Sr. Product Development Engineer

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple cross-functional product development projects, ensuring on-time completion of deliverables while providing technical leadership throughout the product lifecycle.
• Prepare and lead design/development documentation, such as design input/output records, protocols, reports, and design history files in accordance with ISO, applicable regulatory and company standards.
• Translate customer requirements, user needs and/or other inputs into clear design requirements, specifications, and design input documentation (as applicable); participate in and lead risk management activities, design/project reviews, and verification testing to ensure product safety and efficacy; apply engineering analysis, design principles, and risk management tools to drive sound design decisions.
• Develop and evaluate prototypes, generate drawings/specifications, select appropriate materials, develop processes, and collaborate with suppliers to support device design, process development and manufacturing in compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.
• Lead process characterization and design verification activities, including test method development, fixture design, execution of testing, and documentation of results.
• Partner with customers/clinicians, marketing, regulatory, quality, NPI/manufacturing, and external experts to develop novel medical devices, assess new technologies/processes, and ensure clinical relevance and manufacturability of designs.
• Provide engineering support for design/process changes and product launches, resolving technical challenges and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support audits and compliance activities as a subject matter expert.
• Participate in intellectual property activities by contributing to invention disclosures, patent strategy discussions, and design differentiation.
• May be asked to provide input to performance review
• Formally trains and mentors' junior staff, or acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• Support business development activities and opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills dealing with internal and external customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/University degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Biomedical, etc.), or related science/technical field.
• 8+ years' experience of engineering in medical device or related industry experience.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding medical device standards and regulations
• Extensive knowledge of GMP principles and their application in medical device manufacturing, including country -specific regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of global regulatory requirements including risk management efforts and thorough risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Experience supporting customer/clinical studies, collecting data, and collaborating with customer/clinicians to ensure compliance with study protocols.
• Strong familiarity with rapid prototyping techniques.
• Experience with 3D solid modeling and technical drawings of medical devices desirable.
• Execution of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles and process characterization activities to design and develop products that are manufacturable and cost effective.
• Strong experience with Project Management (including organizing and facilitating meetings, project planning, balancing multiple projects, and budgeting) and Project management tools (e.g. MS Project).
• Knowledge of biocompatibility requirements and expertise in selecting appropriate materials for medical device applications and incorporating human factors engineering principles to optimize medical device usability and user experience.
• Knowledge of IP laws and practices, including patent applications and protection of proprietary technologies.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives.
• Leadership skills in establishing and managing comprehensive design control processes, ensuring adherence throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ability to work independently and also lead small teams in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Ability to generate complex prototypes using various materials and techniques to test and validate product designs.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex technical issues and solutions to non-technical internal and/or external customers in both oral and written methods.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation, such as design specifications and test reports.

Freudenberg Medical LLC