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Crux Product Design is an ambitious, growing consultancy looking for a talented Project Manager within our existing project management team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further their career and work on some of the world’s most exciting product development projects.

In this role, you will work with our multi-disciplinary design and engineering teams to lead and manage the development of medical and consumer goods devices, from concept through to production. This is a key position of responsibility and your success in this role will be central to the success of the company. We need an innovative, experienced and delivery focused individual with the drive and enthusiasm to push forward relentlessly in a fast-paced and supportive team environment.

Principal responsibilities...

• Managing multiple design and development projects, ranging from initial concept, product definition, design & development, and transfer to manufacture
• Ensuring goals are met in areas including customer satisfaction, safety, quality and team member performance
• Managing timelines, resource, budgets and risks
• Managing relationships with our clients
• Capturing business opportunities from ongoing client project activities
• Supporting business development activities including formulation of costed technical proposals
• Producing accurate and timely reporting of program status to clients and internal stakeholders
• Implementing and managing changes and interventions to ensure successful project delivery
• Leading and working with the project teams to solve challenging design, mechanical engineering, electronics, and software challenges

Skills we're looking for...

• A 1st or 2:1 degree in an engineering or another relevant discipline
• Experience working to ISO 13485 and ISO 14971, or to the equivalent regulations and requirements of the FDA
• A project management track-record gained within a highly technical and team-oriented environment
• Strong organisational and time management skills with experience of formal project reporting
• Ability to communicate ideas and work flexibly within a dynamic, multidisciplinary team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – articulate and diplomatic manner
• Experience of planning tasks and defining project scope, goals and deliverables
• Ability to track project progress and deliver on-time and budget projects
• Ability to address issues as they arise, and both make and drive decisions
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills

Desirable, but not essential...

• Experience working within a consulting environment
• An industry recognised Project Management qualification or certification

About Crux...

Crux is a dynamic engineering and product development consultancy that takes pride in its outstanding work and a warm and supportive workplace environment. Working as a trusted partner to pharmaceutical companies and household brand names, our projects deliver a vast array of products to global markets.  Collaboration between people in all areas of our business is key to our success, so open and friendly multi-way communication is encouraged at all levels.

Interested? Email your CV and covering letter to careers@cruxproductdesign.com and add 'Project Manager' as the email subject.

 

Crux Product Design is an ambitious, growing consultancy looking for a qualified Accountant to join the finance team. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will support in providing the business with accurate and up to date financial information. As a flexible team player who is great at solving problems and making complex financial information comprehensible, you will possess outstanding attention to detail and be able to work independently.

Crux is a highly supportive team environment in an exciting period of growth offering fantastic career development opportunities and benefits for the right candidates.

Principal Responsibilities…

• Ensuring month end/year end processes and timelines are adhered to
• Maintenance of fixed assets register and monthly depreciation
• Month end reporting (project profitability/budget vs actual/cost centre)
• Financial forecasting
• Preparation of annual budgets
• Review and preparation of quarterly VAT returns
• Oversee and act as backup for payroll processing
• Collation of information to support R&D taxation claims

Skills we're looking for...

• Ideally qualified, or working towards a well recognised accounting qualification
• Strong analytical skills and be able to develop a systematic approach to identify and resolve issues
• Proficiency with MS Excel
• Organised and able to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Outstanding attention to detail

Desirable, but not essential...

• Prior use of SAP Business ByDesign or other ERP software would also be beneficial
• Experience working within a consulting environment

About Crux...

Crux is a dynamic engineering and product development consultancy that takes pride in its outstanding work and a warm and supportive workplace environment. Working as a trusted partner to pharmaceutical companies and household brand names, our projects deliver a vast array of products to global markets.  Collaboration between people in all areas of our business is key to our success, so open and friendly multi-way communication is encouraged at all levels.

Interested? Email your CV and covering letter to careers@cruxproductdesign.com and add 'Accountant' as the email subject.

 

 

Crux Product Design is an ambitious, growing consultancy looking for a Project Administrator to join our project management team.

In this role, you will work with our project management team to support in the smooth running of project delivery for our clients. Attention to detail and a can-do attitude are essential to the role. We are looking for a highly organised and delivery focused individual with the drive and enthusiasm to thrive in our fast paced and supportive team environment.

Check out our project team: Crux Product Design – Project Team

Principal responsibilities…

• Supporting the Project Managers with administration tasks for client projects.
• Supporting Project Managers with the monitoring of project costs and budgets. Updating and maintaining project budget reports and health checks.  
• Attending and minute taking for key meetings and discussions.
• Owning the setup of new projects, including creating new project codes and Sales Orders in SAP, assigning project phase codes for timesheet submissions, creating project folders and Microsoft Team channels for project communication.
• Creating project kick-off presentation slide templates.
• Scheduling client meetings for projects.  
• Managing agendas and logistics for client visits to Crux.
• Producing regular reports for the Project Management team and Board of Directors, including weekly project hours and material budgets reports, fortnightly expected invoice date reports.
• Supporting the Project Managers with end of project debriefs and closedowns in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Arranging flights and accommodation for project activities as required.
• Updating the project resource planner with holidays, training and new starters.

Skills we’re looking for...

• A strong work ethic and can do attitude
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – articulate and diplomatic manner
• Good knowledge of Microsoft office packages, particularly Excel and PowerPoint  

About Crux...

We are a dynamic engineering and product development consultancy that takes pride in our outstanding work and warm and supportive workplace environment. Working as a trusted partner to pharmaceutical companies and household brand names, our projects deliver a vast array of products to global markets.  Collaboration between people in all areas of our business is key to our success, so open and friendly multi-way communication is encouraged at all levels.

Interested? Please email your CV and covering letter to careers@cruxproductdesign.com quoting " Project Administrator" in the subject header.

We are looking for a motivated candidate to join the Operations & Quality team as a Data Analyst to manage our internal business processes. The role and responsibilities will scale with candidate experience but will primarily include management of our enterprise resource planning (ERP) System (SAP ByDesign) and other key business systems. Core objectives include working to streamline management information reporting, evolving internal commercial processes, and identifying continuous improvement opportunities.  This is a key role working with stakeholders across the business including Quality, Sales, Finance and Project Management and we are looking for someone with existing SAP ByDesign experience, preferably in a consultancy or services environment.

Applicant attributes

You will have a technical or data-driven background, be adaptive and used to engaging with different stakeholders to interpret their requirements into technical solutions.  You must be highly organised and numerate to manage our existing systems and reporting, with the ability to identify areas for improvement, plan and manage their implementation and to train end users.

Principal responsibilities

• Assume Systems Administration responsibilities for our SAP ByDesign system
• Development of reporting suite for business objectives and key results
• Development of system dashboards or reports for specific roles and teams
• Customisation of workflow processes and fields
• Identification of systems improvements, scoping, testing and implementation
• Monitoring of system enhancements and potential changes with full testing through sandbox account
• Review and reporting from other systems used within the business (e.g. Hubspot CRM)
• Help shape various aspects of our strategy and develop objectives based on insights
• Develop internal training material to share knowledge, tips and improvements across the business
• End User training and documentation
• New user set up and licence control
• Updating QMS SOP documentation on system changes (ISO9001 & ISO13485)
• Assisting with internal and external audits where necessary
• Liaison with external support for SAP ByDesign and other systems
• Involvement in other strategic research and data analysis for Operations & Quality and Sales teams

What we're looking for...

• Minimum 2 years SAP ByDesign system admin or technical support experience
• Background in consultancy or services environment
• Degree educated
• Data analytical or financial reporting background
• Highly experienced using Microsoft applications, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enthusiastic, friendly and professional manner
• Good management skills and excellent at working under pressure
• Meticulous attention to detail

Desirable, but not essential...

• Experience with Power BI and/or other data reporting software tools
• Experience of ISO9001 and 13485 would be advantageous
• GDPR and Data Security experience

About Crux

We are a global design consultancy that takes pride in our outstanding work and a warm and supportive workplace environment. Working as a trusted partner to medical companies and leading FMCG brands, our projects deliver a vast array of products to global markets. Collaboration between people in all areas of our business is key to our success, so open and friendly communication is encouraged at all levels.

Interested? Please email your CV and covering letter to careers@cruxproductdesign.com and quote “Data Analyst” in the subject header.

Crux Project Managers work with our multi-disciplinary design and engineering teams to lead and manage the development of medical and consumer goods devices, from concept through to production. This is an excellent opportunity for an innovative and delivery focused individual, looking to pursue a year in industry placement and work on some of the world’s most exciting product development projects, with the drive and enthusiasm to push forward in a fast past-paced and supportive team environment.

Our Project Management roles offer a key position of responsibility and your success in this role will be central to the success of the company.

Check out what our Project Management team is all about: https://vimeo.com/749951364/8801e47e94

What we’re looking for...

• People who are on track for a 1st class or 2:1 degree in an engineering or another relevant discipline
• Understanding of planning tasks and defining project scope, goals and deliverables
• Ability to track project progress, delivering on-time and budget
• Ability to address issues as they arise, and both make and drive decisions
• Ability to communicate ideas and work flexibly within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team
• Strong report writing skills
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
• Exceptional planning and organisational skills
• Ability to work within multiple cross-disciplinary teams and be client facing

About Crux...

Crux are world-leaders in the design, simulation and analysis of medical devices and consumer products; working as a trusted partner to many medical companies and household brand names, our projects touch lives by delivering a vast array of products to global markets.

We are a dynamic and fast-growing engineering consultancy that takes pride in its outstanding work and a warm and supportive workplace.  As part of our team, you’ll be working within a family of high-performing expert engineers. Our strong community is built upon effective communication and happy employees, collaboration in project work and regular social events are the norm.

Check out what an opportunity at Crux offers you: https://vimeo.com/757891657/9e19f86b7a

If you’re interested in working on multidisciplinary design projects, tackling some of the toughest briefs in the medical and consumer goods sectors then we want to hear from you!

Interested? Email your CV and covering letter to careers@cruxproductdesign.com and add ‘Project Manager Placement’ as the email subject.

We’re on the lookout for a talented Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team.  If you’re interested in working on multidisciplinary design projects that tackle some of the toughest briefs in the medical and consumer goods sectors, then we want to hear from you!

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Crux, you will demonstrate areas of deep specialism and take a lead in the development of Crux’s capabilities and operating processes. You will be expected to demonstrate excellence in analytical, creative and experimental skills to supervise and deliver project work to our high-profile clients.

Check our what our Mechanical Engineering team is all about: https://vimeo.com/659672034/d9a2333439

We’re looking for...

• A first-class or high 2:1 degree in mechanical engineering (or closely-related discipline)
• Demonstrable achievements in engineering analysis and detailed design
• Someone creative who enjoys concept generation
• A passion for excellence in written and verbal communication
• Technical leadership ambition and a desire to develop others
• Ability to work cooperatively and dependably as part of a team
• Uncompromising attention to detail

About Crux...

We are a dynamic engineering and product development consultancy that takes pride in our outstanding work and a warm and supportive workplace environment. Working as a trusted partner to high-profile pharmaceutical companies and household brand names, our projects deliver a vast array of products to global markets.  Collaboration between people in all areas of our business is key to our success, so open and friendly multi-way communication is encouraged at all levels. We also believe that a strong community is key to effective communication and happy employees, so we organise regular team social events.

We offer our team exciting career development opportunities and the chance to see your ideas come to life in an environment that only a rapidly growing, innovative and dynamic business can provide.

Interested? Email your CV and covering letter to careers@cruxproductdesign.com and title your correspondence 'Senior Mechanical Engineer', thank you

We’re on the lookout for exceptionally talented individuals with a relevant engineering degree (Electronics, Information Sciences, Software) or similar.

This role is a unique opportunity to help change the face of engineering within the medical devices & pharmaceutical industry. Crux are world-leaders in simulating both medical devices and the human bodies they interact with. We use a mix of physics-based models and machine learning techniques to design and improve novel technologies. The role also involves test rig design and lab experiments for those who like a mix of computer-based modelling and hands-on experimentation.

Check out what our Electronics and Software team is all about:  https://vimeo.com/659670328/45874d530f

Skills we’re looking for...

• Analogue and Digital Electronics Hardware Design
• Signal Processing Algorithms
• Behavioural Modelling
• Microcontrollers (STM32, Nordic nRF52 etc.)
• Low Power Design
• Wireless Communications (Bluetooth / BLE etc.)
• Embedded C/C++
• RTOS
• Schematic Capture and PCB Layout
• Experimental and/or prototyping skills
• Appetite for solving difficult and unusual problems
• Ability to work within multiple cross-disciplinary teams and be client facing

About Crux...

Crux is an innovative and dynamic engineering and product development consultancy, taking pride in its outstanding work and a warm and supportive workplace environment. Our projects are truly world-reaching, working as trusted partners to pharmaceutical companies and household brand names to deliver products to global markets. Collaboration between people in all areas of our business is key to our success, so open and friendly multi-way communication is encouraged at all levels.

Why you’ll love working here:

You’ll be working with a family of high performing expert engineers. Our strong community is built upon effective communication and happy employees, collaboration in project work and regular social events are the norm.

If you’re interested in working on multidisciplinary design projects, tackling some of the toughest briefs in the medical and consumer goods sectors then we want to hear from you.

Interested? Email your CV and covering letter to careers@cruxproductdesign.com and add ‘Electronics and Software Engineers’ as the email subject.