Principal Consultant - Mechanical Engineering

Description Sagentia Innovation , part of Science Group plc, works with global market leaders and disruptive start-ups across the medical, consumer, industrial, defence, food & beverage, agriculture, energy and life sciences sectors.

We help clients identify opportunities for growth and transform these into commercially successful products and technologies You will have the unique opportunity to work with clients from start-ups through to global market leaders.

You will have a passion for technology and will use a combination of innovation, creativity and technical excellence to meet and exceed our customers' expectations. You will work across the product development lifecycle, from new concept generation and technology validation, detailed engineering design, prototyping and transfer to manufacture. you will play a key role in delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients.

Our projects range in length from a few months through to a few years. ranging from technical interventions to solve specific problems to full product development. Recent examples of our work have included: Development of core delivery engine technology for consumer beverage dispensing Development of a Laparoscopic surgical robotic system: control interfaces, robotic manipulators and surgical instruments Development of a topical cream dispenser in the personal care space Improvements in the efficiency of negative pressure wound therapy systems through design innovation A Day in the life Many of our projects require a multidisciplinary approach involving our electronics, software and applied science teams and of course the mechanical and product design team that you will be part of.

This role has a focus on the creation and delivery of new product designs to our clients. At your level of experience, we will expect you to be technically leading and mentoring your fellow development engineers as well as taking on a hands-on role in technical delivery.

You will be interacting directly with clients through regular external project update meetings. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate Your experience of managing projects or work packages to tight timescales throughout the full product development life cycle Team leadership skills, involving guiding and planning project team members' activities Strong interpersonal and communication skills - confidence and capability in a client facing role Business development expertise by providing pre-sales input and assistance, interfacing directly with clients under the guidance of our business development team Your work will predominately be based at our Sagentia innovation offices in Harston. There may also be oppo...

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