R&D Engineer

MillenniumSoft Inc; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical Device Company in Salt Lake City, UT is seeking a Mid-Level R&D Engineer for a 12-month contract. The role requires strong design analysis, FEA/DOE, and design control experience.

You will drive product design, perform tests, generate technical reports, and collaborate with labs and manufacturing to meet cost targets.

BS/MS in engineering preferred; 3+ years in medical devices; SolidWorks, Minitab, and Abaqus experience a plus.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or closely related)
• Minimum of 3 years engineering experience; prefer 2 years product development in medical devices
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing in medical devices preferred
• Solid communication, team orientation, strong judgment in engineering analysis
• Proficiency with DOE, statistics, and design controls like 21 CFR 820.30

Responsibilities

• Drive design and development of product systems, subsystems, and components from design space and trade-offs.
• Maintain strong design control and apply DOE/statistical methods.
• Integrate product systems to meet business objectives and customer needs within cost targets.
• Identify tools and approaches to solve engineering problems using first principles, analytics, and experiments.
• Ensure rigorous design development processes and documentation; support manufacturing and quality.

Skills

First principles

DOE and statistics

FEM/FEA

Communication skills

Team oriented

Education

BS or MS in Engineering (Mechanical/Materials/BME)

Tools

SolidWorks

Minitab

Abaqus

Job description

Level Of Experience: Mid-Level

Position : R&D Engineer

Location : Salt Lake City, UT

Duration : 12 Months

Total Hours/week : 40.00

pay rate-$20-30/hr

1st

Shift

Client: Medical Device Company

Job Category: Engineering

Level Of Experience: Mid-Level

Employment Type: Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens or GC Holders Only)

Hours 8-5 Mon- Fri

Job Description

• The preferred candidate should have experience completing technical design analysis including first principles design calculations, stress analysis, FEA, design of experiments, and statistics for medical devices.
• The preferred candidate will also understand medical device design control, excellent written and oral skills, and leadership abilities.

Duties and responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the following:

Technical Product Design

• Drive design and development of product systems, subsystem, and components by understanding design space with design options and trade-offs, managing critical parameters, using design for manufacture principles as well as geometric dimensioning and tolerancing tools.
• Strong design control experience
• Developed understanding of DOE and statistical methods.
• Integrate product systems and subsystems to meet business objectives by addressing customer needs and product requirements under defined cost targets.
• Identify the best tools and approaches to effectively solve engineering problems to develop/optimize designs by leveraging appropriate mix of first principles / analytical, computational, and experimental methods.
• Ensure implementation and rigor of product development processes and design control procedures.
• Support current products in terms of quality, manufacturing, supply continuity and cost improvement.
• Support execution of technical and/or cross-functional project work.
• Analyze design solutions using engineering first principles and advanced engineering methods such as FEA
• Write detailed technical reports based on design verification analysis/testing for design changes and product design activities
• Develop and execute test methods which specify measurement equipment, test set-up, measurement systems analysis, and data analysis
• Develop realistic and actionable design plans.
• Demonstrate strong accountability for successful completion of designated tasks
• Develop deliverables schedules and demonstrate accountability for successful completion of tasks/projects and team deliverables
• Effectively collaborate with laboratory technicians and support staff

Desired Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related engineering degree required)
• Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience or equivalent is required with a strong preference for least 2-year product development and design experience in medical devices / products
• Medical device design and development experience related to high-volume manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Strong communication skills.
• Team oriented.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize statistical tools, computer analysis and engineering fundamentals to support sound engineering judgment. Solidworks, Minitab, and FEA (Abaqus / Fluent) experience is preferred.
• Developed understanding of DOE and statistical methods.
• Understanding of failure theory and modes for plastics, elastomers, and metals due to static and time-variable loading conditions
• Experience with contact and non-contact metrology
• Experience with manufacturing process validation including strategy development, First Article Inspection, Factory Acceptance Testing, and IQ/OQ/PQ’s.
• Knowledge of disciplined product development processes, regulatory and quality requirements such as 21CFR820.30