Design Engineer
Castle Donington

About Us

Medstrom has developed a strong reputation for providing a reliable, dedicated and trusted service to our partners, across the UK and Ireland. As such, we are strong believers in wellbeing, personal development and feeling valued and appreciated whilst you are at work.

Our business has grown organically since its establishment, and we have earned a strong reputation in our industry. We are continually growing and evolving and can offer great opportunities for you to develop with our business, the “Medstrom family”.

Medstrom are now an employee-owned business run through an employee ownership trust (EOT). The EOT sustains Medstrom’s independence and recognition of the fact that we are built upon the hard work and commitment of its employees and is unlike any other company in the industry. Medstrom leadership team said, “It gives us all great pleasure to give something back to our very committed colleagues, as they often go above and beyond their duty to ensure our customers are well looked after.”

Guided by our core values of Respect, Teamwork, Excellence, Commitment, Integrity and Trust, we believe that our people are what makes us great!

We’re now looking for a dedicated Design Engineer to join the R&D team in Castle Donington and help provide high-quality products to customers.

The Benefits

- Basic salary of £35,000 - £38,000 (depending on experience)
- Annual bonus scheme
- Contributory Pension scheme
- Discounts and cashback on shopping, supermarkets and holidays as part of our rewards scheme
- 33 days’ holiday including Bank Holidays
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes including cycle to work
- Full Induction with great training and support from dedicated team members
- Receive a “treat” on your birthday
- Be a part of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) and the associated benefits of having a stake in the company

Here at Medstrom, we are focused on delivering the best service possible, and to achieve this, we need amazing people in our team. That’s where you come in!

The Role:

You will be required to study, research and develop ideas for new products and the systems used to make them, and also modify existing products or processes to increase efficiency or improve performance.

- Designing products and manufacturing processes
- Improve existing products and processes
- Assessing product usability and safety
- Writing reports and presenting results to managers and internal customers
- Craft models and drawings of products using SolidWorks
- Research new product ideas and methods
- Ensure compliance with existing standards
- Find creative design solutions to problems
- Adhere to and respect Medstrom values

About You:

To join us as a Design Engineer, ideally you will need to have the following:

Previous experience as a Design Engineer or a similar role

- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field
- Proven experience using CAD software; knowledge of SolidWorks would be an advantage
- Have a proactive attitude
- Good understanding of medical standards
- Good communication skills and feel comfortable working in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to present solutions in front of internal customers and managers
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Excellent attention to detail

Hours of work: 37.5 per week Monday - Friday

Webrecruit and Medstrom are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.