Principal Research & Development ( R&D) Engineer

<h2>Job Description</h2> <p>Responsible for the design and development of venous access devices using our novel, patented biomaterial which is designed to prevent the most common and costly complications in venous access.</p> <h2>Duties and Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li>Function as the technical lead on projects of considerable complexity that encompass multiple engineering disciplines.</li> <li>Initiate technical investigations and prepare technical reports with findings and recommendations, including definition of project requirements and strategy for catheter & material development.</li> <li>Prepare design specifications, analyses, and recommendations for presentation and approval; research, design, develop, document, test and evaluate complex technical and process issues.</li> <li>Design products with particular attention to customer needs, material selection and specification, usability, cost of goods and design for manufacturability.</li> <li>Provide technical leadership and expertise to the engineering group, acting as a mentor to lower level engineers.</li> <li>Provide significant contributions to new product development, including patents, technical papers and presentations.</li> <li>Stay abreast of new technical developments in the field of materials, catheter technology and medical device design.</li> <li>Research and development of extrusions and other catheter technologies.</li> <li>Apply advanced engineering theories, methods and research techniques including both computational and practical approaches to design and solutions of complex and advanced technical problems.</li> <li>Work with R&D Managers to develop detailed project schedules and project budget.</li> </ul> <h2>Functional Expertise</h2> <ul> <li>Product Development engineering with strong specification, design, development and production expertise required.</li> <li>Expertise developing characterization and test methods for selection, verification and validation of new materials.</li> <li>Experience with DFM (Design for Manufacturability) techniques to achieve high yield, low cost and high reliability products.</li> <li>Experience with 3D design (SolidWorks).</li> <li>Writing reports and is able to present to a range of technical and non-technical audiences.</li> <li>Strong computational and analytical thinking with a desire to learn.</li> <li>Experience in a variety of manufacturing methods including extrusions, injection molding and machining.</li> </ul> <h2>Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s plus a minimum of 8 years relevant experience; or Master’s plus a minimum of 7 years relevant experience; or PhD plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. </li> <li>Education in engineering, scientific or technical discipline required; medical device experience is required.  </li> <li>Engineering and leadership competencies demonstrated through individual performance and by contributing through others.</li> <li>Willingness to utilize a hands-on approach that includes prototyping, building, modeling, testing etc. </li> <li>Must be a self-starter with the ability to work alone or within a group</li> <li>Use independent judgment to assess project technical status and determine the means to overcome technical problems and team conflicts</li> <li>Must be able to multi-task, meet tight deadlines and prioritize changing demands in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.</li> <li>Energetic, enthusiastic, enjoys the challenge of creative design problem.</li> <li>Ability to lead small project teams toward a common goal.</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Compensation Commensurate With Experience</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$140,000</span><span class="divider">—</span><span>$170,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h1>About Access Vascular</h1> <p><a href="https://www.accessvascularinc.com/">Access Vascular</a> was founded in 2015 to address the most common and costly complications of intravenous therapy: infection, thrombosis and phlebitis. The company is developing a suite of venous access devices made from patented biomaterials which are highly biocompatible and have demonstrated 6X fewer complications. .</p></div>