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.

Essential Criteria

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: 

Essential criteria 

1. Degree in Engineering Discipline (mechanical, electrical or related) or equivalent Professional Experience 
2. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and problem-solving skills, with the ability to write and follow detailed protocols and procedures 
3. Ability to adapt and collaborate effectively in a small, fast-paced team environment with good communication and interpersonal skills 
4. Competence in use of IT tools including MS Office, Word, Excel, Teams and Outlook 
5. Can-do attitude, willing to embrace the challenge of setting-up a new facility 
6. Flexible, versatile, open-minded and solutions focused 

Desirable criteria

1. Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (e.g. medical device, microelectronics or pharmaceutical) 
2. Awareness of GMP and relevant regulatory standards (e.g. ISO13485, 21 CFR 820, AIMD, MDD and MDR) 
3. Experience with manufacturing processes and equipment operation 
4. CAD skills 
5. Project Management or SixSigma training or qualification 

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. 

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. 

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Grade and Salary: £34,179 - £37,546 per annum including London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 115586
Close Date: 04-Jun-2025
Contact Person: Catherine Johnston / Michael Capes
Contact Details: catherine.johnston@kcl.ac.uk / Michael.capes@kcl.ac.uk