R&D Engineer

Position : R&D Engineer

Location : Andover, MA

Duration : 12 Months Contract

Total Hours/week :40.00

1st shift

Description:

• 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 manufactural 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.

Responsibilities:

• Development and execution of testing protocols: Support exploratory testing to define test equipment, test fixtures, and test methods development; Participate in training, test methods validation, and execution of testing as needed Effective Documentation and communication of test results: Write engineering test reports and route them for approval in DHF.
• Design of experiments activities, including for characterization, prototype testing, failure analysis and qualification.
• Support the deployment and evaluation of integrated systems in pre-clinical and clinical studies

Experience & Education:

• 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.

• B.S. in Engineering (BME, ME Preferred) A minimum of 1 year experience working in an engineering lab

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills Familiarity interdisciplinary systems, including electromechanical and electronic systems Familiarity with SolidWorks, LabVIEW, Matlab and Minitab is a plus.
• Proficiency in soldering small components and the use of tools like Multimeter, Oscilloscope, power supply etc ​is desirable An understanding of PC based tools for testing embedded hardware is desirable