Senior Model Engineer, Preclinical

Senior Model Engineer, Preclinical

Location: Model Farm Road, Cork

Contract: Permanent Contract

What you will do:

Support all non-North America neurovascular model development activities and services while being on the forefront of novel in-vitro testing technologies/techniques including case analysis and adaptation.  Support the modeling needs of global R&D, the commercial organization, and clinical patient specific modeling for pre-case planning.

• Viewed as departmental resource
• Works independently to plan and schedule own activities necessary to meet timelines and customer needs.
• Works closely with stroke hospital center imaging SMEs and staff to educate on/troubleshoot/acquire DICOM datasets appropriate for model manufacturing.
• Segmentation and conversion of medical imaging datasets (DICOMS) to CAD files for manufacturing.
• CAD fixturing of patient specific models to fit existing flow systems.
• Flexible resin 3D printing and post processing expert for various vascular intra and extracranial anatomies.
• Designs, procures, and fabricates preclinical tooling and fixtures.
• Performs troubleshooting on new test systems/process problems as related to design, material, or process.
• Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from test results.
• Prepares standard reports/documentation to communicate results to technical community.
• Responsible for engineering documentation.
• May train and/or provide work direction to technicians.
• May work with, quality, manufacturing, regulatory, clinical, and marketing to ensure project success.
• Build quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.
• Patient specific pathology models from CT and MRI scans Skilled at design, fabrication, and assembly of models and fixtures, with a significant hands-on component.
• Interfaces with Preclinical, R&D and Marketing to understand the complexities of the neurovascular and evolving disease/treatment state
• In coordination with R&D and Preclinical determines validation strategies for new models and/or fixtures and supports writing of validation protocols and reports applicable to new models and/or fixtures
• Maintenance of the model electronic database and physician storage
• Plans, schedules, conducts, or coordinates detailed phases of the model development work in total project of moderate to complex scope. 
• Development of new models and/or materials or improvement of existing models
• Interfaces with material or model vendors and other outside specialists
• Independently interfaces with Physicians/Cath Lab personnel to obtain feedback on models and/or fixtures.
• Becoming a divisional model development SME
• With oversight, leads the development, timeline, and budget of functional modeling projects
• Build Quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality requirements.
• Engages R&D Franchise leaders to understand unmet model needs, develops yearly strategies to address
• Provides mentoring and/or training on advanced software and imaging

What you need:

• Level 8 Degree in Engineering or applicable technical field is required (biomedical preferred)
• 2+ years’ relevant experience required (within the medical device industry preferred)
• Prior experience in medical device development
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with good leadership abilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Previous segmentation experience converting medical imaging datasets (DICOMS) to CAD files for manufacturing. Knowledge of Brain Anatomy.
• Strong technical capabilities and project management capability to develop aspects of assigned projects on time and within budget

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