Senior R&D Process Engineer — Scale-Up & Innovation

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.; Galway; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive Salary package

Defined Contribution Pension Plan

Health Insurance Cover

Life assurance

Health & Wellbeing Events Calendar

Excellent career progression opportuni

Job summary

Merit Medical Galway is seeking an R&D Process Development Engineer to join our dynamic R&D group. This hands-on role drives the selection, development and validation of new process technologies and the advancement of existing methods, enabling robust transfer to manufacturing.

You will lead cross-functional teams, oversee risk assessments and contribute to design for manufacturability while ensuring regulatory alignment and quality.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, related technical field or with appropriate demonstrated experience.
• Industrial experience in process development and qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and collaborate with Project Leaders, R&D, Operations to define product requirements and deliverables.
• Coach and develop Engineers and Technicians to build a high-performance team.
• Select materials, vendors and technologies to ensure robust, reproducible process designs.
• Design production equipment, tooling and fixtures for new product introduction and transfer to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with suppliers to prototype and refine fixtures and equipment for assembly and testing.
• Plan for manufacturability, capacity and cost impacts in design decisions.
• Define drawings, BOMs, routers and procedures for manufacturing translation.
• Ensure documentation and qualification strategies are integrated into processes.
• Guide Junior Engineers and Technicians and provide ongoing development.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Process development

Validation

Statistical analysis

People management

Project management

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SolidWorks

3D modeling

Job description

Merit Medical Galway is seeking an R&D Process Development Engineer to join our dynamic R&D group. This hands-on role drives the selection, development and validation of new process technologies and the advancement of existing methods, enabling robust transfer to manufacturing.

You will lead cross-functional teams, oversee risk assessments and contribute to design for manufacturability while ensuring regulatory alignment and quality.