Product Development Engineer

ID Recruitment are working with a Medical Device manufacturing company in Galway to recruit a Product Development Engineer for a 12-month contract.

The Product Development Engineer will participate as a team member in the product development process from concept to commercialization of novel medical devices. You will act as a technical leader for projects and may be assigned engineers, technician, interns or operators to supervise and/or provide guidance. You will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

The role will offer an attractive salary and benefits.

Duties include;

• Contributor on PDP projects leading product and process development activities from concept to commercialization.
• Develop new concepts, prototypes and products from concept to commercialization following the company’s PDP procedure meeting or exceeding customer requirements
• Partner with Program Managers to generate project plans and execute the project plan to schedule, within budget constraints, meeting customer requirements
• Develop innovative concepts for new devices and processes that satisfy customer and regulatory requirements
• Participate in brainstorming and troubleshooting activities
• Participate in design reviews to support advancement of projects from concept to commercialization following the company’s PDP procedure
• Participate in design for manufacture/design for assembly activities
• Participate in the organization and execution of interdepartmental activities to ensure advancement of projects from concept to commercialization following company procedures
• Maintains detailed documentation throughout all project phases
• Participate in design and process verification and validation activities working with manufacturing and quality personnel
• Work with other sites to support design and development activities
• Participate in customer meetings and visits
• Familiar with medical device regulations FDA, QSR and ISO 13485

Skills and Qualifications:

• Degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, polymer engineering or other equivalent discipline
• 3-5 years’ work experience in medical device or similar industry
• Demonstrated ability to develop medical devices from concept to commercialization
• Experience in design and manufacture of balloon catheters and delivery systems
• Experience in phase-gated, PDP (Product Development Process) procedure
• Familiar with DFM/DFA principles
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills