R&D Engineer

Position: R&D Engineer

Location: Vernon Hills, IL

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Total Hours/week: 40.00

Shift: 1st shift

• Provide solid technical skill and engineering support for design and development activities for new and existing products.
• Support current products in terms of quality, manufacturing, supply continuity and cost improvement.
• Participate in executing technical and/or cross-functional project work; contribute to a culture of innovation by proactively generating novel concepts for new products and enhancements to current product performance.
• Understand customer needs through literature review, customer interviews, direct observation, competitive analysis, prototype evaluation, and clinical/simulated use studies.
• Translate customer needs into engineering requirements into specific product, packaging and process specifications.
• Engineer robust and manufacturable products through strong understanding and application of engineering fundamentals.
• Develop and execute test methods which specify measurement equipment, test set‑up, measurement systems analysis, and data analysis.
• Write detailed technical reports based on design verification analysis/testing for design changes and product design activities.
• Ensure compliance with client quality policies, procedures and practices as well as with all local, state, federal and client safety regulations, policies and procedures.

• BS degree in engineering is required (Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering preferred).
• 2-4 years of engineering experience is required, preferably in medical devices.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize statistical tools and computer analysis.