Engineer 1
Date: 19 Feb 2025
Location: Limerick, M, IE
Company: Teleflex
About Teleflex Incorporated
As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.
OEM - Teleflex Medical OEM is a leading global provider of product development and production services for medical device manufacturers. We set ourselves apart with deep expertise, decades of experience, a dedication to design for manufacturability, and extensive, in-house capabilities, which include engineering, regulatory services, material selection and formulation, prototyping, manufacturing, assembly and packaging. We deliver industry-changing innovations and next-generation solutions for extrusions; diagnostic and interventional catheters; balloons and balloon catheters; sheath/dilator sets; specialty sutures, braids and fibers; and bioabsorbable sutures, yarns and resins. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.
Position Summary
As a member of the OEM Engineering group, this role will provide engineering support to manufacturing , new product development and new technology development activities within the Limerick site. Specific focus area will be assigned based on business need
Principal Responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include (but are not limited) to the following:
- Coordinates and performs work within areas of ownership. Measures and manages team performance as required.
- Actively participate in cross functional teams and value stream initiatives to meet company goals..
- Leads Product development, new process development or process improvement projects achieving the required standard in cost management, quality assurance, health and safety assurance, productivity and sales growth.Carries out day to day engineering functions including but not limited to :
- Process characterisation
- DOE
- Production support
- Validations
- FMEA
- Problem solving
- Statistical analysis
- Tooling management and design
- Equipment purchase, commissioning and installation
Education / Experience Requirements
- Third level engineering degree
- 5+ years’ technical experience in a similar environment
- Basic Project management skills
- Genuine Interest in Engineering and medical device development.
- A strong technical aptitude and deep understanding of catheter manufacturing processes would be an advantage.
- Statistical analysis
- Structured Problem Solving techniques
- Understanding of Lean Principles
- Ability to drive projects to completion
- Technical report writing
- Process validations/FMEA's and protocols
- Understanding of Health & Safety - Machine safety, basic Ergonomics, electrical safety, Chemical safety
- Ability to generate and understanding technical drawing (AutoCAD/Inventor)
- Understanding of new product introduction process
Specialized Skills / Other Requirements
Competency Profile
People
- Clear verbal and written communication
- Ability to lead meetings
- Ability to work in a cross functional team
- Ability to use interpersonal skills to deal successfully with day to day people related issues
- Ability to influence employees that do not report directly
- Demonstrates behaviours in line with Teleflex Core Values
Teleflex is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to age, gender, race, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion and/or membership of the traveller community. If you require accommodation to apply for a position, please contact us at talent.emea@teleflex.com.
Diversity fosters innovative thinking and entrepreneurship and that’s what we are about at Teleflex. We trust and value our people and their diversity and we make it fun to work here. We are on a journey to ensure our workplaces mirror the patients we serve and the communities we operate in.Our approach is simple, we embrace everyone and want them to feel they belong here.We are building a culture where all employees can bring their best and unique selves to work.If that appeals to you, we would love to hear from you. Come join a company where diversity is sought out and inclusivity is how we progress.
At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.
Teleflex, the Teleflex logo, Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, QuikClot™, LMA™, Pilling™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Teleflex Incorporated or its affiliates, in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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