Associate R&D Engineer

Job title: Associate R&D Engineer (18 month contract)
Location: Ballybrit, Galway
Benefits: Houry rate contract with excellent opportunity to get experience with exciting MedicalDevice working with new technologies.


Company:
My client is an emerging leader in Neurovascular care in the Medical Device industry. Located in a European hub for the Medical Device industry my client works closely with physicians from around the world to develop devices used in the endovascular treatment of strokes.



Role:
The Associate R&D Engineer is responsible for developing and delivering complex acute ischaemic stroke projects with significant technical challenges. Responsible for various aspects of the projects, including process development, design development, implementation of new equipment/automation and new product introduction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate device concepts within the project team to address product performance criteria.
• Develop test models for prototype performance evaluations.
  • Build and test prototypes; analyse test data and interpret to identify optimal solutions to technical challenges.
  • Create detailed component and finished device assembly drawings/specifications using SolidWorks.
  • Identify and select product materials, assembly methods and define process settings.
  • Contribute to the project team to deliver key objectives, meeting performance, time and cost targets.
  • Leverage and liaise with external vendors / resources to achieve project goals.
  • Write procedures, protocols, specifications, and reports.
    • Understand physician (user) techniques and clinical needs (disease state) and assist in developing product training materials.
    • Other duties as assigned or required.

• Honours degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering or equivalent.
• Design experience with SolidWorks, prototyping, testing.
  • Design and technical ability based on a broad and deep knowledge of fundamental engineering principles.
  • Data review and statistical methods skills (Minitab).
  • High level of technical writing and reporting skills.
  • Strong work ethic, creative problem solving, capable of working on own initiative