Senior Project Design Engineer
61005589
Posted: 28/09/2026
- €75000 - €105000 per annum, Benefits: null
- Ireland, County Limerick, Limerick
- Contract
Orion Group Life Sciences are currently recruiting a Senior Project Design Engineer on behalf of our Multinational Biopharmaceutical Client based in Limerick on an initial 12-Month contract with potential to extend.
Responsibility: Design and Prototype testing of Automated Equipment Technology Development
Expectations
Responsibility: Project Management
Expectations
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Responsibility: Design and Prototype testing of Automated Equipment Technology Development
Expectations
- Provide first-class cost-effective design solutions for automated equipment for next generation Med Tech manufacturing equipment.
- Deep working knowledge & demonstrated capability to design automation equipment & processes.
- Generate Design concepts in 2D and 3D CAD of proposals to help drive project solutions and recommendations.
- Have an understanding of FEA techniques to verify design, preferably able to use FEA software to verify design.
- Formulate and recommend engineering policies and technical work in accordance with project objectives. Ensure that sound technical engineering concepts are applied.
- Maintain a network and open lines of communication with other technology teams, ensuring awareness and alignment with key stakeholder needs and new technology developments.
- Lead and develop new value propositions that employ the latest technologies to bring increased efficiencies to the manufacturing supply chain
- Develop Proof of Principle (POP) activities to de-risk proposed solutions and drive these POP activities to completion, iterating the design where needed.
Responsibility: Project Management
Expectations
- Provide a clear/concise Communications with both key stakeholders and Engineering Teams
- Ensure customer requirements are met and that customer feedback/recommendations are sought to allow closure of successful use cases.
- Manage key equipment partners and integrators for the development of automated manufacturing systems.
- Establish effective working relationships and develop new partnerships to optimize product development with partners across the organization.
- Establish Strong Relationships with new and potentially Key Vendors.
- Support and lead where appropriate in developing the following Project Management requirements:
- Project Charters.
- Project scopes / Planning & Defining scope / Costing Estimates.
- Schedules / Activity Planning & Sequencing / Time Estimates.
- Report generation and project progress reporting.
- Key delivery metrics as per the stage gate process.
- Risk Analysis / Managing Risks and Issues.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
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