Job Title

R&D Sustaining Engineer – Catheters (Plymouth, MN)

Job Description

R&D Sustaining Engineer – Catheters (Plymouth, MN)

Execute research and development activities for products aimed at treating vascular diseases; support detailed design and testing within R&D sustaining engineering projects, ensuring product designs meet specifications, and identifying and recommending solutions for complex technical issues.

Your role:

Supporting Research and Development: Involve yourself in R&D activities to enhance existing products and processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and ensure the success of development programs.
Design and Refinement: Engage in designing, prototyping, and refining device concepts with a focus on manufacturability. Work alongside process engineers to ensure products are optimally designed for production.
Patent and Documentation Assistance: Work with patent counsel to draft invention records and support the patent submission process. Document design concepts using rapid prototyping and SolidWorks methodologies.
Testing and Quality Assurance: Verify designs against functional requirements through engineering analysis and rigorous testing. Establish test methods, criteria, and equipment, conducting hands-on testing and preparing detailed reports.
Supplier Management and Design Compliance: Assist in selecting external suppliers and consultants as needed. Prepare design reviews in line with regulatory and quality system standards to ensure compliance and excellence.

Youre the right fit if:

You’ve acquired at least 1 year of professional experience in medical device (Class II and Class III) sustaining for commercially available products. You have knowledge of catheter design/assembly processes (injection molded component design, extrusion, braiding, coiling, reflow, etc.)
Your skills include test method development and analytical ability to drive data driven decisions throughout development cycle, as well as strong technical writing ability and experience writing product requirements, specifications, test protocols, and test reports
You have a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and hands on experience with SolidWorks and Minitab.
You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
You’re an excellent communicator that can collaborate with cross-functional teams.

How we work together:

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an office role.

About Philips:

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we wont stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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Philips Transparency Details:

The pay range for this position in MN is $74,000 to $119,000

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered. Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more. Details about our benefits can be found here.

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case.

Additional Information:

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.
Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position. For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Plymouth, MN.

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.