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Staff Packaging Engineer CooperSurgical

• 3.4 Trumbull, CT Job Details Full-time $128,000
• $150,000 a year 17 hours ago Qualifications Developing medical devices Rapid prototyping Vendor relationship building Product design project leadership Fluid dynamics New product introduction engineering projects Electro-mechanical components Quality control product testing Medical device testing Mechanical fabrication Design of experiments CAD design (engineering design task) GD&T Mechanical drawings Statistical analysis Production validation processes Design engineering Prototype creation Solid mechanics Design for manufacturability (DFM) Design controls Biomedical regulatory compliance Functional quality evaluation testing Mechanical product validation projects Prototypes Custom fixtures Structural analysis Engineering manufacturing support Full Job Description Our integrated Front-end Innovation, New Product Development and Product Engineering setting provides an exciting opportunity for Staff Packaging Engineers to be involved in a user-centric end-to-end product innovation process spanning from new opportunity incubation, via rigorous product development to market launch and subsequent product engineering.

This role will drive Packaging Engineering excellence across all areas of the business from validating the production process meets the design requirements to designing bespoke solutions for new products being developed. As Staff Packaging Engineer you will be part of the Product Engineering team reporting directly to the head of the Product Engineering group. The scope of this role includes all activities pertaining to packaging upgrades and improvements, cost reductions and efficiency improvements. Products in the scope of this role are heavy electro-mechanical systems and single use sterilized disposable medical devices.

Education:

Minimum BS w/ 8+ or preferably MS w/ 5+ years of combined education and experience in development of medical devices or related fields.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Expertise in CAD modeling (SolidWorks), mechanical design and creation of engineering drawings including GD&T

• required. Medical device development experience with thorough understanding of design control guidelines including verification and validation methods
• required. Proficiency with engineering first principles and analytical methods including structural and fluid mechanics
• required. Advance understanding of Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
• required. Understanding of statistical methods including design of experiments
• required. Ability to plan activities and lead technical teams or work independently with minimal direction
• required. Hands-on craft skills and experience with building, fixing, servicing and/or fabricating concepts, fixtures, prototypes or similar
• required. Experience with translating customer to product requirements, conducting harm-based risk analysis and defining acceptance criteria
• preferred. Experience with FEA and/or CFD mathematical modeling
• preferred. Proficiency with Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
• preferred. Experience with identifying latent user needs and front-end of innovation process
• preferred.

To all agencies:

Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of CooperSurgical about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at CooperSurgical via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of CooperSurgical, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by CooperSurgical for this position and a valid agreement with CooperSurgical is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the CooperSurgical agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you are interested in applying and require special assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at . As an employee of CooperSurgical you'll receive a competitive total compensation plan. Your recruitment team will be able to share more information about any variable pay opportunity and benefit package that accompanies this role. The good faith estimate of the salary range for this role is $128,000 to $150,000. The actual amount offered is determined by a number of factors including but not limited to location, skills and experience.

TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND INNOVATION

Drive troubleshooting, coordinate root-cause analysis for complaints and CAPAs related to packaging and devise solutions and approaches for solving technical problems (solution gameplan) and overcoming development challenges in an inclusive and collaborative fashion. Design and develop and improve packaging systems using first principles as well as engineering best practices associated with CAD, GD&T, Modeling, and DFSS. Define packaging design inputs, develop design outputs , define technical strategies for an adequate verification and validation approach. Drive successful verification and validation testing. Ideate, conceptualize, and build concepts and prototypes to aid incubation of new opportunities or down-select wining solutions for new product developments, upgrades, or improvements. Create simulation and mathematical models as appropriate to demonstrate functional feasibility of technical solution based on experimental, numerical, statistical, and/or finite-elements tools and techniques. Develop test methods and fixtures for packaging simulation, evaluation, and verification testing.

PROJECT DELIVERING

Deliver agreed project outcomes on-time and on-budget per project plan. Scope, plan, and manage execution of assigned project tasks, workstreams, and deliverables ensuring full alignment with the overall project plan and business objectives. Train, mentor, and provide technical directions to junior engineers and team members as appropriate to ensure that desirable business outcomes are achieved. Manage execution and relationships with external partners, engineering consulting firms and vendors.

ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCESS EFFECTIVENESS

Aid and drive an effective cross-functional collaboration ensuring timely and efficient delivery of target business outcomes. Contribute to the assessment of new opportunities, acquisition targets, competitive products, and Intellectual Properties (IP's) to aid competitiveness and differentiation of our business offerings. Support or drive scoping, project planning and product requirement definition for new product development, upgrades, or line extensions as appropriate. Select, evaluate, and implement new tools, techniques, and best practices to ensure state-of-the-art product development capabilities and best practices. Effectively and timely communicate (written and verbal) progress status updates and way forward game-plans associated with project issues, challenges and accomplishments to team members, cross-functional partners, stakeholders, and managers.

SAFETY, EFFICACY, AND COMPLIANCE

Drive medical devices design control compliance by ensuring that all applicable safety, quality and regulatory guidelines and policies are followed to develop safe and effective products. Maintain technical documentation for project and products as applicable per company quality standards, policies, and procedures and well as engineering best practices and functional excellence requirements.