Product and Process Development Engineer, Sustaining

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

This position supports the Sustaining Engineering group for the Emergency Medicine product lines. However, assignments may include work for other products within the Teleflex portfolio. These products are generally high-volume disposable medical devices. The incumbent organizes and manages multiple projects and ensures that they are completed in a timely manner. Assignments may focus on sustaining engineering tasks to provide creative solutions or modifications to existing products when problems arise.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and maintenance of Design History File documentation.
• Create and modify 3D Solid CAD models in SolidWorks of devices and equipment for projects and in support of the Emergency Medicine Sustaining department’s project work.
• Prepare and coordinate the execution of protocols for the design verification of changes to existing medical devices and components.
• Design, build, test, and validate product assembly-stations, test-fixturing, and measurement equipment.
• Research new or alternative manufacturing methods to determine their feasibility in improving the cost of manufacture of existing products.
• Gather data on current products to support marketing, engineering, and regulatory requests.
• Support multiple projects and ensure their timely completion.
• Responsible for formal project management and related project documentation for small to intermediate level design and sustaining projects.
• Help generate design modification ideas to existing products to improve their design for manufacturability.
• Understand and update risk documentation to conform to current standards.
• Serve as a participant in integrated core teams as the Sustaining Engineering representative and/or technical lead.
• Collaborate with integrated teams (Engineering, Quality, Regulatory) to understand technical targets and design control requirements.
• Support sustaining engineering efforts for the manufacturing plants as applicable. Travel to international locations (US, Mexico, and the Czech Republic) is mandatory.
• Support sustaining engineering efforts for 3rd party suppliers of Teleflex products and purchased finished goods.
• Demonstrate professional responsibilities by cooperating with personnel to achieve department objectives and maintain good employee relations, departmental goals and objectives, and interdepartmental objectives.

Marginal Functions

• Enhance personal growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature research, training meetings, and workshops.
• Participate actively in continuous quality improvement activities while complying with safety standards.
• Maintain compliance with principles of accepted employee conduct as identified in the Teleflex employee handbook and as specified in departmental policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Experience in SolidWorks CAD (design/drafting).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Project, Word, and Excel).
• Experience in molding, plastic extrusion, and plastic part assembly processes and methods preferred.
• Experience with U.S. FDA GMP and ISO requirements for the design, validation, manufacturing processes, secondary operations, and assembly of medical components and devices preferred.
• Working knowledge of ISO and ASTM testing methods preferred.
• Understanding of regulations pertaining to medical device design and design modifications preferred.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, and peers.
• Problem-solving skills to address complex, technical, and administrative challenges with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Analytical skills to evaluate and coordinate engineering studies with professional, technical, and clerical staff.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise protocols and reports.
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain cooperative relationships in the workplace.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices.
• Ability to organize, evaluate, and coordinate engineering projects.