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Principal Physicist / Scientist

Principal Physicist/Scientist

To provide a significant contribution to major development projects in a technical lead or project management role. The position will involve working within multi-disciplinary teams of highly talented people to develop world-leading medical products for Clients around the globe.

As a Principal Physicist/Scientist, you will take the technical lead on projects working closely within teams of Engineers, Technicians, Consultants and Designers. You will be required to apply your Mathematics, Physics and Scientific knowledge to solve challenging technical problems. You will be experienced in the art of balancing technical ambitions against practical constraints and you will have a successful technical track record. You will use your commercial experience and awareness regarding technical issues, to act as the first point of contact for both clients and other engineers on projects. The role will involve using your strong technical expertise to liaise with clients to understand their technical needs and prepare proposals which capture these requirements.

You will be involved with hands-on product development and design of complex electro-mechanical systems. Your strong creative and technical skills should allow you to make a significant contribution to development projects and to participate in consultancy work within client companies.

Your specific responsibilities are likely to include:
Leading teams of technologists/engineers to develop high integrity complex systems for medical devices
Working closely with engineers and technicians to implement designs
Writing technical reports and producing high quality design documentation
Preparing technical programmes of work
Presenting findings to internal and external clients

Minimum requirements
An excellent degree in Physics or a related discipline
Significant post graduate relevant industrial experience
Strong technical skills, with key strengths in practical application of the sciences
Experience of writing technical reports and proposals
A genuine passion for Physics and Engineering in general
Excellent team working skills with ability and enthusiasm to mentor less experienced staff. Strong verbal and written communication and task management skills.
A proven ability to manage a team of engineers and technicians is highly desirable as is an appreciation of risk management tools used in product development.
Working knowledge of medical device development processes compliant with ISO13485 and Quality System Regulation
Multi-disciplinary control engineering
Systems engineering including generation of specifications and documentation
An ability to apply simulation tools such as Matlab / Simulink to model complex problems and solutions
A post-graduate qualification with a high level of practical experience would also be advantageous

The successful candidate will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment