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R-D Engineer I

North Haven, CT 06473

Posted: 08/11/2023 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 579640 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


Top 3 technical  skills that you are looking for in a candidates experience:
  1. Tensile testing using instron
  2. Sample handing, organization, labeling for testing
  3. Data collection and organization

 

Education Required:  BS in engineering, (mechanical, biomedical, materials)

Years’ Experience Required: 0-2

Will the contractor be working 40 hours a week? If not, weekly estimate? No overtime for this position.

Does this position require the candidate to be onsite or remote, if hybrid what does the onsite vs remote schedule look like?

Onsite position

What is your timeline for scheduling interviews?

asap

What product line will this person support?

Wound management NPD, project big loop

Careers that Change Lives

The R&D Engineer II will report into the Wound Management R&D Team and will focus on development of new would closure products to meet customer needs and expand our wound closure product line.

 

Surgical Innovations: In Surgical Innovations, we advance minimally invasive surgery to improve outcomes for patients and providers around the globe. From concept to commercialization, we bring meaningful innovation to our robust and growing portfolio of surgical devices and technologies. Through wise investments, thoughtful planning, and world-class partnerships, we help patients get the care? they?n?eed – from diagnosis to treatment – when they need it.


A Day in the Life

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
  • Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots, and provides technical skills during research and/or product development.
  • Designs studies to investigate root cause or identify process parameters.
  • Supports product development activities.
  • Provides feedback on machine design and prototypes.
  • Designs fixturing for manufacturing equipment or testing.
  • Creates prototype test samples.
  • Supports voice of customer and pre-clinical studies.
  • Prepares and tracks test samples.
  • Assists in DOE planning and execution.
  • Performs statistical analysis and presents results.
  • Composes engineering reports.
  • Researches technical and procedural topics and reports findings to group.
  • Work will be performed in R&D laboratories and in manufacturing facilities.

 

Must Have: Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required with 2+ years of experience or Advanced Degree with 0+ years of experience


Nice to Have


Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering
  • Practical experience in the following areas:
    • Suture and/or needle test methods
    • Equipment and/or test fixture design
    • Polymer development and manufacturing
    • Fiber extrusion
    • Textile manufacturing
    • Material characterization
    • Development and manufacturing of combination products
  • Experience in the medical device industry
  • Knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver quality technical work within project schedules and timelines.
  • Must be team oriented, with the ability to work well on common deliverables with diverse cross-functional teams and to interact at the highest professional manner with all organizational levels
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and interpersonal skills to successfully partner on varying levels ranging from cross functional to global multi-site and multi-business unit

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 The Planet Group, 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 The Planet Group.

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