Biomedical Textile Engineer — Hybrid, Clean-Room Processes

enerpac; City of Cortland (NY); Hybrid; USD 96,500 - 144,750; Full time

Job summary

Cortland Biomedical designs and manufactures high-performance biomedical textile products, leveraging over 40 years of textile engineering experience to braid, knit and weave advanced materials for medical devices.

The role focuses on developing and documenting manufacturing processes, implementing clean-room protocols, and transferring new product developments to production. Occasional travel supports cross-site projects and customer collaborations.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Mechanical, Textile or Biomedical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 3+ years of experience in an engineering function within a manufacturing environment - especially in highly regulated industries (medical, energy, aerospace, automotive, etc.).
• Experience with ERP systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop textile forming and finishing processes for new products in medical device applications.
• Support the development and documentation of detailed manufacturing processes to support new product development.
• Implement and optimize processes for manufacturing in a clean room environment.
• Create PFMEAs, EIOQs, Procedures, Work Instructions, Process Flows, Routers, and other QMS documentation in compliance with Cortland Biomedical QMS standards.
• Develop new technological solutions to manufacturing challenges including the use of digital tools for product documentation and traceability
• Write and execute engineering and validation protocols, to support process validations (IQ/OQ/PQ) and the creation of statistically derived product specifications.
• Responsible for the transfer of new product development processes to commercial production
• Support the creation, audit and review of test standards and methods for the analysis of design concepts and component assemblies.
• Support the identification, tracking, logistics and installation of capital equipment including potential travel for site acceptance testing.
• Support the design and manufacture of clean room compatible fixtures and tooling intended to aid manufacturing processes and interface with existing equipment.
• Expand Cortland Biomedical’s expertise in state-of-the-art engineering, manufacturing methods and materials utilization through technical journals, seminars, advance degree programs, etc.
• <10% domestic and international travel in support of customers, engineering projects, site acceptance tests and training

Skills

Polymers

Fibers

Fabrics

Communication

Technical writing

SolidWorks

Education

BS in Mechanical, Textile or Biomedical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Cortland Biomedical designs and manufactures high-performance biomedical textile products, leveraging over 40 years of textile engineering experience to braid, knit and weave advanced materials for medical devices.

The role focuses on developing and documenting manufacturing processes, implementing clean-room protocols, and transferring new product developments to production. Occasional travel supports cross-site projects and customer collaborations.