Equipment Safety Engineer

To provide Electrical and Safety design expertise to the Equipment Engineering department in the design, manufacture, documentation, and continuous improvement of equipment to produce medical devices.

Responsibilities:

• Generation of equipment electrical designs which meet manufacturing, safety, CE, and performance requirements. 
• Proactively and continuously ensure potential safety risks are addressed and ensure equipment meets CE marking standards. 
• Work closely with internal client engineers to understand their equipment requirements.
• Work closely with internal and external machine build vendors in order to ensure that any equipment supplied is built according to client specifications and is properly handed over to manufacturing. 
• Ensure equipment solutions are delivered within planned schedules and within budget.
• Ensure documentation/drawing standards for equipment meet client requirements. 
• As part of the design team, this person is expected to work closely with both internal and external specialists to complete equipment related projects. 
• Build Quality into all aspects of work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.
• Participates in and leads the use of lean and Continuous Improvement tools in equipment designs and engineering systems. 
• Support continuous improvement activities.
• Provide technical guidance / leadership to the equipment build team.
• PSPI/CI/VIP opportunity identification and collation.
• Any other duties or responsibilities that may be assigned to you in your role.

Skills Required:

• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD Electrical, and design of pneumatic circuits. 
• Proven ability to design and commission electrical and pneumatic control panels for automated equipment. 
• Proven ability to assess and remediate equipment safety issues.
• Good technical capabilities, teamwork abilities and initiative. 
• Proven ability to work well as part of a team & on own with minimum supervision.
• Good communication skills combined with an imaginative and creative approach to problem solving.

Education / Licenses / Certifications:

• Candidates are required to hold an Engineering qualification equivalent to or above NFQ Level 8 with a minimum of 3 years’ 
  experience in the design and build of equipment for the medical device industry.
• Proof of education, licenses, and certifications will be required where applicable.

Benefits:

• VHI Healthcare Cover
• Life Assurance
• Pension Contribution
• Training And Educational Assistance
• Annual GP Check-Up
• Extra Annual Leave
• Healthcare Screening
• Recognition Rewards

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