R&D Product Development Engineer

Job Description

The R&D Engineer will be a key contributor on a R&D team within client Specimen Management Business. The individual in this position will have understanding and exposure to a wide application of technical principles and concepts. He/She helps with R&D activities like test design, modelling, data analysis and documentation, and provides solutions that are practical to a wide range of complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Works under the supervision of manager/staff engineers and project leaders to conduct technical activities and to help with mechanical designs/solutions that meet performance requirements.
• Develops technical solutions to engineering problems using sound engineering principles, utilizing theoretical, experimental, and computational methods.
• Supports material/design/process changes to the product line through design control process, with well-documented research/analyses.
• Performs experimental tests within scope of project responsibilities and ensures conformance with scientific methods and procedures.
• Contributes as an extended team member on a project of considerable significance.
• Demonstrates accountability for successful and timely completion of designated tasks.
• Designs and develops in vivo and in vitro models to evaluate product features & improvements.
• Ensures compliance with client quality policies, procedures, and practices through appropriate communication, training and education of sound quality assurance principles.
• Plans, executes and analyzes design of experiments (DOE).
• Writes and implements bench studies, tolerance stack up analysis, design verification, validation and component specifications.
• Performs data analysis using statistical tools, regression analyses and develop transfer functions.
• Collections, records, reports, interprets and analyses data (Excel, Minitab, or equivalent).
• Develop and maintain knowledge of products and processes relating to specimen collection through formal and informal training, technical review and general business exposure.
• Author protocols and reports including engineering studies and design verification activities.
• Analyze design variations, part assembly/disassembly, performance anomalies, etc.

Requirements

• Mechanical, Biomedical, Aerospace Engineering or related engineering discipline
• B.S: 2+ years experience
• M.S: 0+ years experience