Product Engineer - Astrix

Exciting development opportunity to work for a global leader dedicated to helping people see brilliantly. The largest device company in the world – with complementary businesses in Surgical and Vision Care.

Job title

Product Engineer I

Location

Houston, TX (Onsite)

Duration

24 months

Bill Rate

$40.00-$45.65 DOE

Job Description

• Work with Cataract and Vitreoretinal R&D groups on development projects resulting in achieving R&D’s project goals.
• Tasks include supplier evaluation/qualification, component qualification, managing prototype builds, assuring assembly process is developed and documented, assure BOM’s are entered and maintained correctly, assure product costs are accurate and rolled, conduct Production Readiness Review.
• Support Product transfer projects either into or out of plant.
• Identify and qualify alternate materials and/or components for either risk mitigation or because of obsolescence.
• Maintain adequate supply of purchased components through contact with Procurement and the Suppliers.
• Qualify tooling and equipment as required to assure capacity.
• Address any component or product quality issue assigned, determining root cause and completing corrective action.
• Address any requests from other departments related to BOM’s and components.
• Manage product labeling.
• Identify and qualify Cost Improvements.
• Has leadership capability and is self starter.
• Ability to learn and retain many complex processes quickly.
• Focuses on detail/quality.
• Experience writing technical protocols/reports.
• Ability to use MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Project.
• Root cause analysis experience to determining cause of issues.
• Experience in Medical Device industry - Manufacturing / Design / Quality Engineering fields- preferred.
• 1-10 years experience in an engineering or scientific R&D or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Masters in engineering or scientific discipline preferred. (Recent Masters or PhD in Biomedical Engineering preferred)

This job description is a complete list of all desired skills but not all are required. We strongly encourage candidates who have some of the skills to apply. We look forward to a conversation to learn more about you!