Senior Product Development Engineer

Porex; Fairburn (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Porex is seeking an experienced Advanced Product Development Engineer to lead the development of next‑generation porous material solutions and engineered components across diagnostics, medical, personal care, and industrial markets.

This role acts as a technical bridge between R&D, commercial teams, and manufacturing, guiding prototype development, validation and design transfer to ensure smooth transition from concept to commercial product.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials Science, or related field.
• 5+ years in product development, preferably medical devices/diagnostics.
• Know-how of polymer materials, coatings, porous media, membranes or filtration.
• Experience with design verification & validation, FMEA, and design docs.
• CAD experience (SolidWorks) and prototyping/testing familiarity.
• Regulatory and quality knowledge for medical product development.
• Strong communication and cross-functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development from concept to commercialization in cross-functional teams.
• Translate customer/market needs into engineering specs and designs.
• Drive prototype development and performance validation using lab and customer testing.
• Collaborate with Advanced Materials team to use new materials and coatings.
• Lead design for manufacturability (DFM) and transfer to production.
• Perform risk assessments, design reviews, and validation activities per quality systems.
• Coordinate with QA/Regulatory to meet ISO 10993, USP Class VI, FDA 21 CFR.
• Document data, create test protocols/reports, support technical submissions.
• Engage with customers on development discussions and field evaluations.
• Support IP development through novel designs or applications.

Skills

5+ years experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent work

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Overview

Porex is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Porex is a global leader in developing custom-engineered porous polymer solutions that turn into high-value functional components in our customers’ end products. Porex is trusted for unique components across a wide variety of device applications in the life sciences, consumer, and electronics markets to give products a competitive edge. For more information, visit www.porex.com .

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced and self‑driven Advanced Product Development Engineer to lead and support the development of next‑generation porous material solutions and engineered components across diagnostics, medical, personal care, and industrial markets. This role will serve as a technical bridge between R&D, commercial teams, and manufacturing, driving prototype development, product validation and design transfer to ensure smooth transition from concept to commercial product. The ideal candidate will bring strong product development fundamentals, excellent communication skills, and hands‑on experience in material‑based product design, performance testing and customer‑facing technical support.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development projects from concept through commercialization, working with cross‑functional teams (R&D, manufacturing, QA, commercial, regulatory).
• Translate customer and market requirements into engineering specifications and material/component designs.
• Drive prototype development, iteration, and performance validation using in‑house and customer-supplied testing protocols.
• Partner with Advanced Materials Engineering team to incorporate new materials and surface modifications into product design.
• Lead design for manufacturability (DFM) and design transfer processes to scale from lab to production.
• Conduct risk assessments, design reviews, and verification/validation activities in accordance with internal and customer quality systems.
• Coordinate with QA and Regulatory teams to ensure new products meet relevant standards (e.g., ISO 10993, USP Class VI, FDA 21 CFR).
• Document technical data, create test protocols and reports, and contribute to technical files for internal records and external submissions.
• Participate in customer engagements, joint development discussions, application mapping, and field performance evaluations.
• Contribute to intellectual property development (patents, trade secrets) based on novel designs or applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree (preferred) in Mechanical engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, or related fields.
• 5+ years of industry experience in product development, preferably in medical devices, diagnostics, or engineered polymer components.
• Solid understanding of polymer materials, compounding additives, surface coatings, porous media, membranes, or filtration systems is highly desirable.
• Proven experience with design verification & validation, risk analysis (FMEA), and design documentation.
• Familiarity with CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks) and working with prototypes, fixtures, and custom test setups.
• Working knowledge of regulatory and quality requirements for medical and diagnostics product development.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; ability to interpret test results and propose design improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present technical content to diverse audiences.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to work independently and drive cross‑functional alignment.