Senior R&D Engineer

My leading multinational medical device manufacturing client are recruiting for a Senior R&D Engineer. In the R&D department you will be focusing on the development of cutting-edge medical devices in the brand new Endovenous team.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess opportunities for device, technology & process development
• Work from basic clinical need through opportunity assessment and device concept to prototype
• Effectively represent Medtronic while interacting with physicians to distil their needs into product requirements and concepts
• Participate in technical innovation across the department
• Identify and mitigate technological risks throughout the design process
• Apply understanding of anatomy & physiology with engineering knowledge in materials and processes to come up with working designs
• Interface effectively and build relationships with team members, other staff and key technology and component suppliers, both locally and globally
• May be required to progress a project from concept phase into commercialization phase and play a key role on the product /process /engineering /leadership fronts
• Contribute to resolution technical challenges with existing designs and support portfolio sustaining activities
• Contribute to generation of intellectual property
• Delegate/direct work of experienced engineers
• Provide coaching/guidance to less experienced team members

Key Skills & Experience

• We are looking for a qualified person to Bachelor/Master’s Degree level 8 in Mechanical, Biomedical or related engineering discipline and desirably with 5 years relevant experience.
• You are a dynamic team player and can work effectively and proactively on cross-functional teams.
• You are experienced interfacing with physicians and reducing feedback to device concepts.
• You are familiar with problem solving techniques and methodologies with broad biomedical materials and processing knowledge.
• You collaborate across organizational boundaries and take appropriate actions when problems occur.
• High level of enthusiasm and motivation, and the ability to take input from others are desirable.
• You are a good communicator and fluent in English, both in writing and speaking.

For further information on this Senior R&D Engineer role in Galway please contact Amanda Reynolds on 0860468858/ technical@hero.ie 

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Amanda Reynolds

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