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Role: Graduate Hardware Engineer
Location:Stevenage
Duration:12 months
Inside IR35: Umbrella

About out client :

Our client is a leading global provider of technologies and services that support the development and manufacture of therapeutics. Operating within the life sciences sector, they assist researchers and biopharmaceutical companies in bringing vital therapies to market. Their UK operations are instrumental in delivering advanced solutions in bioprocessing, cell and gene therapy, and laboratory research. With a strong focus on innovation and quality, our client plays a key role in ensuring that essential medicines are produced safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards for patients around the world.

What you'll do
As a graduate development engineer you will play a critical role on aspects of the hardware development, being responsible for testing devices, analyzing data and evaluation of design solutions. You will also be expected to work across multi-functional groups and support colleagues.

Responsibilities

Testing and verifying design solutions, helping the team deliver against stakeholder and project objectives.
Supporting colleagues in the development of hardware both within the engineering team and across other groups.
Managing packages of work, including collaborating with colleagues, contractors and suppliers.
Creating design documentation, including engineering drawings, technical specifications, verification plans/protocols and reports.Who are you

Have an appreciation of product development within a regulated industry.
Have experience designing and developing of robust, reliable, innovative products or devices, from concept to production.
Have an analytical mind and experience in root cause analysis.
Have an appreciation of detailed design and analysis of components, mechanisms and assemblies including moulding and sheet metal manufacture.
Can identify a board range of manufacturing processes and control.
Engineering degree or equivalent suitable engineering experience.Desirable

CAE (FEA, CFD, dynamics/math modelling, data analysis)
Experience in systems engineering including design, definition and testing of systems and sub-systems
Understanding of chromatography, membrane filtration and/or bioprocessing
Experience in reactor design and/or process engineering
Application and understanding of key industrial standards and regulations
Proficient in Creo and/ Solidworks

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