Senior Product Development Engineer

Collaboration drives Nordson’s success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, and our customers to succeed. You will find Nordson employees sharing our success by giving back in the communities around the world where we live and work.

Nordson MEDICAL designs, engineers and manufactures complex devices and components with applications in wound healing, surgical and minimally invasive, fluid management, pulmonology and interventional and structural heart. Our pioneering Advanced Polymers team was the first to manufacture and supply medical balloons to the medical device industry. Nordson MEDICAL works with doctors, start-ups and large medical companies around the world at any point in the product lifecycle, from concept to launch and beyond.

Nordson Medical, a global leader in the medical device industry, is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Product Development Engineer to join our team in Galway, Ireland, for a temporary period between 9 to 12 months because of maternity cover. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we are looking for candidates who share that same commitment.

Summary of the role

You will participate as a team member in the product development process from concept to commercialization of novel medical devices. As Senior Product Development Engineer you will act as a technical leader for projects and may be assigned engineers, technician, interns or operators to supervise and/or provide guidance. You will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, where your ideas and contributions will be valued and respected.

Role and Responsibilities

• Technical leader on PDP projects leading product and process development activities from concept to commercialization.
• Develop new concepts, prototypes and products from concept to commercialization following the Nordson PDP procedure meeting or exceeding customer requirements.
• Partner with Program Managers to generate project plans and execute the project plan to schedule, within budget constraints, meeting customer requirements.
• Develop innovative concepts for new devices and processes that satisfy customer and regulatory requirements.
• Co-ordinate and participate in brainstorming and troubleshooting activities.
• Co-ordinate and participate in design reviews to support advancement of projects from concept to commercialization following the Nordson PDP procedure.
• Co-ordinate and participate in design for manufacture/design for assembly activities.
• Co-ordinate and participate in the organization and execution of interdepartmental activities to ensure advancement of projects from concept to commercialization following Nordson procedures.
• Maintains detailed documentation throughout all project phases.
• Co-ordinate and participate in design and process verification and validation activities working with manufacturing and quality personnel.
• Work with other Nordson sites to support design and development activities.
• Co-ordinate and participate in customer meetings and visits.
• Familiar with medical device regulations FDA, QSR and ISO 13485.

Skills and Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, polymer engineering or other equivalent discipline.
• 5+ years’ work experience in medical device or similar industry.
• Demonstrated ability to develop medical devices from concept to commercialization.
• Experience in design and manufacture of balloon catheters and delivery systems.
• Experience in phase-gated, PDP (Product Development Process) procedure.
• Familiar with DFM/DFA principles.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.

Travel

• No travel is required for the role

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