Product Development & Testing

Job Description:

• The purpose of the Product Development & Testing position is to complete assignments in support of R&D process development for the commercialization of new medical wire coating applications.
• The successful candidate will assume responsibility for testing and analysis of the development process for new PTFE (plastics) and non-PTFE coatings. Deliverables will include documentation and reporting on test results.
• Primarily responsibilities will include the testing of new coating process development samples in the QC lab.
• Other duties will include working with R&D, Engineering, Planning, Manufacturing, and Quality in support of executing day-to-day process development runs. Support for coating formulation preparation may be included as needed.
• Responsibilities:
• Apply ASTM standards for QC testing methods and inspections by performing friction, tensile, scratch/nanoindentation, pin-on-wire, saline-soak, and microscopy tests, including all associated sample preparation, while operating sensitive equipment (Admet UTM, Bruker Hysitron, Instron, Anton Paar, VHX) with extreme care to avoid damage and ensure data reliability.
• ​Analyze test outputs using MTESTQuattro, TriboScan, Origin, and Python, recognizing good vs. bad data, troubleshooting test anomalies, and suggesting improvements to methods and sample prep.
• ​Support R&D, QC, Validation, and Manufacturing by prioritizing multiple test requests, planning for long-cure sample prep steps, and maintaining consistent test quality despite equipment limitations and non-standardized methodologies.
• Author test method documentation and participate in the test method validation process.
• Work within the established company-wide quality documentation system, including key aspects such as executing test methods per procedure, collecting and documenting test results, writing test data reports and procedures.
• Follow Quality Management System requirements in an ISO / GMP manufacturing environment .

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a yr degree or equivalent, a bachelor's degree is a plus.
• Work experience required and materials testing lab experience strongly preferred.
• Strong computer and communication skills.
• Self-motivated. Able to work effectively both in a team and independently.