Eng II, Disposables

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

You will be responsible for developing creative solutions to challenging issues associated with the design, development, and sustaining engineering for our new and existing home dialysis product portfolio.   The successful candidate will possess solid “hands-on” technical abilities, an excitement and energy for product development, and a passion for their work and the impact it has on meeting the needs of patients.

• Development of mechanical Fluid control systems by designing and conducting research programs; applying principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, hydraulics, heat transfer, and materials.
• Ensures successful integration of mechanical design entities with electrical and consumable components.  Contributes to troubleshooting and problem solving efforts related to mechanical aspects of the design and interfaces with other design constituents.
• Contributes to development and documentation of mechanical systems architectures.
• Able to effectively transition products to manufacturing and ensure robust products and manufacturing processes.
• Generates and/or improves Plastic Component/System designs that are optimized for production, reliability, regulatory compliance and cost.
• Performs in-depth mechanical engineering analysis and calculations, Risk Analysis.
• Resolves competing constraints between interrelated functions (engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, etc.) required to deliver the product to market.
• Defines protocols and conduct the necessary testing required to validate the safety and effectiveness of the design(s).
• Develops and maintains an effective and corroborative working relationship with internal and external development partners. 
• Executes protocols and testing required to validate the safety and effectiveness of the design(s).
• Troubleshooting and problem solving efforts related to mechanical aspects of devices and associated systems/subsystems.
• Creates and communicates design/test plans, tasks, deliverables and status. Manages time and resources to meet committed schedule milestones.
• A demonstrated track record in Plastic component Design, preferably medical devices or other highly regulated products.
• In depth knowledge of the regulatory environment for Design, Develop and Manufacture of Medical products.
• Knowledge of machinery to build prototypes, handle variety of materials for prototypes and testing (metals, plastics, films, etc.), set up engineering tests to validate new products and processes
• Demonstrated record of working with multiple vendors and suppliers.
• Knowledge of standards such as IEC 60601, UL, ANSI, ASTM standards.
• Experience working with regulatory bodies like UL, TuV, ITT
• Understanding of the Healthcare regulatory environment and country regulations
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Success in working with multifunctional, global teams.
• Excellent interpersonal/communication/influencing skills required

Reasonable Accommodation

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