Senior R&D Engineer

MiniMed•Northridge, CA

2d•$87,000 - $149,000•Onsite

About The Position

This position is within the Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Sensor R&D team. In this role, you will be supporting the development of next generation CGM products and sustaining R&D. You will be responsible for leading the Failure Analysis efforts throughout different phases of sensor product development while contributing towards sustaining, continuous improvement, and development activities. In this role, the individual will be interfacing with other R&D functions, regulatory, quality, reliability, and clinical teams as appropriate.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelors degree and minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Masters of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related Engineering field with 5+ years of professional experience.
Medical Device Industry Experience.
Experience in product design and development in an R&D environment.
Experience in mechanical and/or electrochemical systems.
Direct experience in characterization, design of experiments and data analysis methodologies (T-test, ANOVA and significance testing at a minimum)
Knowledge about in-vitro and in-vivo testing of subcutaneous medical devices.

Responsibilities

Troubleshooting and identifying the root cause of failures in complex microfabricated electrochemical bio-sensors
Develop, record, and perform various failure analyses on systems and components to determine failure mechanisms and ultimately root causes of failure
Write formal analysis reports, resulting in clear and accurate messaging about analysis findings to both the submitter and a broader audience
Use working knowledge of failure modes of products to work with technicians and other R&D engineers to assess existing and potential failures
Work with R&D and quality engineers to identify opportunities for improvements in product quality, reliability, manufacturability, and functionality
Initiates and leads the efforts on implementing improvements identified as a part of continuous improvement
Obtain, interpret, and utilize data from formal test, complaint handling, and other document repositories
Develop new test methodologies to aid in the failure analysis of components and products
Identify and research component & system failures in the early stages of product development to improve product quality and reliability
Conduct hands-on lab work, define failure analysis strategy, and recommend corrective actions/fixes to failures at different phases of product development
Development of analytical methodologies and equipment acquisitions to ensure strategic failure analysis capabilities for future technologies and products
Contribute to development of continuous glucose monitoring subsystems as relevant to the group goals.