Product Development Engineer

Company Description

Treace’s mission is to be the leader in the surgical treatment of bunions by establishing the Lapiplasty® System as the standard of care. We are committed to operating our business with the highest standards of ethical conduct. We intend to exceed our customers’ expectations through an innovation-driven, high-velocity approach to solving treatment and surgical problems. With our products and services, our mission is to assist foot and ankle surgeons in improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs, while providing rewarding experiences and opportunities for our employees and stakeholders.

Job Description

As the Product Development (R&D) Engineer, you will be responsible for the timely andquality execution and management of assigned design and development projects in order to meet thecompany’s short term and long-term goals.

You will participate in and/or organizing key customer interactions and

communications in partnership with the sales and marketing team to document and develop designconcepts and develop them through, in accordance with the company design quality system, through fullproduction launch and maintenance. You will be “hands on” and leverage your excellent CAD knowledge and skills (Solidworks preferred) for the creation of parametric modelsthat drive the creation of ASME Y14.5 compliant manufacturable prints.

What you will be responsible for:

• Participate in, and support the following product development activities: concept,planning, design and execution stages of major new products or product enhancements, Riskassessment, Prototyping, Design for Mfg. and Design for Inspection, Testing (Protocol, authorship, Physical Testing, and Test Report generation), Pilot Production, Design reviews,Verification, Validation, Pre-production
• Interact with remote and internal design and manufacturing resources to design formanufacturability, reliability and cost-effectiveness
• Listen to customers and generate product inputs that define the design of entire systemsas well as detailed components of the system
• Material selection, manufacturing methods, inspection techniques and criticalmeasuring
• Use your knowledge of 3D CAD design and print generation (Soldiworks preferred) implementingappropriate ISO standards, DFM & DFI principles, and GD&T
• Communicate ideas, schedules, budgets, and testing results effectively to teammembers, surgeons, and executive management
• A willingness to work directly with cadavers and in surgical situations
• Research design options and perform experiments to determine potential design feasibility and design for manufacturability and inspection
• Be a productive member of cross-functional teams to assist in the creation ofdesign documents for assigned projects, as required by applicable medical device standards andinternal procedures
  
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent engineeringdiscipline

3 years’ mechanical design and manufacturing experience of which 2 years of actualproduct development experience bringing innovative product to market from conception to launch in aregulated industry.

MS Office computer software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project. This job

includes the necessity to travel 20-30% of the time when needed. (to attend surgeon meetings, vendorsite visits, trade shows, etc.).

Additional Information

It is Treace’s policy not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Treace Medical is a drug free employer.

Treace's Privacy Policy

It is Treace’s policy not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Treace is a drug free employer.