Engineer 2, Sustaining, R&D

Expected travel: Up to 10%

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.

Vascular & Emergency Medicine

Built on a legacy of innovation and clinical excellence, the Vascular & Emergency Medicine business at Teleflex develops and delivers advanced medical technologies that empower clinicians to help improve patient outcomes and optimize healthcare efficiency. Our trusted Arrow™, EZ-IO™, and QuikClot™ brands set the standard for vascular access and emergency medicine, offering proven solutions to enhance patient outcomes. From technically advanced vascular access devices—including central venous and arterial catheters, PICCs, and sheath introducers with antimicrobial protection—to life-saving intraosseous access systems and hemostatic technologies used by hospitals, EMS, and military teams worldwide, our portfolio embodies precision, reliability, and performance. As part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organization, we are united by a commitment to clinical differentiation, innovation, and excellence.

About the Role

Under general direction, the Sustaining R&D Engineer, based in Morrisville, NC, is responsible for sustaining engineering projects of Anesthesia and Emergency medicine products. This position has Product Technology Group (PTG) responsibility, including organizing and managing multiple projects to ensure timely completion. Assignments will focus on existing products, providing creative solutions to technical issues or modifying/improving products as required. The candidate must be capable of handling an advanced scope of assignments in planning, designing, and coordinating engineering activities to support changes and improvements to existing product lines and successfully implement them into manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Act as product technology group owner/subject matter expert for assigned product lines.
• Coordinate the product design and development process with support departments such as engineering, quality, regulatory, marketing, documentation, operations, and procurement.
• Serve as an R&D technical lead representative in transfer, integration, or other corporate initiative core teams.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, and Regulatory to understand technical targets and design control systems.
• Serve as project leader for assigned projects; responsible for follow-up on all aspects of projects.
• Report project statuses and key metrics, providing dashboard updates to required systems.
• Resolve complex process/product development and manufacturing issues; independently lead cross-functional teams.
• Prepare formal documentation of product designs, change management, risk analysis, product requirements and specifications, customer needs, etc., according to established product development procedures.
• Initiate formal reviews to progress projects to compliant completion.
• Prepare or coordinate development of design drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and documentation updates.
• Utilize appropriate PLM, ERP, and other product-related database systems.
• Conduct research on projects associated with the design and/or design modifications of medical devices, components, models, or mechanisms.
• Develop, maintain, and publish plans for assigned projects with critical milestones and timelines.
• Own change management activities for sustaining or supplier-initiated changes.
• Lead design transfer activities when required.
• Develop and coordinate the execution of protocols for validations of new or modified devices or components, including validations of design, test methods, manufacturing processes, assembly, packaging, and sterilization where applicable.
• Serve as the primary R&D interface with operations for cost improvement projects, vendor materials, and finished goods qualifications.
• Investigate and resolve technical production problems involving product performance.
• Support international efforts (travel, interface) for new product development and sustaining engineering efforts for manufacturing plants in the US, Mexico, Czech Republic, Malaysia, India, and Germany.
• Consult with sales staff or customers on product requirements where design or manufacturing issues or changes are involved.
• Demonstrate professional responsibilities by cooperating with other personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations, interdepartmental objectives, and departmental goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 3-5 years of work experience in the development of devices within the medical device industry.
• Prior work in testing, validation, and/or sustaining engineering is preferred, with close partnerships with manufacturing teams.
• Experience with SolidWorks CADD (design/drafting) preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Project, Word, Excel) required.
• Experience with injection molding, plastic extrusion, plastic part assembly, wound care, or hemostatic products is a plus.
• Experience working within medical device-related industry requirements (FDA, MDD, MDR, ISO Standards, etc.).
• Relational database experience (such as Oracle Agile) and ERP experience (SAP, Oracle) is a plus.
• Testing experience using ISO and ASTM testing methods for medical devices and general plastic components preferred.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of customers, peers, managers, and senior leadership.
• Problem-solving skills to address practical issues with limited standardization; ability to interpret instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Analytical skills to address complex technical and administrative problems and adopt effective courses of action.
• Ability to make effective presentations and participate in meetings and conferences with other companies.
• Creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices.
• Ability to organize, evaluate, and coordinate engineering studies with professional, technical, and clerical staff.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive studies and prepare reports, including recommendations.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise statements and reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relations in the workplace.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.