**Job Title**: R&D Engineer
**R & D Engineer**
The R&D Sustaining Engineer will drive improvements to current products that will reduce cost, improve efficiency and/or address quality issues. This position will identify, evaluate, develop, lead, validate and implement improvement projects for current products and processes according to the applicable regulations, corporate policies, guidelines and plant procedures.
**Responsibilities**:
- Execute design changes, navigating Design Control from Design Requirements thru Design Verification/Validation and Manufacturing Implementation
- Execute Design Verification and Validation, Equipment Validation, and Process Validation activities
- Evaluate proposed product design changes and complete deliverables required to complete the change
- Use standard statistical analysis and problem solving techniques to determine product acceptance, setting tolerances and determining critical parameters
- Define, perform and analyze basic linear experiments and basic DOE's
- Support root cause analysis and implements corrective actions as needed
- Create and validate new test methods
- Support the transfer of new designs from R&D to production
- Write technical reports and test plans for new product development design verification and validation deliverables
- Generate work instructions, preventative maintenance schedules, documentation for components, tooling, and processes associate with new product development
- Provide direction/training to operators/technicians performing procedures
- Contribute to design documentation including input for the DHF and technical design reviews
- Communicate as a team member with other function groups, internal customers and outside vendors on a daily basis
**Requirements**:
- Bachelors of Science and a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience (Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Electrical Engineering preferred)
- Ability to speak, read and write in English
- Manufacturing background proven experience
- Conceptualize, design, develop, and document small to medium scale new product designs, processes and test methods
- Work with a larger team on the design and development of medium to large level new product designs, processes and test methods
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Volcano IGT Devices product lines
- Demonstrate organizational and interpersonal skills working in a cross-functional, regulated environment
- Basic knowledge and experience with Regulatory requirements associated with design controls
- Ability to work in a team environment to ensure conducive working relationships
- Ability to lead a project: define deliverables, create schedule, and lead a cross-functional team
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to organize and prioritize workflow in order to meet established time frames and schedules
- Familiarity with cardiology catheterization procedures, tools, and terminology
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project schedule development
- Experience with Solid works
- Administrative Shift
- May be required to travel to various company, customer, and vendor locations (10%)
- ** Preferred**
- Experience with C++ programming language (desired)
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python (desired)
- Experience with guide wire and catheter design and manufacturing (desired)
- Experience with sensor technology and testing (desired)
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