Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Belmont, CA Description: Our client is currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer This job will have the following responsibilities:

• Assist technical activities associated with the discipline of biomaterials engineering to support various projects within IOL R&D.
• Activities include generating data to support gate decisions, product launch and/or registration.
• Participate in sub-teams to identify/develop new materials and/or associated lab-scale manufacturing processes (including formulating, molding, curing, purifying, surface treating/coating etc.) for new IOL, OVD and Delivery system designs/ concepts.
• Key activities include design-of-experiments, execute experiments, and collect and analyze data with robust application of bio-statistical methods.
• Participate in efforts to identify and develop surface treatments/characterizations for materials, innovative IOL prototypes or instrumentation contacting IOLs.
• Participate in sub-teams to demonstrate performance of novel IOL, OVD and/or delivery system concepts.
• Accountable for preparing and presenting study protocols, technical reports, technical presentations and other supporting documents for internal and external submissions.
• Ensure that all necessary training to perform the duties of the position including, but not limited to, Quality System Manual Procedures, Unit Standard Operating Procedures, Safety Procedures, Corporate Procedures for Record Retention, Program Planning, and individual specific training needs are satisfactorily completed.

• Bachelor's degree in Science/ Engineering (Chemistry, Polymer/ Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomaterials Engineering)
• Fluency in English is essential.
• 1 year prior experience in the related field is preferred
• Experience with acrylic materials and their processing is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with material characterization/medical device manufacturing and analysis is desired.