Product Development Engineer

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Process and Product Development Engineering (PPDE) Teams significantly impact LEANPD driven new product development projects, driving for excellence in existing manufacturing technologies and methods and striving to implement new manufacturing technologies to provide improved process and tolerance control. They act as the binding element between product development and manufacturing engineering, ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of this critical interface. They support Product Development in the optimization of designs and piece parts for manufacturability by realizing sample tooling/products/prototypes. They also design, develop, and qualify tooling and processes to meet TE quality and production standards, document all processes and tooling in applicable TE systems, support supply chain to verify supplier compliance and capability, initiate and implement programs to continuously improve quality, cost and cycle time and adhere to all appropriate specifications, regulatory requirements, and customer requirements.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
Do you want to work with cutting edge technology? Help manufacture products that enable groundbreaking medical therapies. At TE Connectivity, you will find a culture that rewards such hands-on engineering spirit. This is a great opportunity to join our team that is seeking a like-minded person with the drive and focus on innovation. Our expertise in laser processing and materials science is hard to beat. We specialize in laser welding, laser cutting, plastic cutting, and ablation, working with numerous types of metal and plastic materials.

As part of the TE's Medical Process and Product Development Engineering (PPDE) team at our Plymouth, Minnesota site, you'll be responsible for new product development, problem solving, providing tools and engineering support to implement new products into production, and leading process design functions to determine product flow through the manufacturing operation by use of current engineering and continuous improvement techniques.

What your background should look like:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Plastics, Chemical, Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering, preferred
  
• 3+ years in Medical Device development or manufacturing; catheter manufacturing experience a plus
  
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes related to medical device manufacturing
  
• Experience with design controls, FDA regulation, GMP practices, and QSR requirements
  
• Demonstrated customer relations, problem solving, and product development skills
  
• CAD proficiency - SolidWorks and Mastercam
  
• MS Office proficiency
  
• Problem solving skills to identify, gather and analyze information, develop solutions, and resolve problems in a timely manner
  
• Effective planning and prioritization skills to meet immediate and long range needs
  
• Ability to influence across boundaries, drive collaboration, and develop product to meet the end users expectations
  
• Analysis skills using engineering theories to make process improvements
  
• Must be well-organized, detail-oriented, with excellent oral and written communication skills
  
• Experience using measurement tools, such as calipers, micrometers, microscope/reticle and rules
  

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