R&D II Engineer​/Sustaining Engineer

Position Type: Contract / Contract to Hire

Position Location: Maple Grove, MN

Position Pay: 40/HR - $46.50 / HR (Depending on Experience)

Position

Schedule:

Mon – Fri – 8AM – 4:30 PM (Hybrid 3/2)

• Develops products, materials, processes, or equipment for projects of moderate complexity.
• Scheduling Test Activities, focus point for technicans work direction and reporst to manager.
• Scanning returned product to X-ray or CT scan
• Possibility to collect sort analyze data;
  Functional testing
• Test methods involving standard equipment procedures
• (Instron / MTS, Pressure Gauges, X-Ray Imaging, Photo and Data collection) or
• Nonstandard test method fixturing for either capital equipment or single use device performance testing.
• Under limited supervision/guidance, compiles, analyzes, and reports operational, test, and research data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified products, processes, and materials.
• This person will be working with other engineers, design assurance team, and PM staff. About 6-7 on the team
• Fully participates in and successfully contributes to project teams typically including the following activities: product design and development, test of materials, preparation of specifications, process capability studies, research investigations (animal and clinical studies), report preparation, and process/test documentation.
• Works independently to plan and schedule own activities necessary to meet timelines.
• Designs and coordinates standard engineering tests and experiments.
• Designs, procures, and fabricates tooling and fixtures.
• Performs troubleshooting on new products/process problems as related to design, material, or process.
• Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from test results.
• Prepares standard reports/documentation to communicate results to technical community.
• Responsible for engineering documentation.
• Invents/ creates concepts and designs for new products/processes and submits idea disclosures.
• May train and/or provide work directions to technicians.
• Works cooperatively with process development, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing to ensure project success.
• Demonstrates PDP/TPD system knowledge through delivery of high-quality deliverables.

• Bachelors of Science in Engineering or physics degree required;
  Higher Education is a plus
• 2+ years of hands-on lab experience / test methods experience (internship experience will not be considered for # of years of experience)
• Experience building quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.
• Experience with Windchill - DCAs (design change analysis)
• MS Office, Operation of equipment & testers
• Tooling / Fixturing experience, 3D print experience is a plus

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