Associate Product Development Engineer

Medline Industries, LP • Alpharetta, GA

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About The Position

The Associate Product Development Engineer is a member of Medline’s Division 16 (Microtek) engineering team, supporting projects and technical deliverables that contribute to design changes for cost-effective sourcing and product lifecycle management. The role focuses on disposable surgical drapes and equipment covers for class I and II medical devices. You will work closely with team members in Sourcing, Product Management, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain Operations, and Finance to assist with product changes, including design, validation, and launch activities. The ideal candidate is eager to learn about medical device product design and development, change management, and test method development, and is comfortable communicating within a matrixed organization. Job Description Support product change projects under the guidance of senior engineers or project managers. Assist in coordinating and executing engineering change orders (ECOs). Participate in evaluating opportunities for product design optimization by analyzing user impact, function, risk, and value. Help with design and development activities, including updating drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and technical documents. Assist in prototyping product changes for proof-of-concept bench tests. Contribute to the development and validation of test methods to qualify/quantify design requirements. Help write and execute test protocols and reports, including basic data analysis. Estimate task timing and communicate status updates to project managers and supervisors. Embrace a mindset of continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical engineering discipline (mechanical, biomedical, etc.) or similar technical discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to regulated fields, preferably with disposable surgical devices (internship or coursework experience acceptable).
• Experience working in teams or group projects, and leveraging collaboration tools.
• Experience in product development engineering or process engineering supporting change implementation.
• Proficient with MS Office including basic data analysis in MS Excel and technical document writing MS Word.
• Good communication skills, including familiarity with MS Teams and SharePoint for collaboration.
• Ability to present information clearly, including basic use of PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis concepts (coursework or basic software experience).
• Awareness of project management principles and basic budgeting concepts (coursework or training preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support product change projects under the guidance of senior engineers or project managers.
• Assist in coordinating and executing engineering change orders (ECOs).
• Participate in evaluating opportunities for product design optimization by analyzing user impact, function, risk, and value.
• Help with design and development activities, including updating drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and technical documents.
• Assist in prototyping product changes for proof-of-concept bench tests.
• Contribute to the development and validation of test methods to qualify/quantify design requirements.
• Help write and execute test protocols and reports, including basic data analysis.
• Estimate task timing and communicate status updates to project managers and supervisors.
• Embrace a mindset of continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
• Our benefit package includes health insurance, life and disability, 401(k) contributions, paid time off, etc., for employees working 30 or more hours per week on average.
• For roles where employees work less than 30 hours per week, benefits include 401(k) contributions as well as access to the Employee Assistance Program, Employee Resource Groups and the Employee Service Corp.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees