About Your New Employer:
- Innovative Medical Device Company: Join a leading company in the medical device industry, known for its cutting-edge products and commitment to improving patient outcomes.
- Global Reach: With a presence in multiple countries, our client offers a dynamic and diverse work environment.
- Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within a supportive and collaborative team.
About Your New Job as an R&D Engineer:
- Leadership and Technical Support: Provide leadership and technical support to obtain approval for products in new countries, analyse and manage customer feedback and complaints, and describe and evaluate continuous improvement efforts.
- Root Cause Analyses: Lead the effort to perform root cause analyses, resolve and implement product fixes, modifications, and design enhancements.
- Product Issue Troubleshooting: Track, troubleshoot, and identify the root cause for product issues escalated to the design engineer.
- Stakeholder Interaction: Interact with all product stakeholders (e.g., external vendors, customers, production, quality) to ensure safe product performance.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with and lead internal cross-functional teams, as well as contract manufacturers and design firms, to ensure that system design, architecture, and verification/validation meet the design input.
- Technical Expertise: Serve as the technical expert (subject matter expert) for the product platform(s).
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize structured problem-solving techniques and statistical methods to inform data-driven analysis and decision-making.
- Process Optimization: Partner with internal departments (e.g., Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality) to optimize processes, materials, and logistics for commercial product platforms.
- Project Management: Depending on the project scope and size, take on Project Management by creating, driving, communicating, and executing project plans, tasks, and deliverables. Manage time to meet project deadlines.
- Quality Compliance: Build Quality into all aspects of work by maintaining compliance with all quality requirements.
- Product Transfer Support: Support the transfer of new products from engineering to manufacturing.
- Technical Guidance: Provide technical guidance to other engineers & technicians and may supervise other team members.
What Skills You Need as an R&D Engineer:
- Educational Background: A graduate in Mechanical Engineering/Technical field with typically 3-5 years in a medical device environment or equivalent.
- Medical Device Experience: Experience with neuro vasculature medical products for Acute Ischemic Stroke or other devices to treat Haemorrhagic Stroke is an advantage.
- Product Development Skills: Product and process development skills in medical devices are a must.
- Material and Process Knowledge: Strong knowledge of materials and process capabilities for catheter-based medical device implants.
- Statistical Techniques: Strong working knowledge and ability to use statistical techniques, Six Sigma, and DFSS methodology.
- Software Proficiency: Proficient in MATLAB is an advantage. Fundamental knowledge of Solid Works, ACAD, and FE.
- Team Collaboration: Ability to work within a team; fully motivated to achieve and demonstrate best practices in line with company objectives.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal communication skills to enhance collaboration and writing skills to prepare/execute/communicate plans and reports.
- Strategic Planning: Strategic Planner with successful scheduling & execution results.
- Independence: Self-starter must be able to work independently with minimum supervision or direction.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive Salary: Attractive compensation package.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for training and career advancement.
- Dynamic Work Environment: Work in a collaborative and innovative setting.
What’s Next
Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" or send your CV to kjaglowska@sigmar.ie
