Sr R&D Engineer

12+ month contract position in Salt Lake City, UT. 40 hours per week, pay rate $40–55/hr.

About the role

The Sr R&D Engineer will drive the design and development of medical-device systems, subsystems, and components while adhering to design controls, cost targets, and high-volume manufacturing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical design analysis using first-principles calculations, stress analysis, FEA, design of experiments, and statistical methods.
• Develop product systems, subsystems, and components by evaluating design options, trade-offs, critical parameters, and manufacturability (GD&T).
• Integrate systems to meet business objectives, customer needs, and product requirements within defined cost targets.
• Select and apply the best mix of analytical, computational, and experimental methods to solve engineering problems and optimize designs.
• Ensure rigorous implementation of product-development processes and design-control procedures.
• Support current products through quality improvements, manufacturing enhancements, supply continuity, and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Execute technical and cross-functional project work.
• Analyze design solutions using first principles and advanced engineering methods such as FEA.
• Write detailed technical reports for design verification, testing, and design changes.
• Develop and execute test methods specifying measurement equipment, test setups, measurement systems analysis, and data analysis.
• Create realistic, actionable design plans and deliverables schedules; demonstrate accountability for task and project completion.
• Collaborate effectively with laboratory technicians and support staff.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience, with at least 2 years in medical-device product development and design.
• Experience with medical-device design controls and high-volume manufacturing.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, Minitab, and FEA tools (Abaqus/Fluent) preferred.
• Understanding of DOE, statistical methods, and failure theory for plastics, elastomers, and metals under static and time-variable loading.
• Experience with contact and non-contact metrology and manufacturing process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ, First Article Inspection, Factory Acceptance Testing).
• Knowledge of disciplined product-development processes and regulatory/quality requirements (21 CFR 820.30).
• Strong written and oral communication skills; demonstrated leadership and team orientation.
• Must be local to Salt Lake City or able to relocate by May 2022; no relocation assistance provided.
• Stable work history preferred; unexplained gaps or frequent job changes may require review.