Senior Product Development Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage product development activity for customer projects (which may include multiple simultaneous projects) to ensure that customer requirements are defined, translated into product development specifications and ultimately delivered.


• Work closely with design and process development engineers to deliver user focused designs that are designed for manufacture when transferred to production.


• Lead and support the following product development activities:
  
  
  • Concept development, Feasibility, Design Verification & Validation execution stages of new products or product enhancements
  
  
  • Delivery of Mechanical Design solutions for early stage and end stage product development.
  
  
  • Risk assessment, Risk Management as per ISO14971
  
  
  • Prototyping and testing concept designs and initial engineering builds
  
  
  • CAD development & tolerance stack up analysis - SolidWorks 3D CAD proficient in complex assemblies, surface modelling - 2d drawings
  
  
  • Pilot production trials to assess concept feasibility & troubleshoot design risk.
  
  
  • Development of Product Specification & Test Method Development and documentation of such in Product Input w/Output format.
  
  
  • Design verification, including development of test protocols & conducting of testing as per ISO13485 & ideally ISO1055.
  
  
  • Work with Design team to define & complete Product validation and usability testing
  
  
  • Work with Quality team to complete Design Stage Gate reviews
  
  
  • Work with Process Development team and Production teams to complete transfer to production and pre-production planning.
  
  
  
  


• Work with the PM to define, plan, track and report on Product Development projects; this should include use of Work Breakdown Structures, Project Plans, Costing etc.


• Lead development of project proposals outlining cost, schedule, risk etc. & liaise with customers to present and review proposals to secure project sale.

Education & Experience Required:

Technical skills

• Minimum 10 years' experience in product development for medical devices, ideally in highly regulated Class III devices.


• Experience in plastics joining processes an advantage - Laser weld, US weld etc.


• Experience in the characterization of plastics for FEA and in conducting or managing FEA an advantage.


• Experience in analysing current design solutions and optimising materials, selection and process improvement.


• Demonstrated understanding of various types of manufacturing, mechanisms, materials, tolerance-analysis and design-for-manufacturing is required.


• Mechanical Design experience required.

If you think the position in Galway is the step in the right direction for you and have experience in a similar role, don't hesitate in applying.

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