R&D Engineer

Being able to wake up in the morning knowing that your work makes a difference in the lives of others - that's the best kind of motivation. If you're looking for a company where you can combine a passion for improving patient care and outcomes with the skills and experience you've spent a career developing, then HemoSonics may just be your perfect fit!

This role is on-site in Durham, North Carolina - working remotely from other parts of the country is not an option for this role, so all candidates must be local or planning to move for this position.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work as part of an inter-disciplinary team to develop requirements and design specifications, as well as other design control documentation.
• Develop solutions to meet requirements, and design specifications, which may utilize one or more of the following disciplines:
  • Mechanical design
  • Electrical design (analog or digital)
  • Ultrasonics
  • Pneumatic/Fluidic control
  • Temperature control
  • Signal processing techniques
• Develop and execute unit tests.
• Participate in design reviews.
• Support system verification and validation testing activities.
• Under general supervision, plans, designs and performs development as assigned.
• Suggests improvements in and adaptations to methodologies, processes, products, and systems related to projects.
• Participates in engineering meetings and presents technical findings.
• Applies standard principles, theories and concepts in the field and has working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Tests, analyzes, and interprets data and development situations/events requiring evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions to problems with broad scope and complexity.
• Keeps abreast of technical knowledge in the field.
• Designs and performs development working independently within defined parameters with minimal supervision required.
• Identifies potential vendors for components.

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Effective analytical and quantitative skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to read, understand and conform to policies and procedures.
• Effective organizational skills and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively on an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to learn and understand diverse and complex systems.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following:
  • Mechanical design
  • Electrical design (analog or digital)
  • Pneumatic/Fluidic control
  • Temperature control
  • Signal processing techniques
  • SolidWorks or 3D modeling software (required)
  • Developing basic MATLAB scripts or other programming languages (strongly preferred)
  • Microsoft Office Suite (required)
• Knowledge of the following is preferred:
  • Electrical circuit design
  • Injection molding
  • FDA Design Regulations
  • In-vitro diagnostic systems
  • Diagnostic ultrasound

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 0 years with Master’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 2 years with Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.

PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is based out of the company Headquarters in Durham, NC.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Complete all company required training that is specified for the role, as defined by our compliance and training processes and protocols, which may be job specific or corporate/compliance related. 
• Listen and communicate using both verbal and written feedback. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Maintain a high level of consistent cognitive function.
• Perform consistent keyboarding/computer use in a typical office environment for extended periods of time, up to 8 hours per day.
• Frequently move about the office.
• Stoop, kneel or crouch when maneuvering the office environment.
• Perform work in a research laboratory environment for extended periods of time, up to 8 hours per day.
• Lift up 80lbs at times.
• Be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or meet the requirements for a medical or religious exemption.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other duties, as assigned by their manager.