**Job Title: Product Development Engineer**
**Job Overview:**
Join our innovative team as a Product Development Engineer and be at the forefront of creating cutting-edge products in personal care. We are looking for a talented individual who will be instrumental in designing, developing, and testing new products while ensuring they meet quality standards and market demands. The Product Development Engineer will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our product development initiatives. The NPD Engineer will contribute to setting project team priorities, engage in product design activity aimed at meeting defined schedule, marketing and manufacturing requirements by applying engineering expertise, technical creativity, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
**Responsibilities:**
-Lead and support the development, modification, implementation and supporting of infusion disposable components through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices.
-Lead others to solve technical problems using engineering tools, statistical techniques, and design of experiments (DOE). Interfaces with customers and suppliers on high-volume disposable medical component design and is constantly on the lookout for new, better ways to do things.
-Makes design changes to existing products, ensuring compatibility through appropriate testing. Provides engineering and technical support to production with respect to product specifications and requirements. Guides the successful completion of major programs or projects.
-Concept Design: Lead and support product development from concepts through various stages of prototyping to final design that meets product requirements by applying sound and good engineering principles.
-Design for manufacturability through close collaboration with Operations and Project Engineering Teams. Effectively perform design verification and transfer. Complete FMEA and Risk analysis as part of the design control process.
-Customer: Work directly with customer's R&D teams to identify and solve problems through innovative problem solving and product design to create sustainable differentiation by ensuring value is delivered to customer and patient.
-Communicate design requirements to other team members and evaluate designs to ensure project trajectory is consistent with product specifications.
-Ability to translate customer needs and pain points into a value proposition that can be supported with a strong business case.
-Teamwork: Provides technical leadership for product development teams and utilizes project management skills to define and manage resources and execute to achieve required outcomes and can delegate, inspire and communicate effectively.
**Qualifications:**
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, plastics, Biomedical) required.
-Minimum of 7-9 years related work experience preferred.
-Previous experience with product design in Plastic Injection molding in a high-volume manufacturing environment is a must.
-Injection mold tool design experience preferred.
-Fluency in 3D CAD (Solidworks preferred).
-Working understanding of part design layout and GD&T.
-Understanding of DFMEA & PFMEA methodology and approach.
-Understanding of advanced analysis tools and methods to solve complex technical problems (e.g., Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Finite Element Analysis).
-Mold-flow analysis experience is a PLUS.
-Ability to independently test, analyze and solve technical problems.
-Experience with medical device manufacturing strongly preferred.
-Must exhibit excellent organizational skills and be detailed oriented.
-Ability to work independently and with cross-functional teams.
-Effective oral, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
-Self-directed with creative problem-solving ability.
-Ability to train, lead and coach others from technical expertise.
Embark on an exciting career as a Product Development Engineer where you can contribute to the creation of groundbreaking products. If you possess the required skills and are eager to drive innovation in product development, we invite you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $78,414.00 - $97,668.00 per year
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Experience level:
Schedule:
Ability to Commute:
- Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Elk Grove Village, IL 60007: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person