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Job Title

Research & Development Engineer - Med Surg

Employer

CPL

Location

Limerick

Description

Research & Development Engineer - Med Surg. The primary purpose of this position is to work as part of a Research & Development team to create new medical solutions for the MedSurg Division.   Responsibilities. • Work closely with Key Opinion Leaders (KOL’s), physicians and product managers to develop innovative medical devices to improve patient care. • Perform Duties of a Research & Development Engineer: Develop prototypes which are consistent with the clinical and design requirements of the project. • Research new therapies and design solutions to develop and complement the existing product portfolio. • Introduce new materials, technologies, and equipment. • Design and process development: Prototyping and test method design. • Design and process evaluation, reviews, specifications, verification and validation, protocols and reports and transfer to production activities in a timely and effective manner. • Generation of Design History File documentation. • Project lead for assigned Research & Development team/s including technical and project management leadership responsibly, if required. • Retrospective project reviews to understand lessons learned. • Manage device evaluations. • Compliance with Quality, Regulatory and company policies and systems. • Regular communication to cross-functional teams, senior management and business unit leaders. Project status communications and reporting. • Instrumental in driving and implementing change to improve departmental and company performance. • Educating oneself in the medical area for which the new devices are being developed in order to have an appreciation for what needs to be achieved with these products. • Support other cross functional groups to deliver company goals. Qualifications. • Third level degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Science, Design or similar discipline, Masters or Ph.D. level preferred but not essential. • 2+ years’ experience. • Innovative/Creative Engineer. • Entrepreneurial mindset with track record of identifying market opportunities and customer needs. • Ability to effectively translate needs of clinicians and business division into project inputs. • Ability to rapidly generate prototype devices. • Good Project Management methodology and skills. • Proven track record in delivering quality results in a timely effective manner. • Knowledge of anatomy and physiology. • Ability to foster relationships with key stakeholders required to ensure on time project delivery. • Proven Project Leadership abilities. • Good mechanical design and understanding of engineering fundamentals with extensive medical device materials knowledge. • Good manufacturing design and process understanding. • Good working knowledge of Solidworks and/or Pro Engineer CAD. • Good working knowledge of medical device quality & regulatory systems and medical device directives, EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (ISO13485 and FDA CFR 820. • Experience of medical device development from concept through to commercialisation. • Experience in DOE and/or Gage R&R is preferred. • Statistical understanding and experience, including good working knowledge of Excel and/or Minitab is preferred. • Willingness and availability to travel on company business. The Offer: This is a full time/permanent position with an extremely competitive salary with benefits include: • Company sponsored Defined Contribution pension scheme. • Medical Health Insurance cover for you and your immediate family. • Life Assurance and Income Protection cover. • Performance related Bonus. • Fully equipped gym on site. • 39-hour week with flexible start & finish times  Candidates must hold a valid work permit/visa or EU citizenship to be considered. To Apply: If this job sounds ideal to you & you want to enquire in complete confidence or make an application, contact Darren Brown in Cpl Limerick on 087 405 3774 or email your details to darren.brown@cpl.ie.

Date Added

488 days ago

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