Senior / Principal Engineer R&D

Senior / Principal Engineer R&D
Columbus Ohio

Pharmaceutical / Biotech 
Engineering - Other Engineering

Exp 5-7

Deg Bachelors

Relo

Bonus

Job Description

Sets discipline strategy in alignment with functional goals and key engineer objectives. Scopes new and emerging technologies or insights to drive innovation strategy. Independently conceives, plans, designs and conducts research on new equipment and technologies for nutritional products. Sets direction to achieve project goals.  Applies advanced scientific knowledge to projects and shares capability across functions. Proactively advices and shares inputs on new technologies and platforms to influence innovation. Acts as a mentor to junior staff.  

Interacts with suppliers, trade organizations, research organizations and potentially universities and government agencies seeking new innovative solutions and technologies to address complex packaging challenges. Provides technical direction and feedback to others, sharing knowledge throughout the organization.  Reviews relevant technical literature and patent landscape. Proactively works to secure new intellectual property and identifies white space opportunities.

The Senior Engineer R&D will be responsible for conducting research and establishing feasibility of new technologies. Develops new innovative system designs and process enhancements for next generation of nutritional products at our company for consumer and hospital use. The Senior / Principal Engineer will translate insights into system designs / concepts on paper and develop working prototypes, proactively identifies and works to secure new intellectual property and works within a cross functional team environment interacting with key internal and external stakeholders. The Senior Engineer R&D will provide direction and leadership to suppliers & partners, ensures that projects are executed on time and within budget and balances risks with speed to market.

Organizes and conducts DOEs including product-packaging compatibility testing and works cross-functionally to validate designs and materials. Monitors, organizes, and interprets test results. Draws conclusions, makes adjustments, suggests direction for, and implements improvements to systems. Recognizes problems and initiates corrective actions. Communicates technical results to project teams.  Writes summary reports on technical findings, when applicable.

Skills / Requirements

Strong background in Science and Engineering with approximately 5-10 years of experience developing & commercializing new products / devices / appliances for home, office or hospital environments.  Candidate must possess a thorough understanding of practices involved in concept creation and development through production is required. Individual must have expertise in mechanical design, system & process design, process control, electrical / electronics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer / thermodynamics and manufacturing technologies / assemblies. Candidate should have working knowledge of plastics, water quality & filtration systems as well as general hygiene requirements for food and beverage applications.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate full relevance of scientific observations and to produce documents and reports. Strong organizational skills.

Basic and some advanced computer skills (includes word processing, spreadsheets, instrumentation related to our company network systems and advanced technical software)

Team oriented, with high energy and desire to achieve results. Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and meet business goals.

Ability to generate and translate innovative concepts into technically feasible and consumer-relevant products.

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or related scientific field.