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MDR - Sr R/D Engineer

Watauga, TX 76137

Posted: 01/30/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 598320 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


HM's Top Needs:
  1. Design principles / design change control experience
  2. Quality system experience in a regulated industry (medical devices, pharmaceuticals)
  3. Design / Risk flow down; Risk management experience

Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in a technically related field required

Years’ Experience Required: Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience



Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

This position has the responsibility and authority to under limited supervision, incumbent applies engineering principles to provide engineering support for released product engineering. The focus of this engineer will be on EU MDR design compliance for legacy product compliance before the transition deadline. Activities may include optimization of design, existing product modifications, and/or process design, development and optimization and performance evaluation. Responsibilities include testing and documentation of products and processes.  Provides assistance to project teams by developing test protocols, technical methods, and test reports.  Coordinates and plans testing and documentation requirements. Provides engineering and technical support to other functional areas of the company as required.

SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM: Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results.  May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals.  The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects  from design to implementation  while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education (typically University).

DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS

Autonomy: Established and productive individual contributor. Works independently with general supervision on larger, moderately complex projects / assignments.

Organizational Impact: Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives of projects and assignments. Contributes to the completion of project milestones. May have some involvement in cross functional assignments.

Innovation and Complexity: Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of issues or other job areas but typically are not complex. Makes adjustments or recommends enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.

Communication and Influence: Communicates primarily and frequently with internal contacts. External interactions are less complex or problem solving in nature. Contacts others to share information, status, needs and issues in order to inform, gain input, and support decision making.

Required Knowledge and Experience: Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Requires a University Degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 2 years of experience.

Nice to Have: EU MDR experience or other regulatory design compliance related activities

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.