Medical Device Engineer (Drug Delivery)

Location: Melbourn, United Kingdom; hybrid workplace

Company

hirify.global works with pharmaceutical, medical device, and life sciences companies to develop products that improve patient outcomes and bring innovation to market.

What you will do

• Lead complex drug delivery and combination product programmes from concept through industrialisation.
• Provide senior technical leadership across engineering, usability, risk, and manufacturability.
• Contribute hands-on to concept generation, mechanical design, technical reviews, and supporting analysis.
• Define requirements, risk reduction plans, test strategies, and evidence needed for robust development decisions.
• Oversee project delivery, planning, financial control, and technical risk management.
• Build client relationships, support proposals and follow-on opportunities, and mentor colleagues.

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in medical device and/or drug-device combination product development, especially drug delivery devices and patient-facing products.
• Expertise in mechanical design, actuation, injection moulding, tolerancing, and design for manufacture.
• Understanding of assembly, sterilisation, and transfer towards manufacture.
• Experience with requirements management, design controls, risk management, verification, validation, and testing.
• Understanding of usability and human factors.
• Strong leadership, client engagement, project delivery, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Electro-mechanical experience.
• Over time, willingness and ability to take on line management responsibility.

Culture & Benefits

• Multidisciplinary work with scientists, engineers, and designers on meaningful client projects.
• Inclusive workplace focused on equality, diverse perspectives, and professional growth.
• Private healthcare with health and lifestyle perks for employees and families.
• 25 days of annual leave, plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve, with the option to buy five additional days.
• Company pension, annual performance-based bonus, PA share ownership, tax-efficient benefits, and community initiatives.

Hiring process

• Initial call with a Tech Recruiter.
• Two 60-minute rounds consisting of competency and technical interviews, in either order.
• Final 60-minute meeting with a PA leader, including a mini case study and discussion of client-centricity.