Location: Nottingham

Salary: £35k – £40k per annum DOE

We at Cerca Magnetics all have a shared goal: to make a real difference to people’s lives through technological
advances. If you want to do the same, joining our passionate team of technical and business experts might be the
right career move for you.

Cerca Magnetics Limited (Cerca) was founded in 2020 and works in partnership with The University of Nottingham
and Magnetic Shields Limited. The team have commercialised the world’s most advanced functional brain scanner -
a lightweight wearable device that uses Optically-Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) to measure the magnetic fields
within the brain. Unlike other scanners such as MRI’s, our system can be worn by both adults and children as the
participant can move about whilst being scanned. The information provided could contribute towards medical
advances in treating epilepsy and other neurological conditions such as mTBIs and dementia. We are currently working
towards gaining medical approvals for use in epilepsy diagnosis and treatment.

Following intial sales in the research market, Cerca’s vision is to offer the system to healthcare providers around the
world and revolutionise functional brain imaging; to make a real difference to those that suffer from debilitating
neurological problems. We share a dream of contributing towards the treatment of a young child who instead of
facing a life suffering from daily epileptic seizures, could live their life free from the condition.
Due to these ongoing and exciting growth plans, Cerca are now currently recruiting for a Design Engineer to join the
team. The opportunity is to not only join the Company in a very interesting role but also to influence the direction of
the position, the department and Cerca itself.
As a Design Engineer, you will be tasked with taking new products from concept designs to finished product. This will
include concept development, conducting design evaluation, DFMA, detailed manufacturing drawings, material
specification/selection, material/process testing and writing detailed reports.
As the Company expands, there will be opportunities for career development for the right candidate. To be part of a
Cerca right at the start of this exciting adventure.
Key Tasks/Duties of this role:
• Produce mechanical designs and solutions for bespoke components and products, meeting requirements for
our worldwide customers
• Responsible for the full lifecycle design – concept design, 2D/3D CAD modelling, engineering drawings and
design for manufacture, as well as maintenance and design improvement considerations
• Representing the company during face-to-face meetings with customers to ensure their requirements are
being adhered to
• Sales / Research team liaison to capture product requirements and create design specifications
• Liaising with colleagues to produce standard operating procedures to detail manufacturing and assembly
methods
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to build and deliver the products within budget and timescales
• Contribute to the overall Cerca team to assist the Company with its period of expansion
• To share our passion and dream. To make a difference.
Essential skills:
• A degree in physical product/industrial design or mechanical engineering or similar discipline
• 2-5 years previous experience in relevant engineering role that includes lifecycle design experience –
concept design, 2D/3D modelling, engineering drawings and design for manufacture as well as maintenance
and design improvement considerations
• Experience using 3D CAD software (Ideally Siemens NX, other packages i.e. Solidworks still applicable)
• Experience with complex surfacing in 3D CAD (Ideally Siemens NX, other packages i.e. Solidworks still
applicable)
• Good understanding of Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA)
• Experience designing with a wide range of materials and manufacturing processes with the ability to
optimize for performance, mass, strength/durability, and cost.
• Capable of producing detailed drawings with all relevant information required to
manufacture/assemble/purchase
• Experience of tolerance analysis including manufactured parts and assembly tolerance stack up
• Be familiar with Low Volume manufacturing techniques
• Able to communicate with external suppliers on the manufacturing feasibility & technical requirements of
designs at all stages of development
• Creating test programs / procedures for new and existing products.
• Team player – willing to fully engage and contribute to a small expanding team
• Good communication skills at all levels
• Self motivated, self starter in attitude and approach

Desirable Skills:
• Experience with advanced manufacturing techniques and materials
• Experience using FEA and other analytical software packages e.g. Nastran
• Analytical skills, including structural and tolerance analysis and use of FEA, mathematical analysis and
modelling tools.
• Experience of developing and implementing creative solutions utilising a wide range of technologies, ideally
meeting the requirements of industry standards
• Be comfortable creating engineering documentation (Drawings, Calculations, Test Reports etc) in line with
a QMS
• Experience with use of ERP and/or MRP systems ie SAGE, Oracle, Progress Plus

In line with the Equality Act 2010, Cerca understand and appreciate the importance of equality, diversity and
inclusion, both in work and in life. We therefore actively encourage applications from all backgrounds, as we believe
a more diverse team is a more successful team! We look forward to hearing from you.