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A Day in the Life

The employee will be working in the Systems Engineering team - R&D department and will build experience in the design validation process of medical devices. The employee will be part of a team that defines and conducts evaluations for the design validation of new products and/or released product improvements in the surgical operating unit pipeline.

Location: North Haven, CT

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Establishment and Optimization of test methods and protocols for studies. 

• Execution of bench top, simulated tissue and wet lab studies utilizing surgeons, PAs, nurses as subject matter experts to gather feedback on the performance of the test device. 

• Utilization of design for reliability and manufacturability tools and principles. 

• Observation of robotic and/or laparoscopic surgeries in hospital settings. 

• Engagement with medical professionals, such as doctors, PAs and nurses to understand user needs. 
• Document writing to include assessment analysis, VOC results, study reports, etc. 
• Designs, develops and provides safety testing, repair, and maintenance of biomedical equipment.
• Ensures that the biomedical equipment is in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and quality control standards.
• Design studies and conduct research on enzyme reactions and the effects of organic compounds on biological processes.
• Participate in activities such as compound screening and compound optimization programs, and developing and running enzyme assays.

Required Knowledge and Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering or related engineering field with 0+ years of engineering experience

Nice to Have

• Professional experience in the medical device industry

• Experience with the application and use of medical devices in minimal invasive surgery

• Experience with performing root cause analysis techniques

• Experience with benchtop performance evaluations

• Experience with writing documentation for the planning, execution, and reporting of pre-clinical studies

• Experience using a variety of office, engineering and project management software applications including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, OneNote, SharePoint, PowerPoint, etc.), JIRA, JAMMA and Agile

• Detail-oriented with strong commitment to quality and to the workplace with the ability to efficiently multitask

• Strong analytical, communications [both oral and written forms] and organizational skills

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers.