Product Innovation Engineer | Sharps, Blades & Advanced Surgical Devices

Weiss-Aug; Denville (NJ); In loco; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, Dental and Vision

401(k) with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

Health Savings Accounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Weiss-Aug MedPharma seeks a seasoned Product Innovation Engineer to lead the design and commercialization of surgical blades, needles, cannulas, and other precision sharps. You will bridge OEM customers, contract manufacturers, and internal product development teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of engineering experience, deep know-how in metalworking and medical devices, and a proven track record of bringing concepts to market.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Materials Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience.
• Experience with surgical blades, needles, cannulas, trocars, ophthalmic blades, or specialty cutting instruments.
• Experience supporting OEM medical device customers and contract manufacturers.
• Proven success taking products from concept through commercialization.

Mansioni

• Serve as primary technical resource for OEM customers, strategic accounts, and contract manufacturers.
• Collaborate with customer engineering, R&D, manufacturing, and sourcing teams to interpret product requirements.
• Design, develop, and commercialize innovative surgical blades, needles, cannulas, and other precision sharps technologies.
• Translate customer requirements into robust engineering specifications and manufacturable designs.
• Support prototyping, validation, scale-up, and continuous improvement.

Conoscenze

Engineering leadership

Customer collaboration

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Strumenti

Surgical blades & devices

Medical device manufacturing

Grinding & laser cutting

Stamping & forming

Electropolishing & coatings

Descrizione del lavoro

Description

Join Weiss-Aug - A Leader in Precision Manufacturing and Innovation

Be part of a company that's shaping the future of manufacturing where your ideas, skills, and passion matter.

Weiss-Aug, is a leading provider of advanced manufacturing and engineering solutions with advanced facilities across the U.S. and Mexico for over 50 years.

Why Join Us?

At Weiss-Aug we are driven by a commitment to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. As a recognized leader in the industrial and commercial sectors, specializing in high-volume metal stamping, thermoplastic molding, and value-added assembly solutions our Weiss-Aug MedPharma serves the medical device and life science industry, offering unparalleled vertically integrated manufacturing solutions, partnered with in-house product design and engineering services. These combined capabilities provide Weiss-Aug a strategic advantage over the competition, being able to offer our customers a true, single-source supplier option, to meet their most challenging product innovation needs.

As we continue to push the boundaries of what is possible, including our latest advancements in materials science, specialty coatings, laser processing, and hybrid additive manufacturing technologies - Weiss-Aug MedPharma needs the best minds in industry. Expanding our team is paramount, bringing in fresh perspectives, ideas and broad-based talent to further enhance our solution offerings, driving new growth and supporting our technology roadmap - including the release of finished drug-delivery / combination devices and machined implants.

Product Innovation Engineer | Sharps, Blades & Advanced Surgical Devices

We're currently seeking a passionate and skilled Product Innovation Engineer | Sharps, Blades & Advanced Surgical Devices to join our team and contribute to our mission of delivering high-quality, engineered solutions to our customers worldwide. In this role you will be responsible for the design, development, and commercialization of innovative surgical blades, needles, cannulas, and other precision sharps technologies. This role serves as a critical link between OEM customers, contract manufacturing partners, product development, manufacturing, and operations. The successful candidate will work directly with customer engineering, R&D, procurement, and manufacturing teams to develop innovative products and scalable manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

CUSTOMER & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ENGAGEMENT

• Serve as the primary technical resource supporting OEM customers, strategic accounts, and contract manufacturing partners.
• Work directly with customer engineering, R&D, manufacturing, and sourcing teams to understand product requirements and identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with customers on product design, material selection, manufacturability improvements, and cost optimization.
• Support technical sales efforts through customer visits, design reviews, supplier audits, and strategic business discussions.
• Translate customer requirements into robust engineering specifications and manufacturable designs.
• Support quoting, feasibility assessments, prototyping, and commercialization activities.

PRODUCT DESIGN, MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING

• Lead development of surgical blades, needles, cannulas, trocars, and precision sharps.
• Provide expertise in stainless steels, specialty alloys, metallurgy, heat treatment, grinding, sharpening, and edge formation technologies.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes including grinding, laser cutting, stamping, forming, electropolishing, surface finishing, and coatings.
• Provide hands-on support for prototyping, validation, scale-up, and continuous improvement.
• Lead development involving injection molding, insert molding, overmolding, medical-grade polymers, and metal-to-plastic assemblies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience.
• Must have experience with surgical blades, needles, cannulas, trocars, ophthalmic blades, or specialty cutting instruments.
• Experience supporting OEM medical device customers and contract manufacturing organizations.
• Proven success taking products from concept through commercialization.

This position is at our Denville, NJ location.

Other Benefits Include

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401 (k) with company match
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Time
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Savings Accounts (HAS)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Cigna Wellness Incentive Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short Term Disability
• Group Life and Accidental Insurance
• Sun Life - Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Smoking Cessation Program
• Pet Insurance

US Pay Transparency

The base salary for this role will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, experience, and internal consistency.

Weiss-Aug is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.