R&D Engineer

Weil Group, Inc; Dorado (PR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Weil Group, Inc. is seeking an R&D Engineer and/or Validation Engineer to provide independent technical support through experiments and analysis.

The role builds scientific knowledge across disciplines and supports validation activities within the project team. The candidate will review and develop equipment validation protocols, design tools and fixtures in SolidWorks, and work with Process Development to qualify new processes.

Qualifications

• Has appropriate scientific/engineering experience to provide independent technical support through experiment execution and analysis.
• Builds scientific knowledge within and across disciplines surrounding core business principles.
• Applies engineering and scientific methods to quality and validation tasks.
• Follows EH&S procedures and site SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Support IQ validation and tool qualification activities.
• Review and develop equipment validation protocols and reports.
• Use SolidWorks to design, update and review tools and fixtures for test methods and product needs.
• Collaborate with Process Development to qualify new processes and assist on sampling plans.
• Design and develop in-process and receiving quality systems for new processes and components.
• Generate equipment documentation, including PM and calibration procedures.
• Define gages, tools and equipment for test methods.
• Generate manufacturing instructions for new test methods.
• Work cross-functionally with departments to achieve PD and R&D goals.
• Stay current with technologies and literature in the field.

Skills

Experiment execution

Data analysis

Technical writing

Tools

SolidWorks

Design of Experiments (DOE)

Job description

R&D Engineer and/or Validation Engineer

Has appropriate scientific/engineering experience to provide independent technical support through experiment execution and analysis as part of a project team. Builds scientific knowledge and concepts within and across disciplines surrounding core business principles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support equipment validation (IQ) and tool qualification activities (TQF)
• Responsible for reviewing and developing equipment validation protocols and reports. Support other functional areas during the validation activities.
• Has SolidWorks knowledge and be capable of designing, updating and reviewing tools and fixtures to satisfy test methods and products necessities.
• Work with the Process Development and team to efficiently qualify new processes; assist on statistical sampling plans, and other development procedures.
• Design and develop in-process and receiving quality systems for new processes and components.
• Generate equipment documentation, such as equipment entries, evaluations, PM and calibration procedures, as required.
• Define gages, tools and equipment for the test methods developed.
• Generate manufacturing instructions for new test methods being developed.
• Work cross-functionally with other departments to accomplish PD and R&D tasks.
• Remains knowledgeable of technologies (including relevant literature) within functional area and may identify new applications for existing technologies (e.g. assays, equipment, systems, etc.).
• Supports, research, and tests new technologies and targets for research within functional area.
• May design/document experiments/protocols (e.g. DOE) of limited complexity to align with project goals with support from senior technical staff; executes independently within functional area.
• Completes complex data analysis; identifies and proposes solutions to problematic data; solves basic issues independently at an appropriate level; compares results with historical data.
• Summarizes results, generates technical reports, completes experimental paperwork/lab notebook documentation, and may peer review experimental documentation.
• Proposes and develops methods and processes independently or under minimal direction from senior technical staff.
• Participates as an extended team member primarily for experimental execution and secondarily as a scientific consultant for projects of limited complexity.
• Performs multiple experimental techniques and processes according to functional area.
• Identifies what resources are required to meet project milestones; makes recommendations to team leader for project resource needs within function.
• Learns to identify the supplies required to complete work and orders supplies; may submit sample requests per the SOP.
• Adheres to all EH&S procedures and general housekeeping SOPs.
• Complies with site and department specific procedures on record keeping, use of log books, materials receiving, and inventory control.
• Completes time records and reports projects allocated time.
• May identify areas of lab/infrastructure improvement (SOP correctness, business practices) and may participate in executing solutions.

Weil Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.