Hybrid Senior R&D Engineer

at Convatec

• Job title: Senior R&D Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Deeside, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior R&D Engineer responsible for leading medical device development from concept to launch at Convatec. Collaborating with multifunctional teams to address technical challenges and ensure usability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Design and Development of medical devices from Concept to launch.
• Through collaboration with multifunctional teams, lead discussions to resolve technical /scientific challenges to support new product development of Continence Care medical devices from concept to launch phase; define the scope of work to direct discussions to identify practical and theoretical solutions.
• Identifying & generating new Intellectual Property (IP), translating novel ideas into valuable & protectable IP and evaluating the IP landscape.
• Direct creation of new concepts via 3D models & assemblies in CAD/CAM software (Solidworks).
• Close collaboration with the cross functional process development team utilising Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly methodologies to develop robust designs suitable for manufacturing processes including plastic injection moulding, thermoforming etc.
• Develop ideas and designs with a focus on usability and user centric design.
• Resolve concept ideas to practice through prototyping and / or other rapid simulation techniques.
• Scope plan and execute / coordinate testing of prototypes.
• Using existing templates, record and report experimental data. This includes reporting of the test procedure, presentation / analysis (including statistical analysis, e.g. Design of Experiments, etc.) of data and formulating conclusions and recommendations as a basis for further discussion and research.
• Communicate technical data including conclusions and recommendations to the wider team, make proposals and recommendations to progress the projects forward based on the analysis of this data.
• Provide technical input to support the design control process, including contributing to / authoring design history file (DHF) documentation and material specifications.
• Lead design for manufacturing and design for assembly discussions.
• Maintain overall expertise by keeping updated on engineering advancements through publications, patents, university / industrial contacts and vendor discussions.
• Work effectively and proactively engage with key stakeholders to manage expectations and deliver on commitments; Understand needs and requirements across multiple functions, manage relationships to ensure effective execution.
• Work collaboratively across the organisation and support colleagues to achieve shared goals and objectives.
• Role models behaviours appropriate to our values.
• Maintain compliance with HSE regulations.
• Maintain compliance with QMS.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in an industrial engineering discipline with knowledge of mechanical / design engineering
• Experience in designing and developing plastic moulded components
• Experience of injection moulding validation activities (FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ activities)
• Ability to use CAD software packages (SolidWorks)
• Understanding of the ISO 13485 and 14971 standards, and FDA regulations for design controls
• Experience in a variety of different projects; demonstrable ability to work on a number of teams and projects in tandem.
• Comfortable with human body discussions and designing solutions of intimate parts of human body
• Ability to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)

Benefits

• Hybrid working (2-3 days on site in Manchester)
• Flexible working model during transition period