Senior R&D Project Engineer
Katalyst CRO · Irvine, CA · 2 mo ago
HybridEngineeringContract
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead Cost Improvement Projects (CIP) by coordinating activities across internal teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.
- Create and manage project plans, schedules, timelines, and deliverables using Microsoft Project.
- Lead design change, supplier change, and alternative sourcing projects to achieve cost savings and business objectives.
- Perform engineering testing, protocol development, test execution, and prepare technical reports.
- Conduct design reviews and collaborate with R&D, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams.
- Develop and execute verification and validation activities in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Support process validation, risk assessments, and product change control activities.
- Review and finalize validation documentation, risk management files, and regulatory documentation.
- Manage engineering change requests and supplier change requests through completion.
- Provide project updates, presentations, and recommendations to senior management.
- Ensure compliance with company quality systems, FDA regulations, and international medical device standards.
- Drive project execution while managing scope, risks, timelines, and budgets.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline.
- Minimum 6+ years of experience in Medical Device Product Development, R&D Engineering, Sustaining Engineering, or Project Engineering.
- Experience leading engineering projects in regulated medical device environments.
- Strong understanding of FDA regulations and medical device quality systems.
- Experience managing supplier change, design change, and cost improvement projects.
- Experience creating project plans and schedules using Microsoft Project.
- Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.