Junior Engineer / Engineering Technician

About Us

The facility for the Manufacturing of Active Implants and Surgical Instruments (MAISI) is a suite of cleanrooms located at St Thomas Hospital, part of the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London. 

MAISI is a dedicated sub-contract manufacturing facility, fully staffed and equipped to build advanced active implantable medical devices and surgical instruments for first-in-human safety studies.

We enable funded research to achieve its full impact by supplying prototypes for clinical evaluation, accelerating translation for the future benefit of patients. More information: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/bmeis/our-centres/maisi The post holder will be employed within the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. 

The successful applicant will be based between St Thomas Hospital campus and the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering.

About The Role

We are seeking an Engineering Technician / Junior Engineer to join our team as we establish a new medical device manufacturing facility. 

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to be immersed within the medical device industry and have a real contribution to the success of our project. Once established, the facility will support researchers and start-ups in the production of novel medical devices for first in human clinical studies.

You will: 

• Proactively support us in routine facility organisation and operational activities 
• Assist with manufacturing process optimisation and qualification activities to develop our first medical device 
• Learn to operate a range of manufacturing equipment from 3D printers to laser micro-machining systems 
• Report to the Senior Process Engineer, working closely with the Process Engineers and other departments including Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Procurement. 

Why Join us: 

• Broad Exposure: Gain a comprehensive understanding of medical device development and manufacturing, from validation to production, in a dynamic, hands-on role. 
• Innovative Technologies: Work with a range of cutting-edge technologies and manufacturing techniques, contributing to the creation of novel medical devices. 
• Impactful Collaboration: Work with researchers and startups to bring groundbreaking devices from concept to human study phases, making a tangible impact on healthcare innovation. 
• Unique Opportunity: Join a small, agile team where your contributions are valued, with opportunities to develop skills across operations, quality, and engineering. With project success and additional funding, there is potential for contract extension beyond the initial term. 

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 05 February 2026 (with a view to extend). The post holder will be expected to be on campus full time.

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