Job Summary
This position is with MEDesign Ltd. The role forms part of an Innovation Boost project supported by InterTradeIreland. Salary support under the programme is provided for 18 months; however, the employment contract is with MEDesign Ltd and is not limited to the funding period.
Company Introduction
MEDesign is a product design and mechanical engineering firm specialising in medical device design and development from concept to manufacture. We also prototype and manufacture products and components. MEDesign helps many clients to bring their product ideas from concept to manufacture. MEDesign's key areas of focus are User Centered Design (UCD), Human Factors Design (HFD), Mechanical Design (MD) and Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA). MEDesign supports their clients by using the latest technologies and techniques to get to prototype testing in the shortest time.
Job Description
MEDesign is seeking an ambitious Project Engineer to lead the development of a new rapid prototyping and virtual engineering capability that will transform how medical-device customers bring products from concept to physical testing.
Working alongside leading academic experts from the engineering team at Ulster University, the successful candidate will develop advanced capabilities in CFD, FEA, high-performance polymer processing, additive manufacturing and rapid injection mould tooling.
This is a hands-on technical role and the successful candidate will help establish MEDesign's ability to deliver functional injection-moulded prototype components in days rather than months, creating a new commercial service offering for the company.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and optimise rapid tooling solutions using CAD, CFD and FEA simulation.
- Develop and validate 3D-printed PEI tooling for injection moulding applications.
- Plan and execute experimental moulding trials and analyse technical performance.
- Work with academic experts to develop new design rules, simulation methods and manufacturing processes.
- Evaluate thermal, mechanical and fluid-flow characteristics of tooling and moulded components.
- Support the development of a new rapid prototyping and virtual engineering service for MEDesign clients.
- Present findings and recommendations to customers, academic partners and company management.
- Create technical documentation, standard operating procedures and knowledge-transfer materials.
- Contribute to future product-design, prototyping and advanced engineering projects across the business.
The successful graduate will lead this project, in a supportive partnership with Ulster University (UU) as part of the InterTradeIreland’s Innovation Boost Programme.
Interviews will be held approximately week commencing: 14/12/2026