Senior R&D Engineer - Limerick

Work as part of a Research & Development team in the design and process development of medical devices to take to market for the MedSurg Division.

Reporting to: Research & Development Manager/Research & Development Team Leader/Senior Manager, Global R&D MedSurg


My Client:
My client provide minimally invasive medical devices and technologies for nearly every area of the modern hospital, supporting almost 60 clinical specialties. This company employ 950 employees in their Limerick Facility and are looking to add to their growing team.

Responsibilities:

• Project lead for assigned Research & Development team/s including technical and project management leadership responsibly, if required.
• Lead key design decisions to ensure quality design selection.
• Manage the activities of the project team and drive project tasks to ensure timely completion of project milestones and business metrics are achieved.
• Design and process development
• Prototyping and test method design.
• Design and process evaluation , reviews, specifications, verification and validation, protocols and reports and transfer to production activities in a timely and effective manner.
• Product and project risk analysis and risk management.
• Develop prototypes which are consistent with the clinical and design requirements of the project.
• Research new therapies and design solutions to develop and complement the existing
• Work closely with Key Opinion Leaders (KOL’s), physicians and product managers to develop innovative medical devices to improve patient care.

• Third level degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Science, Design or similar discipline, Masters or Ph.D. level preferred but not essential.
• 5+ years’ experience.
• Proven Project Leadership abilities.
• Experience in DOE and/or Gage R&R is preferred.
• Strong statistical understanding and experience, including good working knowledge of Excel and/or Minitab.
• Good Project Management methodology and skills.
• Proven track record in delivering quality results in a timely effective manner.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Good mechanical design and understanding of engineering fundamentals with extensive medical device materials knowledge.