Andrew Gale

Experience

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  The Co-Operative Food

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2018

  Customer Team Member
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  CeramTec UK Ltd

  Aug 2018 - Oct 2020

  Project Engineer

  - Manage all phases of the design process for a multitude of products while complying with agreed budgets and time constraints. - Assess product design feasibility using FEA analysis and hand calculations. - Design and develop manufacturing jigs and fixtures for prototyping and pre-production stages.- Identify and mitigate all risks while working in the medical and defence industry using FMEA and Root Cause Analysis methodologies. - Use an integrated approach to create reports, documents, and product specifications in line with ISO standards. Lead and attend regular meetings and visits with suppliers and customers.- Spearheaded design and development of a range of actuator and sensor products to an agreed budget and time frame and ensured compliance with industry regulations and customer specifications.- Served as the lead designer on a transducer for a surgical application that led to a development contract valuing £40K with an annual sales potential of £500K.- Analysed the cost-benefit of integrating collaborative robots into existing production lines by conducting feasibility study. Show less

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  Alba Ultrasound Limited

  Oct 2020 - now

  Design Engineer

  -Create and maintain manufacturing documentation (drawings, bill of materials, manufacturing instructions, test procedures and test reports) following company procedures.-Design and development of mechanical and acoustic prototypes using 3D modelling software. -Provide hands-on engineering support to production technicians.-Conducting Acoustic and Electrical testing against a test specification-Provide bespoke designs for jigs and fixtures to support manufacturing requirements-Liaise and collaborate with customer engineering and design teams Show less