R&D Engineer, Biomedical

Job Title: R&D Engineer, Biomedical
Contract Type: Permanent
Industry:
REF: 122865
Contact Name: Larry O’Leary
Contact Email: larry@rftgroup.ie
Job Published: over 6 years ago

Job Description

R&D Engineer, Biomedical
Our client, a medical devices manufacturer based in Galway, now seeks an R&D Engineer who will be responsible for the development of new medical device products, as part of the R&D team working in compliance to EU and FDA regulations.

The successful candidate will lead project team to design and develop new products and manage the project through the design cycle.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in working with Business Development and Physicians through the new product development process to commercial launch.

Responsibilities of R&D Engineer:
Ensure that the transition of products through R&D, product approval and manufacturing scale up are smooth, timely and cost effective.
Generate technical documentation for the Product Design History File and Device Master Records.
Develop test methods for product evaluation and validation. Develop and execute test method validations.
Lead development through validation of specific market requirements in given product segment.
Support manufacturing during early product commercialisation.

Requirements for of R&D Engineer:
Bachelor's Degree in Science, Engineering or equivalent Degree in a technical discipline.
4+ years' experience within a Medical Device environment, 2+ years of which in R&D Engineer role.
Proven knowledge of design life cycles requirements.
Experienced analytical approach to problem solving.
Is creative, continually learning and exploring new ideas.
Experienced understanding and application of project management tools.
Strong interpersonal skills, a demonstrated ability to influence his/her peers.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
A self-starter applies his/her own initiative in most situations.

Please phone Larry on 01-2302400 / larry@rftgroup.ie / www.rftgroup.ie

The RFT Group, BioPharmaceutical Division specialise exclusively in the recruitment of scientists, engineers and executives for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.

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Key words: R&D Engineer, Research & Development, New product development, NPI, Commercialisation, Scale-up, Galway, Clare, Mayo, Athlone, Connaught, Ireland.