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R&D - Manufacturing Process Technician III - 12 month contract - Athlone
Apply remote type Flexible Work Arrangement locations Galway, County Galway, Ireland time type Full time posted on Posted Today time left to apply End Date: June 18, 2025 (7 days left to apply) job requisition id R33024
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the Life
R&D - Manufacturing Process Technician to support EU MDR Remediation and Shiley FlexFEN PDP Projects
Medtronic
At Medtronic, we value what makes you unique. Be part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress and deliver meaningful innovations.
Our Purpose
· At our Research & Development Department, we focus on the development of cutting-edge medical devices in Airway Management.
· Our technicians are directly involved in working on the development of Innovative products for use in medical procedures.
Come for a job, stay for a career!
A Day in The Life Of:
EU MDR:
· Given that the EU MDR project comprises converting 10 product families from DEHP plasticized PVC materials, to Non DEHP plasticized materials, extensive work is required with Extrusion, Blow Moulding, and device assembly to demonstrate compliance to new regulation.
· In order to qualify the above product changes, work is required on our primary processes to complete Feasibility studies, parameter Development studies, and Operational Qualification runs, including challenge runs at both low and high machine parameter settings to demonstrate process capability.
The role also involves helping us to ensure our products are in compliance to recently released ISO Product Standards
Working with the R&D team with respect to developing device specifications, testing methods, and problem resolution.
New Product Introduction (NPI)
· Support New Product introduction with specific emphasis on PVC extrusion product development and validation including Parameter Development studies, and Operational Qualification runs, including challenge runs at both low and high machine parameter settings to demonstrate capability.
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Provide general support to other plastics processing technologies such as Blow Moulding, and general Device Assembly and Packaging
Key Skills & Experience
· Level 6 or higher qualification in in Mechanical, Polymer, Biomedical or related Engineering /Science discipline with excellent Hands On working knowledge of Extrusion.
· Working knowledge of blow moulding, injection moulding and Medical device assembly an advantage.
· Experience in the development of new product specifications in the Medical Device Industry.
· Good knowledge of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) / Design Reliability Manufacturability (DRM) and CAD (Solidworks)
· Familiar with problem solving techniques and methodologies.
· Broad biomedical materials knowledge, with knowledge of processing and joining technologies also.
· Basic knowledge of quality requirements from agencies or outside professional groups (e.g. FDA, ISO, ANSI,) and EU MDR.
· Ability to adjust or recommend enhancements to systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of job area.
· Can work independently with general supervision
· A dynamic Player and can work effectively on cross-functional teams.
· A good communicator and fluent in English, both in writing and speaking.
· Core hours will be 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Thursday, and 8am to 3:30 on Friday.
· Flexibility to work on evening shift, night shifts and weekends will be required in order to execute tasks aligned with machine availability and project timelines.
· The position will report to the Senior R&D Manager.
Medtronic offer a competitive salary and flexible Benefits Package
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Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
Benefits & Compensation
Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
About Medtronic
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here
Who We Are
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
What We Do
We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives.
We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough.
This life-changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will…
Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world
Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities
Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning
How We Are Different
These commitments set our team apart from the rest:
Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need.
Life-transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms.
Better outcomes for our world. Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls.
Insight-driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care
It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingis considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support.
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