Senior Research And Development Engineer

Our client is a global medical device manufacturer based in Galway. Due to an increase in the project portfolio they are now looking to add a Senior R&D/Product Development Engineer to their team.

As a Senior R&D/Product Development Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and growing the capabilities and services of balloons provided by the Components group, primarily with Balloons (extrusion and forming). This will be a fast-paced role where we design new products for new and existing markets, qualify tooling, and specify new capital equipment investments. You will also work alongside with Operations and parallel R&D teams to understand design criteria to optimise quality and maximise throughout.

Responsibilities

• Implement and grow new technology of Balloons (extrusion and forming)
• Procure & qualify capital equipment, tooling, and fixtures for development and manufacturing
• Subject matter expert in the material properties of thermoplastic polymers and balloon forming processes to ensure optimised design inputs and outputs
• Support development of equipment, process, and measurement strategy as related to Balloons
• Plans, organises, and manages related projects and staff as appropriate
• Train, mentor, and provide direction to Operators and Technicians.
• Support sustainable operations as a subject matter expert
• Design and integrate related test methods
• Understand customers’ applications and design products to meet application demands
• Lead the development of balloon forming equipment, process, and measurement strategy
• Directly review and validate the measurement results of development balloon runs
• Collaborate across operations and engineering teams to build consensus, summarise data to drive progress, to draws conclusions, and to create recommendations

What you need

Experience with taking customer designs to manufacture

Similar experience in a fast paced environment

Process development skills

Balloons experience mandatory

This is a contracting role so applicants must have the relevant visa/work permit in place. Approx. rate €60-€80ph DOE.