Engineer, Product - BioDevices
Zoetis

Job Info

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States considered: North Carolina (role is on-site in Durham)

Role Description

The Product Engineer (PE) is responsible for design enhancement and implementation of bio-devices for the animal health industry. This position is responsible for cross functional development and implementation of electro-mechanical systems, electrical and electronic subassemblies, and overall Bio Device design implementation for automated vaccination equipment in the bio-devices engineering group. The PE will participate in concept development of new commercial products and the support of existing products. The PE is expected to work independently and at times and in close collaboration with cross functional teams, including Design Engineers, Quality Representatives, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and Suppliers.

A Product Engineer owns primary design responsibility once Alpha phase prototypes successfully meet product requirements. From Beta, the Product Engineer is responsible for scaling the product for launch, successfully guiding the operations team for manufacturing readiness, managing supplier readiness for supplied parts, and on-going on market product support (issue resolution) after launch.

Product Engineer has a wide- and far-reaching variety of responsibilities, including:

• Provide On-Market Support for existing legacy product lines: obsolescence replacement support, failure analysis of field issues, engineering change support, manufacturing liaison.
• Supporting role in the conceptual development process, to ensure designs can be implemented into a producible/viable product.
• Design and development of mechanical, electro-mechanical, pneumatic, fluidic systems, while understanding the interface to electrical control systems and underlying biological process needs.
• Participate in system engineering for complex electromechanical systems to define product specifications and controls interactions of each system
• Specific experience in electrical, electronic, printed circuit board, and electric motor preferred
• Support drawing development, design reviews, change process, drawing dimensioning and review skills to ensure documentation accuracy for proper part control.
• Proposal and cost preparation for design enhancements, modeling/simulation, detailed mechanical design, validation and verification of changes as well as integration into hatchery systems.
• Provide engineering support for multiple projects at various lifecycles
• Coordinate problem solving and technical support, including design updates of equipment, process development and related documentation.
• Analyzes various manufacturing issues and resolve them in a timely manner.
• Support cost reduction initiatives and minimization of waste.

Requirements:

• B.S. in Engineering (Mechanical, Mechanical Technology, Biomechanical, Electrical)
• Minimum of 3 years demonstrated engineering experience in a complex engineered product environment.
• 3 years' minimum experience working with Design and Implementation teams, Operations (Manu., Qual., Metrology) and suppliers from an engineering, technical support perspective.
• Root cause analysis techniques and documentation.
• Demonstrated experience in engineering specifications and design for automated equipment.
• Knowledge of materials and manufacturing principles.
• Knowledge in Best Practices for Industry
• Experience with Solid Works, CAD, drawing storage/control, SAP, and other.
• Demonstrated proficiency with modern engineering tools, such as 3d printing, rapid prototyping, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in problem-solving skills, planning and organizing, decision-making
• Solid communication skills, team-work capabilities, ability to learn complex engineered systems

Full time

Regular

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