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Education

BS degree (MS preferred) in polymer engineering or materials science/engineering with at least 6 years of relevant experience, preferably in medical devices.

 Experience 

•         Determining optimum polymers given design constraints such as chemical compatibility, biocompatibility, aging, sterilization, radiation, stresses, creep, manufacturing processes, regulatory compliance, and environmental impact.

•         Direct experience with polyurethanes, polycarbonates, silicones, and epoxies.

•         High-volume manufacturing and assembly processes, particularly those of plastic injection molding, metal stamping, packaging, and automated assembly techniques, including solvent bonding, adhesive bonding, ultrasonic welding, and interference-fitting

•         Directly applying DOE, statistical methods, GD&T, and tolerancing

Contact and non-contact metrology

 Skills

•             Careful, deliberate, disciplined, meticulous, and well organized in documenting plans, requirements, drawings, design reviews, and test methods

•             Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills working with an expanded core team including marketing, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing personnel

•             Strong understanding of failure theory and modes for plastics, elastomers, and metals due to static and time-variable loading conditions

•             Proven ability to quickly learn new subject matter

•             Drive and self-motivation for product and process improvement

Knowledge of disciplined product development processes, regulatory and quality requirements such as 21CFR820.30

 Responsibilities

•         Collaborating with cross-functional teams to engineer robust and manufacturable design solutions throughout the lifetime of our global products

•         Lead the evaluation of competitive products as well as new trends related to materials.

•         Provide technical direction for existing and new products regarding material design, synthesis, identification, formulation, selection, qualification, and characterization.

•         Developing and executing project plans with timely deliverables

•         Designing experiments to verify, validate, and implement recommended materials solutions

•         Deriving engineering requirements related to material properties from user needs and intended uses.

•         Engineering support activities related to Supplier qualification

•         Gaining visibility by presenting and conducting project design reviews

•         Leveraging personal creativity to contribute to the BD intellectual property knowledgebase

Train and mentor junior associates

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