KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Independently research, design, develop, modify, and verify components, modules and sub-systems for medical devices.
- Translate user needs to design inputs/ specifications and produce complex system level designs with some guidance.
- Conduct or design advanced prototyping and testing.
- Analyze and correct complex product design issues using independent judgment.
- Research and translate voice of customer and voice of patient information into a series of needs that define designs
- Successfully implement electrical components into a mechanical design
- Adopt a human-centred approach to design and designing with an entire user task flow in mind including software and electrical elements with which users will interact.
- Advance solutions by applying in-depth knowledge of customer needs, market and competitive offerings.
- Apply detailed knowledge of clinical procedures to author design inputs.
- Support Voice of Customer sessions internally and with clinicians.
- Demonstrate developing financial acumen.
- Lead creation and refinement of engineering documentation, such as the Design History file.
- Follow and mentor others on R&D procedures like design controls and risk management, per the Quality Management System.
- Identify and support the creation of or improvements to procedures, policies, processes, systems, and technology.
- Support and execute segments of complex multifunctional teams to advance projects through the design /development/launch process.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build partnership to achieve business objectives.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong technical ability to develop and optimize designs for mechanical / electro-mechanical assemblies incorporating DFM principles
- Strong technical ability in creating engineering drawings, models, applying GD&T and CAE tools
- Adept at applying knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes to product design.
- Familiarity with ergonomics, ethnography in design, and human-centred design an advantage
- Familiarity with materials science an advantage, particularly the use of plastics and metals to be sterilized for single and multiple use scenarios in a medical setting
- Familiarity with Creo a benefit
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or BioMedical & 4+ years of work experience
