at Permobil, Inc. in Belleville, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Senior Product Development Engineer
Would you like to work in an international environment where you'll make a difference every day? At Permobil, we're looking for game-changers to join us as we innovate for individuals and develop the world's most advanced assistive solutions.
Permobil,
a global leader of advanced
rehabilitation technology and mobility
products, has an immediate opening for a Senior Product Development Engineer at the Permobil site in Belleville, IL. This role is responsible for mechanical engineering as a senior member of a
multidisciplinary New Product Development (NPD) team, owning design and development activities from early concept through commercialization. This will be accomplished by our team of mechanical
designers, engineers, and technicians, who will be responsible for executing engineering design projects for the purposes of
introducing new technologies, focused on manual wheelchair development under the Permobil Seating and Positioning brand of products. The role will be focused on collaborating with
cross-functional teams to understand critical end-user needs, translating them into design concepts and engineering solutions.
This position is for someone who is goal driven, self-motivated, and possesses the ability to
take on the position as the technical lead responsible
for development of an entire manual wheelchair system, leveraging support of the team surrounding them to do so.
Key Duties:
Senior engineer accountable for the translation of business and customer needs into functional mechanical designs, assuming responsibility for the mechanical system in its entirety for new Manual Wheelchairs developed under the Permobil Seating and Positioning brand of products.
Develop product designs by using engineering principles and techniques to research, design, analyze, and test new product designs, technologies, materials, and prototypes.
Work with key stakeholders within engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to ensure timely and high-quality product development.
Responsible for leading and/or supporting the completion of several complex NPD projects.
Prioritize and handle multiple project deliverables in a fast paced and result oriented environment.
Provide lead oversight to supporting development engineers, ensuring mechanical designs meet the system level requirements, collaborating closely with Systems Engineering, Quality, Product Management, Operations, and Project Management team members in doing so.
Coach and/or mentor junior level engineers, overseeing work performed to ensure adequacy.
Design and build prototypes and functional models, leveraging internal prototyping, fabrication, and welding capabilities or external job shops.
Develop technical requirement specifications, functional & performance requirements, and test requirements.
Support in testing strategy generation for products (V&V Plan, protocol generation, test execution, and reporting).
Design and build test fixtures/equipment, as needed.
Support and/or lead Sustaining Engineering projects for maintenance of on-market products, as needed.
Generate and/or review/release Engineering Change Orders initiated for Sustaining Engineering projects, as needed.
Support in First Article Inspection, as needed.
Execute design and development activities in accordance with the defined QMS.
Support continuous improvement initiatives, such as the refinement of the Product Development Process and corresponding tools/templates.
Support design team in creating Medical Device Documentation (technical documentation, process qualification documentation, DHF artifacts, etc.).
Utilize SolidWorks to create drawings, models, assemblies and BOMs.
Support Design for Manufacture activities led by Manufacturing.
Authority & Responsibilities:
Responsible for providing mechanical engineering technical leadership to multi-disciplinary NPD design team, ensuring that mechanical solutions meet the needs of end users and business stakeholders.
This position does not have direct reports, however, the ability to lead a technical team through the various stages of development via influence, indirect leadership, and mentorship is required.
Education/Certification:
BS Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related technical degree required
Knowledge & Experience Required:
Minimum 10+ years of relevant new product development experience.
Strong indirect leadership skills - demonstrated ability to define a... For full info follow application link.
Permobil is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please respect that we do not wish recruitment assistance or advertising, we decline calls from recruitment and advertising providers.
