R&D Engineer

Shape the Face of Cancer Treatment at Luminate Medical

Our vision is to build innovative new products which revolutionise the patient experience of cancer treatment. Our first product is a wearable medical device to prevent hair loss caused by cancer chemotherapy in a portable, comfortable, and effective way. Chemotherapy induced hair loss is a rapidly growing €8 billion global market with multiple established public companies in the industry. We’re seeking to recruit talented individuals with the ambition to drive the development of a new and innovative approach and join the management team at our Galway office.

The Role – Graduate Research and Development Engineer

The Graduate R&D Engineer will help shape the product development cycle of new patient-facing medical devices for people undergoing cancer treatment. This role offers applicants the chance to join a well-funded growth-stage companies as an early employee with high-level insight into the growth of a start-up company. You will form a core part of a dynamic team and help shape the company culture.

Working at Luminate Medical

• This is a key early hire at a rapidly growing and award-winning start-up company. You will have an opportunity to shape the development of a high-impact patient-facing product and gain first-hand insights into the growth of a start-up.
• We offer a highly competitive salary commensurate with experience (available on application).
• We believe in quality of life in our product and for our people, offering a flexible benefit scheme, flexible working hours, work-from-home options, and a generous vacation policy.

What You Will Do:

• Product design of medical devices for solving side effects of cancer treatment, including:

  o	Understanding user and clinical needs and translating these to technical requirements,
  
  o	Generating and documenting new design ideas through sketching and CAD modelling,
  
  o	Building prototypes for assessment in the lab and in clinical studies,
  

• Testing and development of design concepts for novel medical devices through:

  o	Designing test methods and writing verification/validation protocols,
  
  o	Conducting tests following the scientific method,
  
  o	Gathering test data, interpreting data, and presenting conclusions for new designs,
  
  o	Debugging experiments and design flaws.
  

• Complete design and test documentation as part of regulatory submissions for medical device clearance, such as:

  o	Updating engineering documents such as technical drawings or test procedures,
  
  o	Documenting test procedures, logging data and writing conclusions.
  

Personal Attributes – The Ideal Candidate Is:

• A proactive team player. You have experience of working in a team, you seek to create alignment on objectives and collaborate with teammates.
• Resourceful, independent, and self-motivated with a hands-on attitude.
• You can give and receive candid feedback in a constructive and positive manner.
• Willing to adopt, engage with and shape company culture in a positive manner.
• Outstanding in written and verbal communication and collaboration skills. You are able to articulate ideas clearly.

Experience Requirements – The Ideal Candidate Must Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering or similar.
• Strong knowledge of CAD software such as SolidWorks and/or Creo.
• Strong practical skills and experience working with tools such as 3D Printing.
• Good mechanical design and understanding of engineering fundamentals.
• Experience in writing technical reports.

Experience Advantages – It Would be Advantageous to Have:

• 1-2 years medical device R&D experience (preferably some in an SME environment).
• A demonstrated track record of interest in medical devices through projects, internships, or placements.
• Experience developing Finite Element Analysis models.
• Previous experience in Product Design and Human Factors Engineering.
• 3D CAD surfacing skills.
• Experience with Excel / Minitab to input and analyse test data.