Job Description:

Summary

Designs and manages projects in the area new product development with a focus on line extensions.  Coordinates with all departments and customers to ensure smooth development, release and production startup for line for line extension products.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  (Other duties may be assigned.)

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  Design Engineering:  Designs, develops and maintains products within existing product lines. Responsible for generation and approval of product development documentation on assigned projects. Shows introductory knowledge of CAD system(s). Able to make decisions on simple technical matters related to product design.


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  Project Management:  Able to plan, schedule, and manage multiple small product development and/or continuation engineering projects simultaneously.  Communicates with OEMs and customers on product specifications and other technical matters.  Provides inter/intradepartmental communication and information relating to project status. 


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  Quality Assurance:  Generates quality systems and project related documentation as needed.  (i.e.. DHF documents, work orders, charters).  Understands and follows engineering related and overall company processes. Experience with following processes of ISO 9001.  Preferred experience with ISO 13485, ISO 14971, FDA and MHLW requirements


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  Personal Development:  Attends all relevant training.  Keeps abreast of relevant developments in technology.  Participates in clinical evaluations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates design, documentation, materials management, design for manufacturing, process management and troubleshooting/problem solving skills.


• Demonstrates interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.


• Demonstrates good communication skills and attention to detail


• Experience with Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets, Microsoft Word for word processing and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools (including 3D modeling).


• Experience with manufacturing processes including injection molding, machining, and mechanical assembly


• Prefer related medical device development experience.


• Regular physical attendance is required for the ability complete work.


• Requires face-to-face interaction with team members, peers and management to complete work and provide support.


• Requires occasional travel between the Coralville and Kalona locations.

 

Education and/or Experience

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (BS) in engineering from a four year college or university; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

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 regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color 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 is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Engineering

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