Senior Research and Development Engineer

Cook Group • Bloomington, IN

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About The Position

The Senior Research and Development Engineer is a technical leader and/or developing subject matter expert who applies engineering principles to solve complex technical challenges and ensure products meet clinical needs, safety requirements, and quality standards. The role may lead small projects or programs, own portions of medium to large projects, support other teams, collaborate across functional departments, develop technical expertise, and provide technical guidance. It may also involve creating procedures or white-paper guidance for functional groups.

The engineer leads technical development and key design decisions, contributes to strategic goals and retrospective project reviews, and develops subject matter expertise through research, best practices, training, and implementation of new concepts. The role works with subject matter experts, physicians, and product managers, as applicable, to develop medical devices and improve patient care. It leads project activities and milestones, design-history-file documentation, process development, and technical contributions to innovation and intellectual property. The engineer builds cross-functional relationships, applies company processes and quality and regulatory requirements, may represent Cook in industry working groups or conferences, and mentors other personnel.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering and five years of relevant experience; relevant master’s or doctoral degrees may reduce the experience requirement by two to four years. Experience in medical devices, a regulated industry, or an adjacent area is required. The position also requires strong analytical, critical-thinking, technical-writing, cross-functional problem-solving, and product/process development abilities. Fluency in AI and data concepts is required, including evaluating AI outputs, improving workflows with approved tools, identifying and mitigating bias or inaccuracies, and communicating AI-driven insights responsibly. Written and spoken English fluency, and local-language fluency where applicable, are required.

The work is performed under general office environmental conditions and may involve extended sitting and close visual work with computers. Personal protective equipment may be required in some areas, and occasional travel may be necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and five years of relevant experience; relevant master’s or Ph.D. degrees may reduce the experience requirement by two to four years.
• Experience in a technical role within medical devices, a regulated industry, or an adjacent area.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong technical-writing skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems.
• Ability to develop new products and processes to achieve functional objectives.
• Fluency in AI and data concepts, including critical evaluation of AI outputs, workflow improvement using approved tools, identification and mitigation of bias or inaccuracies, and clear, responsible communication of AI-driven insights.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, and in other local languages as applicable.
• Ability to work under general office environmental conditions, including extended sitting and close visual work with computers; personal protective equipment may be required in associated areas.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Project or technical leadership experience.
• Knowledge of relevant ISO, EU, and FDA medical-device standards and regulations.
• Project-management methodology and skills.

Responsibilities

• Continue performing the functions, duties, and expectations of a Research and Development Engineer 2 at a high level, as applicable.
• Lead technical development of small projects or programs and/or own portions of medium to large projects or programs.
• Lead key design decisions to ensure design selections meet customer needs and quality expectations.
• Conduct retrospective project reviews to identify lessons learned.
• Implement strategic goals within the engineer’s area of expertise.
• Work with senior leadership to identify and agree on subject-matter focus areas across functional departments.
• Conduct research and contribute to best practices in focus areas.
• Create procedures or white-paper guidance for functional groups.
• Deploy knowledge and training, and ensure correct implementation of new concepts or approaches.
• Work with subject matter experts, physicians, and product managers, as applicable, to develop innovative medical devices that improve patient care.
• Lead small projects or programs and drive tasks to complete milestones on time and achieve business metrics in collaboration with project managers, when assigned.
• Interpret data and organize, execute, and coordinate activities within portions of projects or programs, as applicable.
• Lead development and execution of activities and documentation to create and maintain design history files.
• Assist with developing and implementing processes and solutions that affect department business metrics.
• Apply subject-matter specialization in support of the department.
• Provide technical input on company intellectual property relevant to the area of work to support innovation and IP generation.
• Use creative problem-solving to develop and implement medical devices and technologies, address engineering challenges, and support product and process excellence across functional groups.
• Build, communicate, and manage relationships with cross-functional groups to achieve business metrics and project milestones.
• Apply organizational business processes and systems relevant to assigned duties.
• Ensure compliance with Quality, Regulatory, and company policies and systems.
• Represent Cook in industry standards or working groups and present on Cook’s behalf at industry conferences, as applicable.
• Mentor other personnel and foster collaborative knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

Benefits

• Competitive, performance-related compensation and benefits supporting health and financial wellbeing.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Hybrid or remote work options for many jobs, where possible.
• Learning opportunities, educational assistance, and development programs.
• Health and wellness initiatives.
• Social activities and community engagement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior