Engineer 2, Design Development, R&D

Teleflex • Pleasanton, CA

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About The Position

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose. At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

Interventional Urology – The Interventional Urology business unit of Teleflex is dedicated to developing innovative, minimally invasive and clinically effective devices that address unmet needs in the field of urology. Our flagship product, the UroLift® System, is the #1 minimally invasive procedure in the U.S. for treating an enlarged prostate, also called Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, or BPH. It is a proven approach that does not require heating, cutting, or destruction of prostate tissue.1 Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.
U.S. 2022 estimates based on US Market Model 2022-24 (5-17-22 FINAL), which is in part based on data provided by Symphony Health PatientSource® 2018-21, as is and with no representations/warranties, including accuracy or completeness.1. Roehrborn, Can J Urol 2017
Position SummaryWe are seeking a Engineer 2 Design Development, R&D - Biomaterials for a hands-on experimental role to support the development and characterization of hydrogel-based materials. This role will encompass the design and execution of experimental studies to evaluate the mechanical and imaging visibility properties. The ideal candidate enjoys working in the laboratory, building new experimental methods and solving open-ended technical problems. This role sits within a small, fast-moving R&D team offering the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to early-stage product development while gaining exposure to regulated device development environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (in Material science, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related major) and a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with no experience.
• Hands-on experience designing and executing experimental test methods and analyzing resulting data
• Strong documentation skills, with ability to draft protocols and technical reports.
• Comfort working in early-stage R&D environments with evolving test methods.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with viscoelastic materials characterization such as rheology or mechanical testing of soft materials, particularly hydrogels
• Familiarity with medical imaging modalities, (CT, MRI, ultrasound)
• Experience working with DICOM imaging datasets and image analysis tools
• Experience with CAD (Solidworks)
• Exposure to medical device development or regulated environments

Responsibilities

• Design and execution of test methods to characterize mechanical and imaging properties soft biomaterials
• Perform sample preparation, reconstitution, handling and controlled testing of NASHA (non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid) based gels
• Analysis of imaging (e.g. DICOM) and other datasets to quantify geometry, positioning and stability of materials
• Support identification and implementation of tools and software workflows
• Design and build novel experimental setups, test fixtures or tissue-mimicking models as needed
• Document experimental protocols, results and conclusions to support internal design decisions, device history record and regulatory submissions
• Work cross-functionally with medical physicists, QA/RA, marketing and manufacturing partners to align testing with user and product requirements
• Contribute to design controls and risk management under ISO 13485 and ISO 14971.

Benefits

• medical
• prescription drug
• dental
• vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• participation in 401(k) savings plan
• PTO
• short- and long-term disability
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

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