Pr. Engineer, Design Dev, R&D

Teleflex Incorporated•Maple Grove, MN

13h•Onsite

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 - The Interventional business unit at Teleflex offers innovative medical devices that are used to diagnose and treat coronary and peripheral vascular diseases. We place a strategic emphasis on complex coronary and peripheral interventions, vascular access, bone access, specialty biologic treatments and cardiac assist. Our current Interventional products include a broad range of clinically relevant solutions, such as our GuideLiner™ and Turnpike™ Catheters, Ringer™ Perfusion Balloon Catheter, AC3 Optimus™ and AC3 Range™ Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps and the OnControl™ Powered Bone Access System. Teleflex’s product portfolio now also includes Passeo™-18 Lux™ Peripheral Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter, Pantera™ Lux™ Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter, Orsiro™ Mission™ Drug-Eluting Stent, the PK Papyrus™ Covered Coronary Stent, and more. With a strong R&D footprint and pipeline, our fast-growing Interventional business unit is poised to continue the development of new technologies to serve critically ill patients for years to come. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Requirements

BA/BS in Engineering or physical sciences preferred.
8+ years of related medical device experience required.
Familiarity with various materials and processes, such as extrusion processing, injection molding, machine shop operations, fixtures and tooling, adhesive and thermal bonding and various other processes for catheter fabrication and design required.
Must possess knowledge, understanding and skills in: generating new product designs/concepts, catheter materials, processes and design plus test methods and metrology; project management, documentation, and a working knowledge of quality systems and medical device regulations.
Knowledge of clinical applications and associated product requirements with the ability to translate these requirements into detailed specifications.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and expertise in the optimization of product development
Generate new product designs/concepts in an organized and consistent manner.
Lead/Support research and development activities from Concept through Commercialization.
Coordinate/Participate in events that provide clinical feedback and guidance, such as physician interface meetings and pre-clinical studies.
Provide work direction, technical guidance, coaching and mentorship to R&D engineers.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure program success.
Perform/Lead root cause analysis activities.
Apply detailed knowledge and expertise of Design Control per ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, and EU MDR Requirements.