Summary
Jonathan Raines is a mechanical engineer and PhD researcher with 10 years’ experience designing medical devices, most recently leading R&D at Open Bionics where he guided multidisciplinary teams to deliver affordable, ISO13485-compliant bionic limbs like the Hero Arm. He combines hands-on CAD fluency (Onshape, CATIA, Blender) and MATLAB with product design, risk management, and supplier control to take concepts through to certified production. Experienced in user research, grant writing, budgeting, and hiring, he has partnered with high-profile brands such as Disney and Square Enix under tight deadlines. His background includes early work at Rolls-Royce and an M.Eng. from the University of Bristol plus study at UT Austin, reflecting a blend of industrial rigor and academic curiosity now focused on doctoral research in Bristol.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.86, Mechanical Engineering, GPA 3.86 at The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, 1st Class with Honours, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, 1st Class with Honours at University of Bristol
English, French