Job Description

About Us:

KwickScreen is challenging the status quo and we are at the forefront of infection control in healthcare.

At our core, we are a team of Designers & Engineers who have spent the last 12 years working tirelessly alongside the NHS. Our award-winning portable, retractable hospital screens create safe spaces for patients every day.

Our products are already used in every NHS trust, in over 250 hospitals in the US and we export to over 15 different countries.

We want you to be part of our continued mission to improve the patient experience further and play a pivotal role in growing our product offering.

About The Role:

As a Lead / Principal Mechanical Engineer at KwickScreen, you will manage the design and delivery of engineering solutions for various project types and sizes.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers and designers delivering consistent and repeatable solutions. The role is critical in helping to grow and develop our team of technically competent engineers and designers, as well as seeking new opportunities to build the business.

Core Responsibilities:

- You will lead the research and development of new innovative products, supporting Kwickscreen's goal of revolutionising healthcare

- Determining department goals and turning these into cohesive plans ensuring the team meets deadlines.

- Provide expert guidance to the R&D team supporting them to achieve their and our wider business goals

- Produce and constantly maintain full project planning schedules, allocation of the team, and priorities across projects taking into account project dependencies, costs, and risks

- Defining the vision for future KwickScreen products defined by ever-changing user needs

- Lead the recruitment process where appropriate, including selection and interviewing of new candidates when necessary

- Provide individual contribution to projects based on personal expertise and specialism within your field

Lead the team on:

- Solving complex engineering problems and applying solutions to a broad spectrum of products and systems, with precision

- Design of products from the concept stage through to production following an iterative design process

- Constructing and testing prototypes and making the necessary modifications as testing progresses

- Conduct rigorous testing protocols to ensure new product development is fit for the market

- Solving issues within our existing product line, and coming up with new innovative ways to improve them - rapidly and efficiently

- Determine materials, equipment, and manufacturing processes used in the production of our products

- Effectively move products from the R&D stage seamlessly into production

- Produce final design information including parts list, assembly layout, BOM’s, and technical drawings

Skills & Experience:

- MEng in Mechanical Engineering or other relevant engineering discipline

- Extensive technical and practical experience in mechanical engineering in the same or similar industry including experience in leading multi-disciplinary projects and teams

- An engineering professional with a very high level of technical competency and ideally 10+ years of experience working at a high level within mechanical engineering

- Proven capability in leading teams on product development, design for manufacture (including low volume, batch production, and typical mass production techniques and processes), new product introduction, production engineering, and continuous improvement

- Exhibit naturally strong leadership qualities

- Able to communicate effectively with the team and wider business

- Proven ability to work against extremely tight deadlines in a hands-on role

Desired experience:

- Hands on manufacturing experience and making skills

- Proven expertise in a typical 3D CAD system, ideally Solidworks or Onshape

What we offer:

- 25 holiday days (with the option to buy back 5 more + bank holidays)

- A fantastic workspace in the heart of South London boasting a large workshop and 3D printing lab

- Continued technical support from leaders in their field

- Performance-based bonus scheme

- Cycle to work scheme

- Monthly office socials within a large co-working space shared with like-minded innovative businesses

- Location: Lewisham, London SE13

Salary: Competitive

To apply for this opportunity, please send your CV and cover letter to hr@kwickscreen.com with Lead / Principal Mechanical Engineer in the subject heading.

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