Mechanical Design Lead (Fixed Term)

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Are you interest in developing a novel device that can decrease the time of orthopaedic operations and improve clinical outcomes and overall patient quality of life?

About The Role

You will be supporting the physical development of a medical device that will be used during a clinical-trial for evaluating and proving the usefulness of the proposed approach, i.e. using image-based feedback to guide an orthopaedic surgeon while performing bone drilling tasks.

As part of the role you will be expected to liaise with the software lead and the clinical Principal investigator but also externally with specialised medical device consultants and manufacturers. This role is a great opportunity to gather experience in the process of developing a device, move it thought MHRA approval, and test it in a real-world environment.

About You

We expect applicants to possess:

A first degree (BA/BSc) in a subject relevant to the research activity

Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills

Ability to organise and prioritise own workload to meet required deadlines

Experience with the design of medical devices is desirable but not essential

About Us

This exciting opportunity will be within the team working on the Drilling Guidance System (DGS) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

The DGS team is part of the Centre for Autonomous Robotics (CENTAUR) and Power Transmission and Motion Control (PTMC) Centre. We have many years of experience in robotic and automation platforms design, electronics circuits and sensor design, as well as control system development. Our team includes experts in control and device development of medical devices and surgical robotics.

Our department welcoming and dedicated to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for all to study and work in. We have a reputation for outstanding teaching, innovative research and collaborative links with industry. We have over 100 academic and research staff, 1000 undergraduate students and 200 postgraduate students. The Department holds an Athena SWAN silver award, is a leading research and teaching Department and has over 89% of staff being world-leading or internationally excellent in research.

This Research Assistant role is fixed-term role from 18 October 2021 with an expected end date of 28 February 2022.

What We Can Offer You

Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work.

We Are

a family friendly workplace

open to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the University.

recognising of the talents of our diverse workforce through an excellent reward package

encouraging of your personal and professional development

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