Sr Engineer

About the role

As Canon Virginia evolves into the Regional Technical Headquarters for the Americas, we are pursuing an energetic and focused Chemical/Materials Engineer to join our corporate family. Within this role, your primary objectives will include supporting new material development by researching and developing new materials, components/assemblies, methods, and/or processes utilizing engineering and scientific principles.

Responsibilities

• Leads interdisciplinary engineering/scientific teams in the development, formulation, design, and build of new materials that meet project objectives for quality, cost and delivery.
• Leads project and product risk analysis efforts.
• Generates and advises other team members on intellectual property protection.
• Assists with creating product/process specifications and requirements.
• Performs thorough experiments and evaluations to aid down-selection of concepts to achieve integrated concepts.
• Troubleshoots more complex technical issues.
• Investigates issues, identifies root cause and develops countermeasures to prevent future occurrence.
• Prepares proposals (including recommended suppliers, parts pricing, alternative implementation strategies, and timeline/schedule) for submission to customer.
• Provides guidance and answers technical questions during proposal meetings.
• Reviews technical reports prepared by less experienced Engineers/Scientists and provides feedback.
• Leads design reviews and offers suggestions and guidance for design/process improvements.
• Oversees various projects ensuring adherence to schedule, regulatory requirements, and meeting customer satisfaction.
• Approves and offers guidance to process/product changes and risk analysis.
• Provides guidance/mentorship to less experienced Engineers/Scientists regarding process/product/or system.
• Acts as subject matter expert in multiple processes and/or products.
• Advises on MOIs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent Engineering degree.
• 8–12 years’ experience in research and development, product development, medical or related field.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Skills

• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and project management skills.
• Ability to create and present presentations and/or technical papers to upper management, customers, external scientific publications and/or at conferences.
• Ability to lead in a project team environment.

About our Company

Located in Newport News, Virginia, Canon Virginia, Inc. serves as Canon’s only manufacturing, engineering, recycling and technical support center in the Americas region. CVI produces new products using advanced manufacturing methodologies while also serving as a factory service center providing expert customer service in the repair and refurbishment of Canon products. Canon Virginia’s manufacturing services extend to injection mold making and contract manufacturing services.

Workstyle Description

Full-Time On Site — This position requires full-time presence at your assigned office(s)/worksite(s)/territory on your scheduled work days.