R&D Engineer II

Shape the Future of Cancer Care at Luminate Medical

At Luminate, our mission is to make cancer care more human.

We have designed and developed multiple devices across the Lily, Lotus and Lilac product ranges and are showing that these can have real world impact. Lily and Lilac are revolutionary wearable devices designed to address hair loss and peripheral neuropathy respectively – two of the most common and difficult side effects of cancer treatment. Lotus, our latest solution, is a next-generation system of services and devices that is designed to make at-home cancer care more accessible and efficient for both patients and clinics. The challenge now is to take the learnings from our patients and develop the next generation of devices so that we can have an impact at scale.  

We’re looking for an R&D Engineer to be a key contributor in supporting our current devices and kickstarting our next generation of devices - gathering feedback from users, patients and internal stakeholders to develop devices that can bring Luminate to the next level. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-award-winning team and play a decisive part in the development and production of life changing devices. Above all, you will need to enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be passionate about working with people, and thrive in taking responsibility for delivering projects on-time to make a real-world patient impact.  

Working at Luminate Medical 

• Luminate is a rapidly growing company with big ambitions to change the face of cancer treatment. You will have an opportunity to shape the development of multiple high-impact patient-facing products and gain first-hand insights into the growth of a start-up. 

• We offer a highly competitive salary comparable with multinational medical device companies, a flexible benefits package (including health insurance and pension). 

• We believe in quality of life in our products and for our people, and offer flexible working hours, and a generous vacation policy. 

What You Will Do: 

Become a key contributor in R&D device support and improvement through clinical trial, regulatory submissions and commercial release:

• Lead device investigations, perform root cause analyses, resolve and implement product fixes, modifications, and design enhancements.
• Carrying out verification and validation activities to support submissions.

• Implementing design changes to improve devices and patient outcomes.
• Ability to translate customer, clinical, or user feedback into innovative product concepts and engineering solutions.

Become a technical contributor within the R&D group to drive patient-focused cancer care products from idea to manufacture, including: 

• Contributing to technical reviews, interpreting experimental data, and brainstorming sessions. 

• Owning tasks and deliverables with a structured, methodical approach to product development. 

• Evaluating and sourcing materials, components, and suppliers to ensure optimal design and manufacturability. 

• Communicating design decisions effectively, interpreting research literature and test results to refine and improve designs. 

• Creating and maintaining design documentation, including drawings, specifications, technical reports and requirements documentation. 

• Collaborating with design assurance to conduct risk assessments through FMEAs. 

• Working with manufacturing engineers to ensure DFA throughout design. 

Take responsibility for the delivery of project goals in a timely fashion by: 

• Taking personal responsibility for critical and complex technical tasks. 

• Working closely with Senior Engineers, Project Manager, RA/QA and Clinical teams to maintain agreed timelines and ensure quality standards are maintained. 

Personal Attributes – The Ideal Candidate Is: 

• Creative: A creative problem solver who is enthusiastic about new ideas. 

• Open: A proactive team player who seeks to help develop your teammates. You are willing to adopt, engage with and shape company culture in a positive manner. You can give and receive candid feedback in a constructive and positive manner.

• Communicative: Proficient in written and verbal communication and collaboration skills. You share ideas and support exploration of other ideas. 
• Self-Driven: You have a sense of urgency in your work and thrive when taking responsibility for tasks. 
• Organised: You can prioritise your list of tasks with input from more senior colleagues and ensure actions are completed on time.

Experience Requirements – The Ideal Candidate Must Have: 

• 2-5 years of experience in product development or sustaining engineering (preferably in a medical device environment).  
• Minimum Level 8 degree in Engineering, as per the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Ireland, is required.
• Previous experience with electro-mechanical devices.
• Experience with on-market support of medical devices.
• Experience contributing to Medical Device Design History File documentation such as Risk Management, Design Inputs, Test Method Design, and experience writing formal testing protocols and test reports.

Experience Advantages – It Would be Advantageous to Have: 

• Previous experience working on the design of a new product that received medical device regulatory approval. 
• Experience in design for assembly of mid to high-volume manufacture of medical devices and/or consumer products.

• Experience with electronics and/or firmware.
• Experience of working toward medical device regulatory requirements and applicable standards, in particular FDA guidance, MDR guidance, ISO 13485 and IEC 60601.

Don’t have all these requirements? 

Some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they are 100% qualified. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart – tell us what you have learned and achieved, whether personal or work-related! With the right mindset, many of the skills above can be learned on the job. If this role excites you, don’t let the description hold you back!