Position: Textile Product/Process Development Engineer
Reports to: Textile R&D Prototype Engineering Manager
We're looking for a Process Development Engineer-Staff, Textiles to join our Warwick, RI team. As a uniquely qualified candidate, you will:
Position Summary:
- Design and develop prototype medical textile based structures and processes to demonstrate feasibility for meeting customer needs.
- Develops products based on customer needs and specifications.
- Researches and implements new technologies/capabilities required to meet customer's needs
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Works independently under the direction of the Sr. R&D manager.
- Interact with customers, medical device engineers and sales team to understand the unmet needs and offer solutions.
- Selects preliminary materials, manufacturing techniques in developing textile components and related value added processes.
- Develops costing for processes.
- Leads the selection and development of new technologies, equipment, capabilities and processes.
- Interacts with outside vendors, suppliers, and consultants.
- Provides technical support to sales, customers and operations.
- Develops and executes design and process investigation and optimization activities, testing and produces corresponding reports.
- Supports the creation of risk management and design control documents - per ISO 13485 including process flow charts, PFMEA, and control plans.
Education and /or Experience
- MS in Biomedical Engineering, Textile Engineering or Materials Engineering.
- Minimum of 5 years as R&D Engineer + MS (also, Protoype Engineer, Product Development Engineer). During which R&D Engineer is expected to develop textile-based solutions covering braiding, knitting, weaving, and non-woven. Minimum to have a strong background in knitting and weaving.
- Min 3 years of experience designing manufacturing process with quality considerations.
- Six Sigma Black Belt certified.
- Min 1 year of experience of utilizing Design/Process Excellence tools (Lean Six Sigma tools, DOE, etc.).
We regret that we are unable to sponsor employment visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
