Align Technology-posted 3 months ago
San Jose, CA
5,001-10,000 employees
Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Align Technology is the industry leader and innovator in medical devices which focuses on revolutionizing the digital dental and orthodontic industry. Align Technology is looking for an R&D Engineer III, 3D Printing for our San Jose, CA office. This exciting new role would be part of a culture that is helping to improve lives every day through digital dentistry. The R&D Engineer III, 3D Printing will be responsible for planning, leading, and executing projects focusing on new product design and development. As an R&D Engineer, they will be a key team member to conduct research and development and optimize product design along a highly multidisciplinary team working on 3D printing systems, processes, materials and software. This role will be part of Align Technology's goal to deliver our clear aligners (Invisalign) to our customers.

  • Lead product development projects and research projects until product launch.
  • Leverage 3D technologies, software-platforms, and biomechanical principles to incorporate novel solutions into design for orthodontic devices.
  • Design and evaluate product prototypes with biomechanical test models and experimentation.
  • Create testing plans to cover efficacy, reliability, verification, and validation.
  • Connect product outcomes back to the inputs and outputs of advanced 3D manufacturing processes.
  • Define procedures to evaluate real-world product performance and conduct bench top testing in accordance with FDA/ISO guidelines.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to supplement functional performance testing with metrological analysis and/or material characterization.
  • Coordinate the materials involved in experimental testing in the product development lifecycle.
  • Organize and investigate root cause analysis on complex data sets.
  • Utilize statistical tools to formulate, test, and interpret hypotheses.
  • Communicate project status and present findings to all levels of stakeholders.
  • Drive internal/external stakeholders' feedback into the next waves of product development.
  • General engineering support in R&D.
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