Job Summary
- Company
- Ware Technology Services
- Location
- Minnetonka, MN
- Industries
- All
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Temporary/Contract/Project
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
R&D Engineer
About the Job
Ware Technology Services, your Engineering and IT staffing firm, is looking for a R & D Engineer!
The R&D Engineer is responsible for technical leadership and timely development of devices to support the needs of our customer. This position will represent the department in inter-company relations and provide technical expertise to internal clients and the customer. The ideal candidate will possess a strong working knowledge of mechanism design, experience designing prototypes, and experience testing devices for R&D. While medical device experience is desirable, it is not required.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Product Concept
-Proposes concepts to address customer needs
-Selects and documents concepts to proceed to development and commercialization
Design & Development
-Translates customer requirements into engineering specifications.
-Plans and manages creation of models to simulate and analyze user/patient function.
-Plans and manages development of test fixtures and methods.
-Analyzes and optimizes design concepts through experimentation and other simulation.
-Conducts risk assessment (e.g. DFMEA) of product concepts.
-Conducts feasibility studies and documents results and recommendations in technical reports.
-Mechanisms, delivery system development
-Delivery system prototypes
-Develops engineering specifications for delivery system
-Develops concepts and models for demonstration
Verification & Validation
-Completes engineering documentation (e.g. Product & component specifications, BOMs, etc.) in readiness for design verification and validation.
-Writes design verification and validation protocols and reports
-Coordinates verification and validation builds.
-Collaborates with other functions to execute project deliverables
Work Conditions
-Conducts development and validation work in hospital operating room settings or work with human tissue
-Use manual and light power tools to make and test prototypes
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
-Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Biomechanical or Biomedical engineering. Master's degree a plus but not required.
Experience:
-4-6 years of experience in mechanism design
-Good working knowledge of the activities required in the medical device design/product development cycle
-Hands-on experience building and testing prototypes
-Experience in CAD Pro/E or Solidworks is a plus
-Experience in documentation in Agile systems a plus
-Injection molded part design experience a plus
-Experience in tissue biomechanics a plus
Skills:
-Proven analytical and problem solving skills
-Self-initiator in relation to project and/or project teams
-Extensive verbal and technical writing skills
-Ability to coach/mentor people in junior positions is a plus
Please forward resume to minneapolis@warets.com or visit www.warets.com for more information about opportunities available with Ware Technology Services.
Ware Technology Services, an Atterro Human Capital Group company, offers interim and direct hire staffing for technical positions and executive search services for critical or confidential hires. Ware consultants have proven experience in engineering, design/drafting, skilled technicians, supply chain management, project management, application development and IT infrastructure.

