Sr. Design Engineer

Description

Since 1985, our core business has been enteral device product development, design, manufacturing, and engineering in a state-of-the-art facility near Cleveland, Ohio. AMT’s steady growth consistently creates job opportunities in Northeast Ohio. We are always searching for new talent and would love for you to join our team! We strive to keep the small company feeling while still reaching users all over the globe.

Position Summary:

This person will work on the design and development of new and existing products within the enteral feeding & surgical industries, overseeing projects from concept through finalized design, and coordinating all aspects in between. This will include risk analysis, user need and functional specification determinations, prototyping, material research, component sourcing, BOM creation and manufacturing procedure development. Work is generally independent, but also collaborative in nature with others in the engineering department and sales & marketing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This list is not comprehensive but meant to represent the most common or important duties of the position. Other duties will be required and/or assigned.

• New product design & major improvement designs to current products
• Overall project management including timeline updates
• Coordination within engineering and other departments to complete project tasks
• Extensive presentations on project status updates
• Risk analysis assessments
• User needs and functional specifications determination
• Design validation & clinical evaluation oversight
• Prototyping & product testing
• Vendor correspondence for both obtaining samples and getting quotes
• Cost analysis and price breakdown of components and assemblies
• BOM creation and manufacturing procedure development
• Design transfer to manufacturing & follow-up manufacturing support

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a 4 year bachelor’s degree is required.
• 5+ years of relevant design and/or product development experience.
• Creative thinker, but also practical in getting things accomplished.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to meet with medical personnel.
• Advanced experience using Solidworks and/or other 3D modeling software.
• Medical device development and experience with FDA submissions is a plus.
• Injection molding familiarity and/or experience is also a plus.

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and/or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and/or procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, vendors, non-engineers and/or the general public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Essential Job Functions: Critical features of this job are described below. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

• Mental: Must be able to effectively communicate with others; complete and understand complex analysis of numbers; read, analyze and interpret written materials; meet and exceed company standards; ensure compliance with company policies; respond appropriately to feedback to make improvements; maintain positive working relationships; troubleshoot and solve problems.
• Physical: Must be able to hear and verbally communicate for hours at a time, use computer equipment, electrical and general hand tools. Moderate noise level and limited exposure to physical risk.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: Knowledge of modern business communication, office procedures and methods. Skill to use a personal computer and various software packages such as Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to establish priorities, work independently with minimal supervision, and facilitate teamwork.

Equipment Used:

• Solidwork 3D Modeling, 3D Printing, Mold Flow Analysis & FEA.
• Injection molding machines to aid in more advanced prototyping.
• Tensile Testers, Optical Comparators, Gauges and other QA tools.
• Telephones, computer, other office equipment as needed.
• Ability to operate electrical hand tools and general hand tools.
• Any basic machining capabilities is also a plus.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Maintains a valid Driver’s License.

Special/ Additional Requirements: Persons in this position may be required to pass a drug, alcohol, and/or criminal background check.

AMT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Benefits:

• Insurance: AMT offers major medical, dental, and vision insurance at the first of the month following 30 days of service.
• Other Benefits: AMT offers several other voluntary benefits including hospital indemnity, critical illness, term life insurance & long term disability (company paid), among others.
• 401k: AMT matches 100% of your contribution, up to 3% of your salary.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): In addition to nine paid holidays, AMT provides employees with paid time off (determined by length of service), starting on day one

Other Exciting Perks!

• Family-oriented, Positive Working Environment
• Discretionary Yearly Raises
• On-site Vending & Gym
• Annual Employee Appreciation Picnic
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Assistance Program