Design Engineer

Our client is a leading international life science company that develops, manufactures, and distributes instruments, consumables, and services for use in laboratories around the world.
The product portfolio of the business is diverse with significant investments into R&D. They are looking to expand the team by adding a Refrigeration Design Engineer to the team based in Essex.
Position:
Design & development of refrigeration systems following agile methodology of product development
Use of numeric calculation methods to assure design performance while minimising investment on prototype and experiments building, calibrate models targeting representativeness
Create and review specifications of refrigeration systems and components for use either to prototypes and off tooling units
Assure refrigeration specifications are feasible to source by connecting to suppliers and manufacturing
Provide specific documentation related to product design to meet regulatory compliance
Advocate on refrigeration testing by making sure product and testing quality level is appropriate. Guide testing to improve products
Feed refrigeration technology roadmap pipeline by targeting new and feasible technologies
Assist on quality complaints from the field by providing technical support in order to identify root cause, short and long term alternatives and determine product risks
Provide support on manufacturing processes and methods to meet quality and safety standards
Education
Ideally Mechanical/Design Engineering or relevant practical expertise
Nice to have:
Technical background in thermodynamics and heat transfer
DFM, FMEA and design controls a plus
Design packages and software exposure

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