R&D Engineer

Job 2574 - R&D Engineer - Contract located near Minneapolis, Minnesota

Medical Engineering Consultants (MEC) support medical device and pharmaceutical companies to be more efficient and productive by providing resources, knowledge, and expertise to augment and supplement to their work. Our vision is to closely align our clients’ needs with the best resources available in the marketplace. We take proactive, preventative, and corrective action and create a roadmap for ongoing future improvement by identifying, integrating, and executing sustainable solutions that validate processes, ensure fully compliant quality systems, and close gaps between current and FDA expected stages.

MEC offers companies short or long-term support — from high-end leaders, managers and consultants to skill-set Engineering staff and SME’s (Subject Matter Experts).

MEC's mission is to inspire positive cultural change from within, and always exceed our clients’ expectations.

Onsite

Independently conducts development work as part of a major research and/or development project. Receives minimal technical direction/review on broad scope or complex projects. Viewed as an expert in one or more in-house technologies.

• Drives complex or novel assignment requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures.
• Work is expected to result in the development of new or refined technologies, products, materials, processes, equipment and/or scientific method to broaden our client's Intellectual Property in key strategic areas.
• Successfully completes engineering work in one or more of the following: technology development, product design and development, test of materials, preparation of specifications, process study, research investigation animal and clinical studies and report preparation.
• Provides guidance to product and technology teams.
• Assess the feasibility and soundness of alternative engineering processes, products or equipment.
• Coordinates, manages and documents project goals and progress and recommends appropriate revisions.
• Develops and coaches others on engineering documentation.
• Trains and/or provides work direction to technicians and less experienced engineers.
• Leads engineering teams to the successful completion of project goals.
• Demonstrates PDP/TPD system knowledge through coaching and delivery of high quality high impact deliverables.

Build Quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.

• 8 - 13 Years with BS
• 6 - 11 Years with MS
• 4 - 8 Years with PhD
• Has a strong understanding of test method development processes and design including documentation and training to test method and sterilization and aging protocols for medical devices.
• Leverages experience working through med. device quality systems to accelerate project delivery.
• Test Method Process methodologies experience required.

• Leads test method development for conditioned testing on novel medical devices and sub-assemblies

MEC does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Medical Engineering Consultants (MEC) and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Sponsorship is not available for this position

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.