R&D Engineer

Real
Limerick, Limerick County, Ireland
3 weeks ago
£35 – £47 ph

Salary

£35 – £47 ph

Posted
25 Mar 2026 (3 weeks ago)

A global medical device company is looking for a R&D Design Engineer to join their Research and Development team on a contract basis. This role will have some trailblazing, building new processes, mapping those processes, and putting best side forward. Building technical forms, collecting that data from technical teams, and cross reviewing, to formulate user guides.

Core responsibilities:

DHF (Design History File) expertise

IFU (Instructions for Use) creation and management

Label and packaging development

Technical content requirements

Risk model familiarity

Design input requirements

Technical content forms for documentation

Supporting transfer from project phase into production

User guides / How‑to guides

Understanding of legal and regulatory requirements

Ability to extract and synthesise technical data from SMEs

Automated ‑system / router system familiarity (project‑specific)

Process development

Essential skills:

Research and development experience

DHF experience

Medical devices experience

The start date is for ASAP but we can wait for the right person. The initial contract length is for 12 months, with options to extend after. The role is based in Limerick but will be fully remote, visiting the site once or twice a month is welcomed. The rate is €40-55 per hour, depending on experience, if you have any expenses please let me know and I can factor that into the rate for you.

If you are interested in the role please send me your latest CV and I will call you to discuss the further details.

Please click to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement.

To find out more about Real, please visit

Real Staffing, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC(phone number removed) England and Wales

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