Advanced Product Dev Engineer for Medical Devices

Porex; Fairburn (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Porex is seeking an experienced Advanced Product Development Engineer to lead the development of next‑generation porous material solutions and engineered components across diagnostics, medical, personal care, and industrial markets.

This role acts as a technical bridge between R&D, commercial teams, and manufacturing, guiding prototype development, validation and design transfer to ensure smooth transition from concept to commercial product.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials Science, or related field.
• 5+ years in product development, preferably medical devices/diagnostics.
• Know-how of polymer materials, coatings, porous media, membranes or filtration.
• Experience with design verification & validation, FMEA, and design docs.
• CAD experience (SolidWorks) and prototyping/testing familiarity.
• Regulatory and quality knowledge for medical product development.
• Strong communication and cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development from concept to commercialization in cross-functional teams.
• Translate customer/market needs into engineering specs and designs.
• Drive prototype development and performance validation using lab and customer testing.
• Collaborate with Advanced Materials team to use new materials and coatings.
• Lead design for manufacturability (DFM) and transfer to production.
• Perform risk assessments, design reviews, and validation activities per quality systems.
• Coordinate with QA/Regulatory to meet ISO 10993, USP Class VI, FDA 21 CFR.
• Document data, create test protocols/reports, support technical submissions.
• Engage with customers on development discussions and field evaluations.
• Support IP development through novel designs or applications.

Skills

5+ years experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent work

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Porex is seeking an experienced Advanced Product Development Engineer to lead the development of next‑generation porous material solutions and engineered components across diagnostics, medical, personal care, and industrial markets.

This role acts as a technical bridge between R&D, commercial teams, and manufacturing, guiding prototype development, validation and design transfer to ensure smooth transition from concept to commercial product.