R&D Engineer - Injection Molding
Medical Engineering Consultants (MEC) support medical device and pharmaceutical companies to be more efficient and productive by providing resources, knowledge, and expertise to augment and supplement to their work. Our vision is to closely align our clients’ needs with the best resources available in the marketplace. We take proactive, preventative, and corrective action and create a roadmap for ongoing future improvement by identifying, integrating, and executing sustainable solutions that validate processes, ensure fully compliant quality systems, and close gaps between current and FDA expected stages.
MEC offers companies short or long-term support — from high-end leaders, managers and consultants to skill-set Engineering staff and SME’s (Subject Matter Experts).
MEC's mission is to inspire positive cultural change from within, and always exceed our clients’ expectations.
About The Role
We are looking for a motivated, collaborative and creative individual to join our high-performing Process Development team. You will have the opportunity to drive innovative technology solutions from concept to commercialization. You will be partnering cross-functionally with a technically strong, experienced and highly engaged team.
Your Responsibilities Include
- Highly measurement/inspection focused role within injection molding group
- Work directly with our injection molding team to develop and implement inspection plans for a wide array of medical device parts and prototypes.
- Moreover the candidate may own injection molding development and process validations.
- Program many measurement/inspection systems including Keyence IM, Keyence LM, Keyence VR, Keyence VK, Smartscope and Hexagon/Zeiss CMM
- Develop inspection methods, document test methods and validate those test methods.
- Own and drive technical development of measurement equipment needs for future growth of injection molding group.
- Design inspection fixtures using Solidworks.
- Develop experimental strategy and present technical data and recommendations at technical reviews.
- Analyze data using Minitab and document in technical reports.
- Troubleshoot existing inspection methods/programs.
- Collaborate and partner with RD to develop product concepts, influence design specifications and provide Design for Manufacturability DFM input to the engineering print package.
- Work cross-functionally to develop capable processes and complex measurement technologies on new products and ensures efficient and effective transfer of product into production.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years of experience
- Bachelors Degree in engineering or relevant technical field
Preferred Qualifications
- 3 years of experience
- Experience programming measurement equipment including Keyence, OGP Zeiss and/or Hexagon.
- Demonstrated understanding and usage of statistics to drive improvements.
- Demonstrated understanding of problem solving and root cause investigations.
- Experience with test method validations and/or process validation.
- Medical device or other regulated industry experience.
- Excels in a collaborative cross-site environment.
- Expertise in Operations or New Product Development.
- Demonstrated cross functional teamwork in technical environment.
- Open to travel of up to 10% of their time.
MEC does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Medical Engineering Consultants (MEC) and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.
- Sponsorship is not available for this position
Check us out at www.medicalengineeringconsultants.com
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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
