Full Time - Research & Development Engineer - Minneapolis, MN - 2019
Full Time - Research & Development Engineer - Minneapolis, MN - 2019
What You Will Do: You will be working on a cross-functional team to deliver process changes through research and development activities. Activities include idea development and documentation, prototyping, specification development, test method and process development and transfer, and protocol and report writing as part of design and/or process modifications to existing products.
What You Will Learn: Philips attracts and hires the best talent on the planet! You will be working with an incredible team of dedicated experts and leaders who will be developing the next standard of care for vascular intervention procedures. Our leaders are focused on supporting your continued growth and we will expand your capabilities to help further our organization’s ability to innovate, manufacture, acquire, and commercialize medical devices for Vascular Intervention procedures.
What You Will Become: A highly skilled engineer who will be key in shaping product development and execution for high impact results helping achieve our mission of delivering consistent high quality, safe and effective, regulatory compliant products and services.
What Success Looks Like:
· You will build prototypes, perform testing, analyze results, and present results in design reviews
· Support design change and process change research and development activities.
- Activities include development of customer and product specifications, creating design and process plans, protocols, and reports, and applying engineering principles to understand, improve, and control product performance
· Develop engineering drawings for product components and subassemblies that meet marketing and product design specification requirements
· Develop new, or alter established test methods, acceptance criteria, and test equipment for changes to existing product
· Initiate and implement experiments that will satisfy the regulatory and internal safety needs
· Write protocols and reports for characterization and validation testing
· Support risk management activities and active risk management reviews for existing products
· Interact with internal as well as external regulatory personnel as needed
· Ensure that development activities are documented through lab notebook, history file, and other records
· Solve complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variance factors
· Provide R&D support for investigations on non-conformances, complaints, and product returns
· Provide independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for product related research and development
Supervisory Duties: None
Material and Equipment Directly Used:
- Philips’ Policies and Procedures
- FDA regulations and international standards
- Personal Computers
- Various types of test equipment, microscopes, and analytical instruments
Education/Experience Necessary:
- B.S. / B.Eng. in Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, or Biomedical Engineering or similar field
- Medical interventional device development experience is desired
- Knowledge of Design/Process Controls, working knowledge of GMP and ISO regulations a bonus
- Basic understating of risk management and risk management processes
In return, we offer you
We offer you a dynamic working environment in an innovative business, which offers you excellent opportunities to further develop and fully exploit your talents. This job comes with a competitive salary, excellent benefits and up-to-date training.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.
Why should you join Philips?
Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 3 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across the health continuum. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways.
To find out more about what it’s like working for Philips at a personal level, visit the Working at Philips page on our career website, where you can read stories from our employee blog. Once there, you can also learn about our recruitment process, or find answers to some of the frequently asked questions.
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