Based at our HQ in Southend on Sea in Essex, this is an exciting opportunity to join our Research & Development team. This is a 12-month placement, commencing July 2023.
Your Responsibilities
In this role, you will assist in the conceptualisation, design and development of Medical Devices/Accessories through research, initial concept design, engineering analysis, prototyping, risk assessment and evaluation to realise the planned device portfolio. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Assist in Research, Design development and prototyping of products in accordance with company development standards (e.g. TDP, PDD) to meet functional, clinical, regulatory and manufacturing requirements
- Assist in the research of new product development, materials and manufacturing technologies including intellectual property and their application to meet or exceed customer company and project needs
- Assist in the evaluation and documentation of the feasibility, reliability and risk of concepts and/or prototypes through engineering testing and analysis to demonstrate that the product performance, manufacturability, safety and cost are consistent with the customer, regulatory and production requirements
- Assist in the development of timelines, cost and resource estimates for development/research tasks to appraise management of performance against plan, communicating and reporting progress to project management to maintain and track compliance to project schedule
- Assist in the delivery of manufacturable designs acceptable to operations by applying design for manufacture principles and implement feedback from Manufacturing Engineers, external suppliers and other sources
- Ensure high product and process quality in collaboration with the Quality department and all other departments
Your Qualification
- You will be an undergraduate studying a degree in an Engineering or Scientific discipline
- Possess strong problem-solving skills
- Strong organisational and good communication skills
Your Competencies
- Integrity
- Empathy
- Long-Term View
- Agility
- Unity
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Comprehensive company pension scheme
- Private medical cover
- Free annual health check
- Subsidised gym membership
- Hybrid working
About Olympus Medical Systems
The Medical Systems Division represents Olympus’ largest business domain and is the global market and technology leader for medical endoscopes.
Olympus aims to continuously find better and more economical solutions to medical issues which improve the well-being of patients, enhance the working environment for doctors and nursing staff and help to develop the overall performance of health care providers.
Further Information
All applications must be received by the closing date of 24.03.2023 and will not be accepted after this deadline.
You will be required to provide evidence of your eligibility to work and reside in the UK, in accordance with the requirements of Section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to ensuring that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown.