Principal Engineer - Product Development - I&R (Remote)

Requisition ID:          63687 Title: Principal Engineer - Product Development - I&R (Remote) Division: Arthrex, Inc. (US01) Location: Remote  Salary Range: Salary Minimum: $152.501,00 Salary Maximum:  $253.575,00

Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Arthrex is actively searching for a Principal Engineer – Product Development to support our Imaging & Resection team. This individual will be responsible for full life cycle development of medical devices, which includes initiation, design, development, execution, and product maintenance. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™. 

 

This is a fully remote position. 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs components or functional systems and modifies existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Recommends alterations to development and design to improve quality of products and/or procedures.
• Determines budgets and timelines for assigned projects.
• Leads multifunctional new product project teams, as assigned by Engineering Manager, through project technical feasibility analysis, initiation, planning, execution, and termination, adhering closely to project timeline and budget. 
• Maintains design history file for assigned projects, adhering to Arthrex design control procedures.
• Provides Regulatory department technical support for assigned projects as needed.
• Supports Marketing and Product Management with technical information to be used for training and marketing of assigned products.
• Supports Manufacturing to provide processing improvements.
• Supports surgeon and distributor customers by training and/or educating on technical aspects of assigned products as needed.
• Determines necessity of testing and initiates testing of assigned products
• Reports progress and status of assigned projects on a timely basis. 
• May be required travel to attend trade shows and visit established accounts as well as prospective accounts. International travel may be required.

 

Knowledge:      

• Regularly contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards. 
• Considered expert in field within the organization.

 

Discretion/ Latitude:                  

• Work is performed without appreciable direction. 
• Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment. 
• May supervise the activities of lower level personnel.

 

Skills:   

• Knowledgeable of FDA and ISO guidelines for the development of medical devices required.
• Manufacturing process knowledge preferred.
• Project management and communication skills training preferred.
• Working knowledge of anatomy from an orthopedic standpoint preferred.
• Working knowledge of joint anatomy preferred.
• Proficiency in designing products using a 3D-CAD program.
• Technical knowledge in development methodologies, design, and project implementation.
• State of the art knowledge of orthopedic surgery principles, theories, and products preferred.
• Historical perspective on orthopedic surgery principals, theories, and products preferred.

 

Education/Experience: