Medical Device Research and Development Engineer

Akkodis; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401K plan

Paid leave

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Medical Device Research and Development Engineer for a 12+ month contract in Bloomington, IN. You will apply engineering principles to develop medical devices that meet clinical needs and quality standards, lead small projects, and provide technical leadership across teams.

Responsibilities include guiding design decisions, documenting best practices, and deploying innovative solutions. Experience in regulated medical device environments is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering; 3–5 years relevant experience.
• Experience in medical devices or regulated environments preferred.
• Project/technical leadership experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking; ability to solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical development of small projects or portions of larger programs.
• Lead key design decisions to ensure quality and customer fit.
• Create procedures, white papers, or guidance for focus areas.
• Collaborate with SMEs, physicians, and product managers to advance medical devices.
• Drive project tasks to meet milestones and business metrics.
• Maintain design history files and support new processes and IP generation.

Skills

Project leadership

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional teamwork

Creo experience

AI fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Creo CAD

Job description

Akkodis is seeking a Medical Device Research and Development Engineer for a 12+ month contract job with a client in Bloomington, IN. You will become a subject matter expert, applying engineering principles to solve complex technical challenges and ensuring products meet clinical needs, safety requirements, and quality standards. You will lead small projects/programs and/or have ownership of portions of medium to large projects/programs while also supporting other project teams, as needed. You will collaborate across functional department(s), grow and advance their area of technical expertise, and provide guidance and technical leadership within their area. You will create procedures or white papers or guidance for functional groups in focus area(s) of work.

Rate Range: $63.00/hour to $63.00/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Medical Device Research and Development Engineer job responsibilities include:

• Responsibilities for supporting technical leadership may include:
• 1. Leading technical development of small projects/programs and/or ownership of portions of medium to large projects/programs.
• 2. Leading all key design decisions to ensure quality of design selection to meet customer needs.
• 3. Retrospective project reviews to understand lessons learned.
• 4. Implementation of strategic goals within area of expertise.
• 5. Responsibilities for providing subject matter expertise may include:
• 6. Work with senior leadership to identify and agree on focus area(s) for their projects across the functional department(s).
• 7. Conduct research and contribute to the development of best practices in focus area(s).
• 8. Create procedures or white papers or guidance for functional groups.
• 9. Deploy knowledge, training, and ensure correct implementation of new concepts and/or approaches.
• Work closely with SMEs, physicians, and product managers to develop innovative medical devices to improve patient care, as applicable.
• Lead the activities of small projects/programs and drive project tasks to ensure timely completion of project milestones, and that business metrics are achieved in collaboration with project manager(s) (when one is assigned).
• May also assume responsibility in interpreting data, organizing, executing, and coordinating project activities within portions of projects/programs.
• Lead the development and execute activities and documentation to create and maintain design history files.
• Assist with the development and implementation of new processes and solutions that will impact the achievement of the department business metrics.
• Implement subject matter area specialization to support the department.
• Provide technical input on company intellectual property relevant to area of work to drive innovation and IP generation.
• Utilize innovative and creative problem-solving techniques to develop and implement cutting-edge medical devices and technologies, overcoming complex engineering challenges and driving product/process excellence to support projects/programs across functional groups.
• Build, communicate, and manage effective relationships with cross functional groups to achieve business metrics and project milestones.
• Apply the organization’s business processes and systems, as applicable to your duties and responsibilities.
• Ensure compliance with Quality, Regulatory, and company policies and systems.
• May represent Company in industry standards, working groups and present on Company’s behalf in industry conferences.
• Act as a mentor to other personnel fostering an environment of collaborative knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 3-5 years’ relevant experience required. Relevant advanced degrees (Master’s or PhD) may reduce the experience requirement by 2-4 years.
• Experience in a technical role within Medical Device or regulated industry/adjacent experience.
• Project/technical leadership experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Proven ability to work with cross functional teams to solve complex problems.
• Ability to develop new products and processes in achieving functional objectives.
• Knowledge of relevant ISO, EU, FDA medical devices standards regulations is preferred.
• Project management methodology and skills, experience with Creo and AI fluency is preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers