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Medical Device Engineer
Company Description
PA works with many of the world’s most innovative pharmaceutical, medical device, and life sciences companies. Based at our Global Technology and Innovation Centre near Cambridge, you will join a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, and designers developing products that improve patient outcomes and bring meaningful innovation to market.
We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to shape and lead the development of drug delivery devices and combination products for leading pharmaceutical and medical technology clients. This role combines deep mechanical engineering expertise with strong technical, project, and client leadership.
What sets this role apart is the breadth of opportunity and autonomy it offers. At PA, you will have genuine scope to shape the work you do, deepen your expertise in the technologies and sectors that interest you most, and build a role that reflects your strengths and ambitions. For the right person, this is a rare opportunity to combine hands-on technical leadership with meaningful influence over projects, clients, and career direction.
Job Description
In this role, you will:
- lead complex drug delivery and combination product programmes from concept through to industrialisation;
- provide senior technical leadership across engineering, usability, risk, and manufacturability;
- build trusted relationships with clients and internal teams; and
- shape strategy, direction, and delivery on high-impact development programmes.
This role calls for a senior engineer with substantial experience in medical device development and a strong track record in drug delivery devices or combination products. We are looking for someone who combines deep mechanical engineering judgement with the credibility to lead teams, advise clients, and make sound decisions in complex, regulated development programmes.
The successful candidate will bring broad experience across device architecture, mechanism design, plastic moulded parts, actuation systems, and design for manufacture, together with a practical understanding of assembly, sterilisation, and industrialisation. They should also be confident in requirements management, structured risk reduction, and building the right test evidence at each stage of development to support robust decision-making.
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Qualifications
As a Principal Consultant in the Mechanical Engineering team, you will:
- contribute hands-on to concept generation, mechanical design, and technical reviews;
- define requirements, risk reduction plans, test strategies, and supporting analysis;
- oversee project delivery, planning, financial control, and technical risk management;
- support proposals, proposition development, and follow-on business opportunities; and
- mentor colleagues, support team development, and, over time, take on line management responsibility.
What you will bring:
- a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline;
- significant experience in medical device and/or drug-device combination product development;
- a strong background in drug delivery devices and patient-facing combination products;
- expertise in mechanical design, actuation, injection moulding, tolerancing, and design for manufacture;
- a good understanding of assembly, sterilisation, and transfer towards manufacture;
- experience with requirements management, design controls, risk management, verification, validation, and testing;
- a good understanding of usability and human factors;
- electro-mechanical experience as a beneficial additional strength;
- strong leadership, client engagement, and project delivery skills; and
- clear written and verbal communication.
Additional Information
Assessment process ⚖️
Please note that the interview stages may be subject to change based on the specific requirements of the role.
- Quick call with one of our Tech Recruiters – to discuss your application, the role, and PA
- Round 1: Either a competency or technical interview (60 mins)
- Round 2: Either a competency or technical interview, whichever you didn’t do at the first round (60 mins)
- Final round 🎉: Meeting with a PA leader - a mini case study and discussion around your client-centricity (60 mins)
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We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:
- Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
- 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
- Generous company pension scheme
- Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
- Annual performance-based bonus
- PA share ownership
- Tax-efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
Commitment to Equality
We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward, and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Adjustments or accommodations
Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com.
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