Sr. Design Engineer

Position Summary

This person will work on the design and development of new and existing products within the enteral feeding & surgical industries, overseeing projects from concept through finalized design, and coordinating all aspects in between. This will include risk analysis, user need and functional specification determinations, prototyping, material research, component sourcing, BOM creation and manufacturing procedure development. Work is generally independent, but also collaborative in nature with others in the engineering department and sales & marketing.

Duties and Responsibilities

• New product design & major improvement designs to current products
• Overall project management including timeline updates
• Cordination within engineering and other departments to complete project tasks
• Extensive presentations on project status updates
• Risk analysis assessments
• User needs and functional specifications determination
• Design validation & clinical evaluation oversight
• Prototyping & product testing
• Vendor correspondence for both obtaining samples and getting quotes
• Cost analysis and price breakdown of components and assemblies
• BOM creation and manufacturing procedure development
• Design transfer to manufacturing & follow-up manufacturing support

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a 4 year bachelor’s degree is required.
• 5+ years of relevant design and/or product development experience.
• Creative thinker, but also practical in getting things accomplished.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to meet with medical personnel.
• Advanced experience using Solidworks and/or other 3D modeling software.
• Medical device development and experience with FDA submissions is a plus.
• Injection molding familiarity and/or experience is also a plus.

Essential Job Functions

• Mental: Must be able to effectively communicate with others; complete and understand complex analysis of numbers; read, analyze and interpret written materials; meet and exceed company standards; ensure compliance with company policies; respond appropriately to feedback to make improvements; maintain positive working relationships; troubleshoot and solve problems.
• Physical: Must be able to hear and verbally communicate for hours at a time, use computer equipment, electrical and general hand tools. Moderate noise level and limited exposure to physical risk.

Equipment Used

• Solidwork 3D Modeling, 3D Printing, Mold Flow Analysis & FEA.
• Injection molding machines to aid in more advanced prototyping.
• Tensile Testers, Optical Comparators, Gauges and other QA tools.
• Telephones, computer, other office equipment as needed.
• Ability to operate electrical hand tools and general hand tools.
• Any basic machining capabilities is also a plus.

Benefits

• Insurance: AMT offers major medical, dental, and vision insurance at the first of the month following 30 days of service.
• Other Benefits: AMT offers several other voluntary benefits including hospital indemnity, critical illness, term life insurance & long term disability (company paid), among others.
• 401k: AMT matches 100% of your contribution, up to 3% of your salary.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): In addition to nine paid holidays, AMT provides employees with paid time off (determined by length of service), starting on day one

Additional Information

AMT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.