Expected Travel: Up to 10%
Requisition ID: 11485
About Teleflex Incorporated
As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.
Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine - At Teleflex, we promote the use of advanced anesthesia and emergency medicine techniques to help improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. We equip clinicians with some of the most advanced medical devices on the market today, from our world-class brands including:
LMA® and Rüsch® airway management devices designed to help reduce the risk of airway-related complications.
Arrow pain management products designed to improve patients' post-operative pain experience.
The Arrow® EZ-IO® System that helps address the time-critical challenge of emergency vascular access, and
QuikClot® and QuickClot Control+® hemostatic devices, used by hospitals, EMS, and the military for hemorrhage control in a broad range of bleeding situations.
Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers advanced medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients' lives.
Position Summary Position Title: Research and Development Engineer Tracheostomy
Manager Title: R&D Technical Lead
Division/BU: Anesthesia & Emergency Medicine
Location: Athlone, Ireland
Lead the delivery of projects to maintain business continuity in areas such as new product introduction and sustaining engineering of existing products in the Tracheostomy portfolio
Principal Responsibilities • Work related to products and components may include efforts in all technical phases of product and process development, including design and development planning and execution, requirements definition, root cause analysis, verification/validation and manufacturing aspects using Teleflex design control policies, as well internal business processes.
• Lead engineering efforts to develop components, specifications and processes with input from technical experts, clinicians, marketing and manufacturing while adhering to the design control process.
• Participate in Front End Innovation (FEI) activities for the New Product Development pipeline, including market research, concept generation and development.
• Lead projects in the redesign or replacement of existing components/assemblies and processes to improve quality, utilize automated production techniques, optimize process capabilities, and produce better products in a more cost-effective manner. Interface with suppliers, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality and Regulatory Affairs to deliver projects.
• Perform product testing, create models and prototypes to prove out new designs and changes to existing designs.
• Meet project objectives, milestones, and target dates. Update and review project progress on an as-required basis by supervisor.
• Interface with suppliers to obtain quotations, purchase components, and debug problems with production parts.
• Lead and participate in design and technical phase reviews.
• Support regulatory submissions and clinical trials as required.
• Adhere to and ensure the compliance of Teleflex's Code of Conduct, all Company policies, rules, procedures and housekeeping standards.
Education / Experience Requirements • Work related to products and components may include efforts in all technical phases of product and process development, including design and development planning and execution, requirements definition, root cause analysis, verification/validation and manufacturing aspects using Teleflex design control policies, as well internal business processes.
• Lead engineering efforts to develop components, specifications and processes with input from technical experts, clinicians, marketing and manufacturing while adhering to the design control process.
• Participate in Front End Innovation (FEI) activities for the New Product Development pipeline, including market research, concept generation and development.
• Lead projects in the redesign or replacement of existing components/assemblies and processes to improve quality, utilize automated production techniques, optimize process capabilities, and produce better products in a more cost-effective manner. Interface with suppliers, Engineering, Sourcing, Quality and Regulatory Affairs to deliver projects.
• Perform product testing, create models and prototypes to prove out new designs and changes to existing designs.
• Meet project objectives, milestones, and target dates. Update and review project progress on an as-required basis by supervisor.
• Interface with suppliers to obtain quotations, purchase components, and debug problems with production parts.
• Lead and participate in design and technical phase reviews.
• Support regulatory submissions and clinical trials as required.
• Adhere to and ensure the compliance of Teleflex's Code of Conduct, all Company policies, rules, procedures and housekeeping standards.
Specialized Skills / Other Requirements • Self-motivated, high energy, positive attitude individual with the initiative and drive for timely completion of goals.
• The ideal candidate will display excellent multi-tasking, analytical, communication and prioritisation skills.
• Able to travel domestically and internationally.
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