Job Description:
My client requires a Senior Product Engineer to lead the Product Development team in the design, development and taking to market of medical devices
- Perform Duties of Product Development Engineer
- Design development, prototyping, test method design, design evaluation, design reviews, design specifications, design verification and validation, design protocols and reports, transfer to production activities in a timely effective manner
- Product and project risk analysis and risk management.
- Research new therapies and design solutions to develop and complement the existing product portfolio
- Introduction of new equipment, materials and technologies
- Work closely with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), physicians and product managers to develop innovative medical devices to improve patient care.
- Project lead for assigned product development team/s including technical and project management leadership responsibly.
- Lead technical development of projects.
- Lead all key design decisions to ensure quality design selection.
- Manage and drive project tasks to ensure timely completion of project milestones.
- Work closely with cross functional groups to achieve project and company goals
- Retrospective project reviews to understand lessons learned.
- Manage device evaluations.
- Team Management:
- Mentoring, coaching and development of direct reports
- Performance of routine appraisals to deliver best results and to obtain the maximum team performance
- Foster innovation and creativity within team and perform disclosure reviews
- Manage the activities of the product development team and to hold regular team meetings
- Compliance with Quality, Regulatory and company policies and systems.
- Communications:
- Regular communication to cross-functional teams, senior management and business unit leaders
- Project status communications and reporting
- Instrumental in driving and implementing change to improve departmental and company performance
- Educating oneself in the medical area for which the new devices are being developed in order to have an appreciation for what needs to be achieved with these products.
- Support other cross functional groups to deliver company goals.
Qualifications/Skill set:
- Third level degree in Mechanical, Biomedical or similar discipline.
- 5 Years design experience preferable in a senior medical device roles
- 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