R&D Intern
KeyMed (Medical & Industrial Equipment) Ltd. (OKM) | Chief Manufacturing and Supply Officer
A global leader in the medical device and technology industry, for more than 100 years Olympus has focused on making people's lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling. Our products and solutions help to diagnose, prevent, and treat illnesses, further scientific research and keep people safe.
Olympus UK & Ireland (UI) is one of the largest, and most profitable regions in EMEA. As both a Legal Manufacturer and Sales Center, we have a passionate and committed workforce of almost 1,000 people developing and advancing our medical technologies, and supporting both public (NHS/HSE) and private healthcare customers across the region.
Your responsibilities
* Assist in Research, Design development and prototyping of products in accordance with company development standards.
* Assist in the research of new product development, materials and manufacturing technologies including intellectual property and their application to meet or exceed customer company and project needs.
* Assist in the evaluation and documentation of the feasibility, reliability and risk of concepts and/or prototypes through engineering testing and analysis to demonstrate that the product performance, manufacturability, safety and cost are consistent with the customer, regulatory and production requirements.
* Assist in the development of timelines, cost and resource estimates for development/research tasks to appraise management of performance against plan, communicating and reporting progress to project management to maintain and track compliance to project schedule.
* Assist in the generation and review of design history file documentation in compliance with relevant regulatory requirements.
* Assist in the progression of vendor activities in agreement with global sourcing relative to communication of specifications, developments schedules and tracking in order to obtain components, supplies or equipment to support prototype or product procurement and assembly.
* Assist in the delivery of manufacturable designs acceptable to operations by applying design for manufacture principles and implement feedback from Manufacturing Engineers, external suppliers and other sources.
* Ensure high product and process quality in collaboration with the quality department and all other departments.
* Assist in the coordination of inbound and outbound projects and work streams in collaboration with external partners (e.g. contract developer or contract manufacturer), ranging from the definition of specifications, buying of products in collaboration with purchasing, technical assessment and testing of products and coordination of joint developments.
Minimum Requirements
* THIS ROLE IS FOR A 1 YEAR PLACEMENT INTERNSHIP, WE CANNOT ACCEPT GRADUATES OR MASTER'S STUDENTS.
* Currently studying a bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent (applicable to intern function).
* Knowledge of Electronic Engineering principles, e.g. digital & analogue circuitry, micro-controller peripherals.
* Knowledge of firmware design, e.g. C/C++ low level programming language, MCU architecture.
* Knowledge of Product Development to meet user requirements, e.g. user risk assessments, verification activities, software test harnesses.
* Understanding of a wide range of engineering technologies used in electronic engineering.
* Strong problem-solving skills.
* Understanding interfaces between functions, understanding of the needs of others.
Physical Requirements
* General day to day activities include:
* Patient Focus - We put patients at the heart of everything.
* Integrity - We do the right thing.
* Innovation - We look for new ways to make things better.
* Impact - We take accountability and get things done.
* Empathy - We care for one another and work together.
Benefits
* In addition to a competitive salary, you will receive a generous annual leave entitlement.
* You will be eligible to receive private medical cover.
* Comprehensive company pension scheme.
* You will receive an annual health check with BUPA, funded by us.
* Employee Assistance Program to support your health, mental and emotional well-being.
* At our HQ, we have a subsidised staff restaurant and free parking.
* Other benefits include discounted gym and wellness memberships, cashback and discounts with major UK retailers.
Further Information
Valuing diverse perspectives and lifestyles is closely aligned with our core values. We would therefore like to encourage all candidates to apply - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, identity or conditions and restrictions which cannot be shown.
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