Are you a senior mechanical engineer with extensive experience within industry or an engineering consultancy? Would you like to develop your career with a well-funded and supported start-up company where you will have a direct and highly visible impact on the direction and operation of the business?

My client is looking for a particular set of skills, so please do read the entire specification before applying.

The candidate:

• Extensive experience as mechanical engineer within industry or engineering consultancy.


• Proven line management expertise and project management experience


• Extensive practical industrial experience


• Mechanical Engineering experience from Medical Technology, Biopharma, Health and Life Science Consulting, Consumer Goods and Food, plus we will consider other creative/R&D Engineers from Aerospace, Automotive and Scientific Instrumentation.


• Ability in delivering complex commercially driven process/machinery technology solutions


• Demonstrably strong commercial awareness


• Problem solving in a practical environment


• Lab/pilot equipment or device/product prototyping skills


• Knowledge of suppliers for parts and services procurement


• Demonstrable ability to manage research programmes to deliver milestones


• Experience with HSE procedures in a lab or manufacturing setting

The role:

• Lead and manage the development of safe, robust and effective process equipment from requirements, through design, build and testing stages, underpinned by a deep understanding of design and mechanical engineering


• Act as a lead for technology transfer activities


• Identify opportunities and partnerships, nurture relationships and deliver collaborative or client projects on time and in full


• Providing technical input on IP, licensing and FTO matters; review agreements/contracts from a technical delivery perspective


• Be responsible and have oversight for the quality and validation of mechanical engineering processes and equipment across all scales (lab to production)


• Support the Executive Leadership Team to ensure highest standards of quality, safety and regulatory standards relating to products and processes


• Continually update knowledge and understanding in the field to support the development of the company