Sr Product Engineer

About the role

The Senior R&D Product Engineer will report into the Wound Management (WM) RPE Team within the WM Center of Excellence (COE) group of R&D. They will focus on supporting changes to existing products to meet customer needs and maintain our wound closure product lines. They will serve as the design owner and technical expert, supporting released product engineering teams by planning, developing, and executing testing and analysis activities during product change implementation.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots, and provides technical support during product development and manufacturing.
• Determines and develops approaches to solutions.
• Investigates root cause or identifies process parameters.
• Serves as the design owner and technical expert, supporting released product engineering teams.
• Plans, develops, and executes testing and analysis activities during product change implementation.
• Drives improvements in product performance and manufacturability, reduces cost, improves quality, and ensures supply continuity while maintaining design intent.
• Investigates and evaluates existing technologies.
• Coordinates activities with outside suppliers and consultants to ensure timely delivery.
• Writes engineering reports and creates presentations as required to document and communicate results.
• Collaborates with peers to manage the development of appropriate testing to verify product meets internal and external customer requirements.
• Supports technical evaluations for OEM, BD&L, and commercial driven evaluations with a focus on design ownership.
• Works independently under limited supervision to determine and develop approach to solutions.

Requirements

• Minimum Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering, Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
• Nice to Have: Specialization in absorbable polymers, surgical needles, or sutures, Experience in the medical device industry, Practical experience and theoretical knowledge in polymer development and manufacturing, Fiber extrusion, Textile manufacturing, Material characterization, Sterile barrier packaging design for medical devices, High volume, manufacturing assembly processes, Ability to apply statistical methods and science-based decisions to design experiments and implement improvements, Demonstrated ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines, Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, Must be team oriented, with the ability to work well on common deliverables with diverse cross-functional teams and to interact at the highest professional manner with all organizational levels, Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and interpersonal skills to successfully partner on varying levels ranging from cross functional to global multi-site and multi-business unit, Participation in pre-clinical in vivo labs, observing cases in hospitals and through customer interactions, Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects with a strong problem-solving ability, Experience with DRM / DFSS, Lean Sigma, or Green/Black Belt Lean Sigma certification, Proficiency in Minitab and Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel, and MS Teams.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid U.S. work authorization.

Skills

• Statistical methods and science-based decisions to design experiments and implement improvements.
• Deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines.
• Team orientation and ability to work well on common deliverables with diverse cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and interpersonal skills.
• Manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects with a strong problem-solving ability.
• Experience with DRM / DFSS, Lean Sigma, or Green/Black Belt Lean Sigma certification.
• Proficiency in Minitab and Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel, and MS Teams.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance.
• Long-term disability leave.
• Dependent daycare spending account.
• Tuition assistance/reimbursement.
• Simple Steps (global well-being program).

Pay

$104,000.00 - $156,000.00 USD

Schedule

Regular full-time schedule.