Senior R&D CAD Specialist

Senior R&D CAD Specialist

Location:

Minneapolis, MN, US Job Family:
Research & Development Country/Region:
United States The Interventional Urology Sr. R&D CAD Specialist will assist in product and/or process development of Coloplast products with direction from engineers and scientists. The primary role of this position is to provide design and drafting support for development activities, which provide the company with new products, business opportunities, and expanded revenue base. They must be able to perform duties ranging from entry level to highly complex and/or specialized and requiring sophisticated analysis and problem solving.

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Serve as primary technical liaison for Tooling-related (fixtures, molds, etc) topics within Interventional Urology.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, Marketing) to translate clinical and business needs into robust design solutions
• Create original designs over a broad range of technologies to provide new or improved products to the medical device market in the arena of Urology
• Provide review of CAD models and drawings supplied by contract manufacturers and suppliers
• Perform upkeep / maintenance of CAD software and equipment for division
• Create and update drawings and models within CAD and advance through PDM Workflows
• Guide roadmaps for CAD and rapid prototyping capabilities
• Generate new intellectual property in accord with departmental strategic objectives
• Interact with Coloplast personnel and external physicians
• Interact with external contract manufacturers and suppliers

Coloplast employees are required to conduct business to the highest ethical and professional standards; comply with applicable laws and regulations, the Med Tech Code of Conduct, and company policies.

Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• AA degree with +8 years relevant experience or equivalent
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic engineering concepts and principles
• Good understanding of materials (metal and polymer)
• Strong experience with 3D parametric CAD systems. Preferably Solid Works
• Command of ANSI and ISO drawing standards
• Comprehension of GD&T (geometric dimension and tolerance) standards
• Experience with model/drawing control and filing systems
• Excellent verbal/written communication and notation skills
• Knowledge of basic project management

At Coloplast, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the contributions of our employees. Our total rewards package is designed to support your well-being, foster your professional growth, and ensure a healthy work-life balance.