Senior Research and Development Engineer
Job Title: Senior R&D Engineer
Location: Ballybrit, Galway
Benefits: Excellent salary, bonus, pension, healthcare, and opportunity to grow your career with a highly exciting Medical Device organisation.
About the Company:
We are a Medical Device company recently acquired by a multinational, a global leader in neurovascular care, with a broad portfolio of devices used in the endovascular treatment of haemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.
About the Role:
The role of Senior R&D Engineer supports managing and delivering R&D activities associated with the lifecycle management of the portfolio of products for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke with significant technical challenges.
Key Responsibilities:
* Product/Process optimisation projects – in liaison with Supply Chain and Quality.
* Aquire an in-depth knowledge of current products from a technical point of view: design, materials, performances, manufacturing process. Support second supplier and/or technical transfer projects.
* Manage project sub-parts, as part of a larger project team.
* Provide direction to other team members, including mentoring and oversight of less experienced engineers or technicians.
* Support regulatory submissions and lead additional Design Verification/Validation studies as required by regional authorities.
* Lead product Shelf-Life studies through Design Verification testing.
* Investigations on product complaints and analysis of returned devices.
* Support to CAPA and Non-Conformance process.
* Evaluation and scoping of process changes, material changes, vendor changes.
* Support to Labelling changes and implementation.
Requirements:
* A minimum of 5 years' experience in all stages of medical device design and development (including design with SolidWorks, prototyping, and testing) is required.
* Mechanical or biomedical engineering degree or equivalent.
* Specific experience on Medical Devices, cardiovascular or neurovascular implants or instruments including catheters, stents, delivery systems.
* Strong design and technical ability based on a broad and deep knowledge of fundamental engineering principles.
What Awaits You:
This is an opportunity to work with a ground-breaking biomedical operation, part of a company with an excellent record in employee continuous professional development and business improvement.
- An opportunity to be part of a global market leader.
- A dynamic and inspiring working environment.
- Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.
- Possibilities for further personal and professional development/education.
- Excellent benefits.
Salary: €80,000 - €100,000 per annum.