
You will be joining a successful, privately owned industry leader who are constantly innovating and looking to improve lives, empower patients and relieve the pressure on healthcare professionals. We invest heavily in our staff and offer a competitive salary and benefits package along with the opportunity to develop within the business. Additional benefits include:
- Flexi time – covering 37.5 hours per week with core working hours of 9:30am-12 Noon and 2:00pm-4:00pm (3:30pm on Fridays)
- 25 days annual leave (with the opportunity to earn loyalty days with length of service)
- Company pension scheme with employer contributions
- Holiday purchase scheme (up to 10 days purchased per holiday year)
- Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
- Enhanced Sickness Pay
- BUPA Cash Plan
- Cycle2
Work Scheme - Electric Car Scheme
- Wellbeing…
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