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With a mission to revolutionise diagnostics and improve healthcare outcomes, DxD Hub drives the transformation of innovations into clinically validated diagnostic devices ready for market adoption - leveraging an end-to-end, ISO 13485-compliant productisation engine across In Vitro Diagnostics, Point-Of-Care Connected Devices, Digital Diagnostics, and Digital Therapeutics. Our strengths are in cross-disciplinary product development particularly in molecular, protein assay, immunoassays, and digital diagnostic technologies.\nJob Description\nWe are seeking a Prototype Development Engineer to join our Integrated Medical Technology engineering team. In this role, candidate will turn early-stage diagnostic concepts into engineered, testable prototypes - working across the full device stack from mechanical structure and biological elements integration and assay interface.\nThe preferred background is in mechanical engineering, with enough exposure to adjacent domains - biology, chemistry, electronics, or medical devices - to engage meaningfully across a multidisciplinary team. The work is hands-on and debugging a prototype at system level. Candidate will build deep expertise in translational device development while developing a good understanding in the clinical workflow.\nThis role suits engineers with 5-10 years of experience who want to move beyond single-discipline work and develop into well-rounded device developers.\nRoles and Responsibilities\nDesign, build, and iterate mechanical and biological components for diagnostic device prototypes, spanning 3D-printed, machined, and moulded parts across optical, electrochemical, LFA, PCR, and POCT platforms.\nContribute to system-level prototype integration - assembling subsystems, resolving interface conflicts, and verifying that the assembled device behaves as the design intends.\nPlan and execute characterisation and prototype testing studies; design experiments, collect data, analyse results, and generate engineering reports that support design decisions.\nDevelop and maintain test scripts in Python for data acquisition, instrument control, and test automation in support of verification activities.\nSupport the translation of assay and clinical requirements into device design constraints, working closely with IVD scientists to understand what the device must do to the sample.\nDraft and execute test protocols in collaboration with the team, ensuring traceability, repeatability, and compliance with ISO 13485 design control requirements.\nParticipate actively in design reviews, troubleshooting sessions, and cross-team discussions - contributing grounded, experimental observations rather than abstracted analysis.\nCreate and maintain technical documentation including design records, fabrication drawings, test protocols, and reports.\nManage your own task queue and communicate progress, blockers, and risks clearly to the team and project manager.\nKey Requirement\nBachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related discipline.\n5-10 years of hands-on product or prototype development experience, including at least one project taken from early-stage concept to a functioning, testable prototype.\nStrong mechanical foundation: design for manufacture, tolerance thinking, material selection, and fabrication methods including 3D printing, machining, and moulding.\nProficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks, Solid Edge, or equivalent) for part and assembly design.\nProficiency in Python for data analysis and test automation; 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