New Product Development Engineer

Tecomet, Inc•Claypool, IN

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The New Product Development Engineer performs assignments that require the application of standard engineering techniques and processes. The assignments will have clear and specified objectives and require the investigation of a limited number of variables. A moderate exercise of judgment is required on details of work and in making selections and adaptation of engineering alternatives. The Engineer I will receive general direction on new aspects of assignments. The work performed will involve conventional types of plans, investigations, structures, or equipment with relatively few complex features for which there are precedents.

Requirements

A minimum of a BA/BS in Engineering
Demonstrated understanding of various types of mechanisms, materials, proper tolerancing, drafting standards, design for mold ability and GD&T are required
Medical device industry
Project Management
Three-Dimensional Parametric Solid Modeling
FDA QSR and ISO 13485 quality standards
Quality standards within the company
Scheduling work to achieve goals
Customer focused environment
Strong organizational skills
Strong verbal, written and presentation skills
Problem solving, mechanical design, and statistical evaluation
Process development and improvement
Computer skills, including 3-D CAD, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Familiarity with project management concepts
Self-Motivated
Managing a variety of assignments concurrently
Be flexible and adapt to changes in work environment, requirements, and assignments
Interface professionally and courteously with customers/public/internal staff
Prioritize work
Meet goals and objectives set for department and company
Keep current in changing work methods and regulatory changes

Nice To Haves

Experience utilizing computer aided design (CAD) to develop a product is strongly desired

Responsibilities

Participate on cross functional project teams through all phases of the product development process including planning and product launch.
Work with project core team to assist in defining user needs, generate design concepts and prototypes, and perform design evaluations (such as tolerance analysis, FEA, DOE, simulated use testing etc).
Assist in the creation of product process validation plans and testing.
Assist other design engineers, manufacturing engineering and suppliers to optimize designs for manufacturability, prototypes and process engineering change requests.
Test of materials
Preparation of specifications, which include engineering drawings
Research investigations
Report preparation, including protocols, engineering reports, and design control documentation
Other activities of limited scope requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed in specific narrow areas of assignments
May be assisted by a draftsperson or technician