Junior Product Development Engineer

Description

Responsibilites:

• Design and develop, through trials, stable manufacturing processes to create medical device products that meet customer and internal quality requirements

• Learn process design and equipment capability fundamentals through interaction with Sr. Engineers and time spent on the manufacturing floor
• Develop strong relationships with floor personnel (operators, inspectors, and Quality technicians)
• Design and develop processes that are transferrable and scale-able to existing production equipment
• Create a Trial plan and execute with oversite of Sr. Engineer
• Communication with equipment manufacturers for design and troubleshooting work
• Attend and participate in customer project-focused meetings
• Manually produce prototypes to demonstrate design concepts
• Source and select materials compatible with product design, regulatory requirements, and process capabilities
• Development of optical measurement recipes, for part measurements
• Assist in quoting processes
• Effectively communicate the status of current projects

• Support operations team in quality investigations
• Participate in the ongoing education of the Med Device Market and current manufacturing equipment

qualifications:
Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Ability to understand relationships between trial results and process inputs (material or otherwise)
• Technical drawing interpretation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong understanding of basic physics concepts
• Problem Solving and decision making
• Self-motivated to work independently or in a group
• Openness to new ideas and constructive guidance
• Flexibility in working hours during manufacturing trials
• Basic experience in Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred

• Completion of Sr. Design project
• Experience working as part of a project team

* Exposure to converting web based products
* Skilled in CAD software
* Minitab experience

• Internship or coop experience

Position Demands
Conditions are that of a manufacturing environment:

• Air Temperatures can range from cold to hot.
• Atmosphere may contain dust, fumes, and odors.
• May include mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive and radiation hazards.

Employees are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including:

• Safety shoes (steel toe or composite toe)
• Safety Glasses
• Protective Gloves, when performing certain tasks
• Hearing Protection, when required
• Other personal protective equipment as required for certain tasks.
• Respirator, when required,

While performing the duties of this job the employee must meet the physical demands:

• Be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Be able to push or pull heavy objects up to 250 pounds.
• Be able to work 12-hour shifts.
• Perform repetitive tasks.
• Routinely stand, sit, hear, walk, and talk.
• Reach, climb, bend, kneel, crouch, twist, and balance, sometimes in awkward or tight spaces.
• Have good close vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

What we offer
As a Mativ employee, you'll have access to a variety of benefit programs designed to help you no matter your stage of life.

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
• Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Employee assistance programs - available 24/7 to you and your family

ABOUT MATIV
Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company makes material impacts on the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers' most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company's two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers' products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.
Mativ and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.