Mechanical Design Engineer

Take a vascular implant, a pharma test rig and a dispense mechanism from first concept to production release, all in the same year. You'll own the mechanical design on each, across moulding, casting, sheet metal and machining, in a team small enough that the engineering is visibly yours.

You'll join an award-winning product design and R&D consultancy working across MedTech, pharma and FMCG. It's ISO 13485 certified with a full quality system, and has grown fast into a purpose-built studio with its own workshop and labs. Mechanical engineers work alongside an in-house electronics and software team, so the whole product is developed under one roof.

The role

Day to day, you'll take parts, sub-assemblies and full top-level assemblies from concept to production release in SolidWorks. You'll design mechanisms and prove them with hand calculations, use FEA where it helps, produce 2D drawings with GD&T, and work directly with suppliers and toolmakers. Projects run four to six months, and you'll carry one or two at a time. You'll also present your work to clients alongside the senior team and keep design intent intact through to manufacture.

The Engineering Lead is building his team, so there's a real gap to step into. It suits someone from a smaller, do-everything business who has seen the whole development cycle and wants more of it.

What you'll need

• Proven experience taking a product, fixture or assembly from first concept through to production release, and understanding every step in between.
• Strong mechanical design and DFM across more than one of injection moulding, die casting, sheet metal and machining.
• Advanced SolidWorks, with disciplined feature trees, fully defined sketches and clean sub-assembly structures that reflect how the product is actually built.
• You run your own tasks without being chased, pick a direction with incomplete information, and take ownership when a brief changes mid-project.

The details

• Reporting to the Engineering Lead, who works across MedTech, pharma and FMCG
• Right to work in Ireland, the UK or the EU
• Interview trip covered and help settling in if relocating
• Parking under the building

What it isn't

This isn't a remote or hybrid role. The work is hands-on prototyping and testing, so you'll be in the studio every day. It isn't slow either. Projects run four to six months and clients change the brief halfway through, so you'll need to pick a direction and deliver rather than weigh every option. And the salary is set for the Irish market, so the draw is the breadth, the ownership and a clear route to senior, not a jump in pay.

If this sounds like your next move, click Apply and we'll be in touch.