Product Development Engineer III

Company: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Location: San Antonio, TX 78201 Status: Employee Job Category: Engineering Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Company: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Reference Code: IRC159083 Product Development Engineer III Responsible for the design and development of medical device packaging in the R&D group of a medical device manufacturer.  Responsible for the functional and empirical analysis related to designing, prototyping, and testing designs for medical equipment.  Work as engineering lead or team member on projects, integrating all aspects of medical device packaging. Develop conceptual designs of  medical device packaging with consideration to: Material selection Package printing / labeling specification Sterilization methods Packaging process selection Facilitate the activities related to the verification and validation on medical device packaging. Develop 3D models of the product and performance of detail product analysis Assist in the development of product engineering requirements. Work closely with Engineering Project Coordinators and Technical Leads to ensure compliance and effectiveness of Product Development Process. Contribute to system level hazard analysis and generate design proof test guidelines for products. Assist in prototyping the design including sourcing of materials for the initial model, the product test models and the market test models. Generate and execute test procedures to verify product performance versus requirements. Assist Drafting in the documentation of the product by providing the necessary input for completion of specification sheets, part drawings and assembly drawing.  Assist in product manual development with marketing and legal inputs. Support product manufacturing by supplying alternate sourcing advice including vendor or component analysis, alternate manufacturing process deviations, and cost improvement design changes. Develop guidelines for the development of manufacturing inspection/test procedures and equipment. Present project plans, designs, and test results to project team. Ensure that technical detail design reviews are completed for assigned projects. Conduct technical detail design reviews for other projects. Adhere to standards to help ensure compliance with FDA, ISO, AAMI, ASTM, ISTA, and UL standards. Conform to, support and enforce all Company policies and procedures. Perform other duties as assigned. Preferred Qualifications Materials knowledge:  plastics (including tooling), steels, aluminum. Familiarity with machine shop practices and GD&T. SolidWorks or similar 3D modeling experience. COSMOS or similar FEA experience preferred. Some project management experience desired.