Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer (Instrumentation)

Location:

Trowbridge

Contract Type:12-Month Fixed Term

A manufacturing engineer is needed to design, implement, monitor and maintain manufacturing processes and work instructions within the medical device industry. The organisation is a diagnostics business developing rapid molecular point-of-care testing for infectious disease. This role sits at the interface between design, quality and external manufacturing partners, ensuring products can be built reliably, consistently and at scale.

• Review manufacturing processes and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement, working closely with line operators, component vendors and key suppliers.
• Support verification and validation of the production line at a contract manufacturer, ensuring suitable test suites, including in-line process controls, are defined and implemented.
• Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process.
• Maintain process documentation, including technical reports such as process capability studies, bills of materials and process specifications, in line with regulatory and quality assurance requirements.
• Develop processes and procedures that enable the business to meet production targets.
• Design systems and equipment that reduce time and cost while improving quality and safety.
• Work with design engineers to refine product designs for ease of manufacture and assembly.
• Ensure products and sub-assemblies can be manufactured reliably and perform consistently.
• Manage projects using sound engineering principles and techniques.

• Proven experience in medical device or diagnostics manufacturing, owning and improving manufacturing processes within a regulated industry.
• Experience supporting manufacturing transfer, scale-up and production in collaboration with contract manufacturers or other external partners.
• Experience working with suppliers and cross-functional teams, including design engineering and quality.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining manufacturing documentation within a Quality Management System (for example, ISO 13485).
• Hands‑on experience of process development, troubleshooting and continuous improvement initiatives.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a regulated industry where quality systems are essential (for example, ISO 13485).

• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles
• Knowledge of manufacturing methods relevant to instrumentation or electromechanical assembly.
• Ability to design and implement efficient, scalable manufacturing processes.
• Strong understanding of verification and validation (V&V), including process validation and in-line testing strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a hands‑on approach to troubleshooting and experimentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Able to manage projects with minimal supervision.