Staff R&D Engineer

www.arthrocare.comCorporate Staff R&D Engineer Location - Austin, TX (Oakhill Area)



ArthroCare Corporation (Nasdaq:ARTC) - founded in 1993 is a highly innovative, multi-business medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets minimally invasive surgical products. With these products, ArthroCare targets a multi-billion dollar market opportunity across several medical specialties, significantly improving existing surgical procedures and enabling new, minimally invasive procedures. Many of ArthroCare’s products are based on its patented Coblation technology, which uses low-temperature radiofrequency energy to gently and precisely dissolve rather than burn soft tissue — minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Used in more than four million surgeries worldwide, Coblation-based devices have been developed and marketed for sports medicine; spine/neurologic; ear, nose and throat (ENT); cosmetic; urologic and gynecologic procedures. ArthroCare also has added a number of novel technologies to its portfolio, including Opus Medical sports medicine, Parallax spine and Applied Therapeutics ENT products, to complement Coblation within key indications.





Our greatest achievements come from our greatest assets: ArthroCare's employees. We are continuously seeking new talent to join ArthroCare's winning ranks. People who thrive at ArthroCare are passionate about improving surgical procedures and patient outcomes, have a competitive spirit and winning attitude, and place a high value on teamwork and trust. We offer a competitive benefits package and excellent opportunity for career development.







We currently have an opportunity for a Corporate Staff R&D Engineer to join us! This position will Manage the design and development of ArthroCare products and new technologies from inception through development, production, market release, and post-launch product support.













Responsibilities : Conduct high level design, development and market introduction of new medical products. Drive projects to completion within identified schedule and budget constraints. Work closely with product managers, project managers, project engineers from R&D and other supporting departments to accomplish this.Provide technical support for new and existing medical devices.Conduct evaluation and development of novel technology platforms or of new applications for existing platforms.Provide expert technical support to other engineering teams within ArthroCare as needed by corporate needs.Evaluate and provide technical input to develop customer needs in order to conceptualize and realize clinically effective designs.Ensure that product development activities are performed to governing standards and regulatory requirements.Adherence to, and implementation of, ArthroCare procedures and policies. Resolve problems using solutions that involve new techniques, technologies, or concepts.Work closely with surgeons and marketing group to analyze and define customer needs.Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.Provides direction to subordinates for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures as related to their engineering activities.Maintain a working knowledge of new technologies that may improve product performance, reduce cost of goods, or improve manufacturing operations and develops recommendations accordingly.Maintain a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and subordinates are performed in a safe manner.Support implementation of designs and processes to improve device cost, performance and/or reliability. Conduct design verification and validation activities.Produce quality documentation associated with new product development.Coordinate and cooperate with suppliers, contractors and personnel on all levels. Manage the working partnerships with multiple outside resources contracted for the concept/product development, prototype/pilot fabrication, and testing of devices.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities:



§ Direct supervision of one or R&D Technicians.

§ Accountable for cross functional team activity.



 

Qualifications:

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or similar discipline with medical device experience. (MS a plus.)Minimum of 10 years experience in the development of mechanical instrumentation required. Medical device experience preferred. Minimum 5 years experience in the medical device industry required.Experience devloping medical instrumentation, laparoscopic devices, surgical tools or electrosurgical devices is desired. Experience in project management, verification, and validation activities.Demonstrated practical design style. Ability to work collaboratively with a range of people and personalities.Requires good written and verbal English communication skills.Needs to be able to apprehend and solve complex problems with coherent logical approach.Software – Use of SolidWorks, MS-Word, Excel and Project are required. Familiarity with ISO 9001 Quality Systems and FDA Quality System Regulations would be a plus.







For consideration of this and other opportunities please visit our career center at:

http://careers.arthrocare.com



Equal Opportunity Employer
www.ArthroCare.com









Education: BachelorsJob Level: 5-8 Years