Associate R&D Engineer

Expected Travel
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Up to 10%

Requisition : 11931

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, Quik Clot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, Uro Lift™ and Weck™ — trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.

At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit.

Surgical – Whatever the latest surgical breakthrough looks like, Teleflex is working to make it happen. From our Mini Lap® Percutaneous Surgical System to Weck® Hem-o-lok® Polymer Locking Ligation System, and Weck EFx® Shield™ Fascial Closure System, our portfolio of products adds up to a powerful offering of solutions that helps improve patient outcomes. These innovative, minimally invasive surgery products are offered alongside time-tested and trusted Pilling® Surgical Instrument and Lightsource solutions to provide a comprehensive set of solutions to meet the challenges of an evolving healthcare environment.

Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

The Associate R&D Engineer will support the design and development of new medical devices and support the existing portfolio. Assignments are broad in nature, requiring initiative, originality, ingenuity, and excellent problem-solving skills. This role will be integral in each lifecycle phase of medical device development. The ideal candidate would possess a strong understanding of engineering principles, objective thinking, and an awareness of the medical device development process and regulations.

• Participate in requirements development, idea generation, design, test planning and execution to generate auditable Design History Files.
• Analyze existing Design History Files and assess necessary update to implement changes.
• Generate detailed designs for surgical product concepts in an organized and consistent manner.
• Develop 3D models and 2D drawings in Solid Works for product designs, assembly fixtures, and auxiliary equipment, leveraging department design standards and best practices.
• Generate product assembly documentation as required.
• Support prototype development, building and evaluation.
• Interact with internal and external design and manufacturing resources to design for manufacturability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Initiate and own document changes for drawings and other controlled documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline required, Mechanical/Biomedical (mechanical) Engineering preferred.
• 1+ years of intern/cooperative education experience in a medical device mechanical design, development, and/or manufacturing environment.

• Proficiency with Solidworks required.
• Familiarity with various materials and processes, such as extrusion processing, injection molding, machining operations, fixture and tooling development, and adhesive and thermal bonding techniques.
• Working knowledge of quality systems and medical device regulations (ISO
  13485).