Medical Device Planning Engineer

Our client, a global medical device firm, is seeking a couple of Associate Planning Engineers for the Jacksonville Market:

• Planning Engineer

Planning Engineer - Job Summary

The Planning position involves communicating technical information, simulating surgeries for the customer (surgeons and medical professionals) and assisting in the design of medical products. This role includes researching, designing, and developing medical products. The employee must be able to professionally and clearly present their medical knowledge of our products and their applications to medical experts. For multiple regions of the human body.

Functions, Duties & Responsibilities

• Designing and executing tests to simulate product use for verifying and validating product performance, reliability, and usability.
• Assisting in the completion of design history files for each project.
• Responsible for the complete product range
• Communicating technical and engineering knowledge to the customer. Simulating surgical procedures and visualizing pertinent information on web meetings. Designing patient specific products for surgical use.
• Collaborates and coordinates between multiple departments: production, sales, marketing, and product management.

Education & Experience Requirements

• BS in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Bioengineering, or Biomedical) or equivalent field. MS or previous relevant engineering experience preferred.
• 1+ years of Medical Device Engineering experience
• Data management experience preferred.
• Medical device experience preferred.
• Modeling software experience. 3D CAD experience and 3D printing experience.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience communicating with / dealing with medical / hospital staff (doctors, surgeons, nurses).
• Understanding of human anatomy, medical device design, general product design and development.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to work independently under minimal supervision.
• Ability to efficiently communicate and collaborate amongst a team.
• Problem solving.
• Decision making.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate at all levels internally and externally.
• Critical thinking.
• Adhere and support quality and safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to retrieve and interpret documentation.
• Customer support skills.
• Adaptability &flexibility.
• Ability to learn new software quickly.

This is an onsite in Jacksonville, FL role and no relocation assistance is offered.