JOB TITLE – Senior Product Designer DEPTR&D

ABOUT THE JOB

You will be responsible for the design and specification of our product, particularly in the earlier stages where thorough medical understanding is fundamental. Good drawing and modelmaking skills are also required.

ORGANISATION/STRUCTURE CHART (one up, one down and peers)

Area of Accountability: Research and development of new products Provision of medical advice throughout the company Improving and maintaining standards

Accountability: Bridging area between FRD/PSD and physical model Resolution of anatomical, functional, and material issues with consideration of

production issues Continued involvement with subsequent development Project planning Understanding and translation of the training requirements and how these can be best

met by the training models Communication with customers in some cases of poor function of products, and working

with them and R&D and other departments to resolve such situations

Performance Indicators: Well-designed prototypes that can be passed on to other team members for continued

development Good communication with marketing department and medical advisors/customers Good communication with other R&D members involved in the project

Managing Director

R&D Manager

Medical SculptorsProject Managers & Designers (prduct & design engineering)

Successfully resolved prototype completed on schedule Continued support of those involved in subsequent stages of development, resulting in a

successful product Acknowledged for providing of good advice and support throughout company Successful resolution of such issues, resulting in improved product and good customer

relationship

KEY TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Strong Medical knowledge based on medical training and experience in medical

practice Good CAD Skills (Solidworks) would be an advantage Good understanding of design and design engineering principles would be an

advantage Possess good sculpting, modelmaking and mold-making skills Good communicator and teamworking skills Basic engineering skills – turning, milling, drilling etc

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

With whom Nature of contactExternalHealthcare professionals

Materials suppliers

Close communication to achieve functionally and anatomically accurate model which fulfils teaching criteria.

To explore potential material design solutions.

InternalR&D

Production

Marketing/management

Administration/sales

To share knowledge and experience in medical modeling and toolmaking.

Project management.

“handover” to next stage and continue to support.

Discussion of production methods from early stage of design.

Involvement in cases of product/customer problems.

Discussion of FRD/PSD issues and medical advice.

Co-ordination of delivery of prototypes and customer communications.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPSPeople:Partial responsibility currently for one R&D member, though normally none.

Volumes:

Aware of company goal of one or two new product release per year

Financial:No direct responsibility for budget

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