Product Development Engineering Manager

Indianapolis, IN, United States

Purpose

The New Product Engineering Manager is responsible for managing the Product Engineering Team including interns and co-ops to execute and deliver R&D Projects, New Product Development Initiatives, Product Changes, and Product Testing. This includes managing processes and procedures, monitoring process of engineering initiatives while resolving issues efficiently, and reviewing engineering outputs including designs, specifications, and DHF documentation. The New Product Engineering Manager will be instrumental in securing patents and freedom to operate for new initiatives. The New Product Engineering Manager will focus on improving product design, increasing speed to market, and reducing product failure risk.

Roles and Responsibilities

Negotiate resources and coordinate efforts with product team members and external consultants to deliver projects according to plan

Provide support during the development process of new products, product changes, and product testing

Collaborate with product design, project management, product managers, marketing, and clinical as necessary to develop and meet project plans

Ensure engineering teams are dedicated and focused on current and future projects via effectively communicating project expectations

Determine prototype and development capacities and capabilities

Facilitate and support design reviews with multidisciplinary teams

Oversee product testing, test method writing, data analysis, and conclusions via collaboration with laboratory personnel

Ensure design history documentation is completed accurately and timely

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Biomedical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering with medical device experience

Minimum of 3 years managing engineering team activities.

Experience with ISO 13485

Qualifications

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations.

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability, statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

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.

Must have good people, analytical, managing and writing skills.

Requires attention to detail and ability to deduce requirements for project success and to communicate them to stakeholders.

Be comfortable with engaging all levels of management. They are required to provide leadership and motivation to the department and technical guidance the other business units.

10% travel may be required.

Competencies

Communication: Effectively communicate to internal and external business partners by sharing expertise to encourage accomplishment of shared business goals.

Teamwork and Collaboration: Actively support and collaborate with peers and team members to contribute to overall company success.

Knowledge: Display knowledge of department, applicable products, services, and business objectives. Demonstrate a continuous learning mindset through continued professional and personal development.

Accountability: Follow through with tasks and responsibilities in an appropriate and timely manner.

Work Quality: Produces results, meets goals, and provides services that meets or exceeds EHOBs standards.

Adaptability: Readily and effectively adapts way of working, thinking and acting in response to changing workplace conditions, targets, or goals.

Strategic Thinking: Demonstrate ability to understand a situation or obstacle from all perspectives.

EHOB Ambassador: Reflect EHOBs mission, vision, and values.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, possess hand eye coordination, manipulate various items, speak, or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts; risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. EHOB does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status or military service.