Research And Development Engineer

About the Employer

Our client is a forward-thinking medical device company dedicated to advancing catheter-based technologies aimed at treating critical health conditions. The role is based in Galway and involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary product development team.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Principal R&D Engineer, you will lead efforts to design and develop catheter components, manufacturing processes, and establish supplier capabilities. This role demands hands-on involvement in prototype development, testing, and manufacturing process optimization to bring new medical devices from concept to reality.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee development of catheter components, manufacturing processes, and supplier collaborations.
• Create, assemble, and assess prototypes to aid product design and improvement.
• Establish test methods and experimental setups for device verification and validation.
• Conduct experiments, analyse gathered data, and apply insights to steer product design and manufacturing decisions.
• Utilize principles from mechanics, fluid dynamics, materials science, and statistics to address engineering challenges.
• Design assembly processes and optimize manufacturing techniques specific to catheter devices.
• Implement Design for Manufacture and Design for Assembly principles during product development.
• Support validation activities for components, processes, and testing methodologies.
• Engage in design and process risk management activities such as DFMEA and PFMEA.
• Collaborate with suppliers and external partners to facilitate component development and scale-up manufacturing.
• Document technical specifications, protocols, and development findings comprehensively.
• Ensure laboratory equipment and facilities are maintained safely and in compliance with standards.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies, standards, and testing methodologies relevant to medical devices.
• Contribute to the generation of inventions and intellectual property assets.
• Support demonstrations of company technologies to clinical collaborators, investors, and stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials, Polymer Engineering or a related field.
• At least three years of experience in product development within the medical device industry.
• Proven capability in medical device design, prototype fabrication, and laboratory testing.
• Experience designing and executing experimental testing programmes.
• Strong skills in technical data analysis to inform design choices.
• Familiarity with working in regulated product development settings.
• Knowledge of medical device design controls and risk management processes.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks and Microsoft Office tools.
• A practical, methodical, and data-driven problem-solving approach.
• Effective collaboration skills across R&D, Preclinical, Operations teams, suppliers, and external partners.

Benefits and Opportunities

• Work on cutting-edge medical devices designed to enhance patient care.
• Engage in diverse engineering tasks including design, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and supplier development.
• Join a dynamic, cooperative, and fast-moving product development team.
• Opportunity to contribute to intellectual property development and medical technology innovation.