Job Description

Contract type: FULL_TIME

Salary: Market Aligned

Location: Penang FULL_TIME

Consultant: Audrey Ng

Job reference: X8QR72-79D822DE

Date posted: 02 February 2024 penang mining-engineering-operations/engineering-mechanical 2024-02-02 2024-04-02 medical-devices Penang MY Robert Walters https://www.robertwalters.com.my https://www.robertwalters.com.my/content/dam/robert-walters/global/images/logos/web-logos/square-logo.png true

An exciting R&D Engineer job has just become available at one of the leading medical device manufacturing companies based in Penang. Reporting directly to the R&D department manager, this is a role for a talent who is a leader in their industry.

About the R&D Engineer Role:
Project-management wise, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of R&D projects so that the projects are completed on time and within budget. Moreover, as a mechanical design engineer, you are responsible for the R&D product design for manufacturability as well as the product development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of project, from start to finish, so that it is completed on time and within budget
• Estimate the costs, resources, and time required to complete a project
• Monitor progress and performance against the project plan activities
• Identify, develop, and gather resources and assign tasks to ensure that these targets are met
• Integrate design for excellence activities into the product development schedule; ensuring that each product developed sets new standards in terms of quality, reliability and manufacturability
• Ensure the design for manufacturability and maintenance is considered during the design phase
• Support, manage, execute, and report out on design and manufacturing activities
• Demonstrate strong technical aptitude including an excellent understanding of DfX methodologies, high-volume manufacturing processes, assembly, moulding, metal and packaging technology, component selection, test and inspection methodologies, quality assurance on medical devices product development
• Research and be aware of any innovation in manufacturing that could be taken advantage off. Develop and maintain technical expertise in area of expertise
• Work with the supply chain to identify technical requirement for a supplier
• Participate in and lead value engineering projects
• Support in identification and qualification of mechanical components
• Initiate and lead the efforts to identify and qualify second sources for material availability, cost reduction and quality purposes
• Adopt creative and innovative thinking, utilising the latest software and manufacturing techniques to deliver turnkey solutions to mature their concepts, prototypes/products
• Select and manage the activities of outside contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project and that the organisation receives satisfactory standards of service
• Provide technical guidance, perform physical and statistical analysis, recommend and prepare design-of-experiments, characterise process/design interactions, review component and product design specifications, analyse mechanical design information and draft/edit specifications and technical guidelines
• Identify, develop, and gather information on costs, resources, and time required to complete an R&D project and monitor activities, allocate resources, and assign tasks to ensure these targets are met. This may include preparing designs and work specifications; selecting materials, equipment, project staff, external contractors, setting-up laboratory test equipment; building models and prototypes; calculating and analysing test results and preparing detailed reports with recommendations and conclusions
• Coach and mentor less experienced engineer and check the quality of their work and help them resolve problems

To succeed in this R&D Engineer job, you will need to have the good knowledge in mechanical designing and understanding in packaging/sterilisation.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Experience in product packaging design/sterilisation
• Good knowledge of packaging design skills with 3D CAD modelling, e.g. Solidworks
• Good to have experience in medical device packaging/sterilisation
• Hands-on experience in troubleshooting the packaging process
• Ability to work independently with demonstrated self-initiation
• Knowledge in statistics and design of experiment
• Thermoforming process and radiation sterilisation knowledge is an advantage

You will be a part of forward-thinking company that values innovation and a progressive mindset.

If you are a talented and focused R&D Engineer who is keen to explore, this role is right for you.

If you would like to apply for this role or find out more, please email me at audrey.ng@robertwalters.com.my today.

Robert Walters