Research Engineer at Georgia Tech/Emory (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)

This person provides technical leadership for design, manufacturing and testing of a pediatric continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVH) device, funded by the National Institutes of Health via the American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) Act Stimulus Funds.

This individual will develop a comprehensive design of the proposed CVVH device concept using fundamental mechanical engineering skills. Ideal candidate will take a leadership role to develop the design, manufacture, and test the device for efficiency and blood compatibility.

Position Responsibilities

*          Principle designer and device assembler

*          Provide manufacturing/fabrication oversight and integrate efforts of sub-system design and manufacturing/fabrication

*          Ensuring that Human Factors and Industrial Design input is addressed

*          Ensuring product manufacturability, serviceability, safety and quality

*          Owning the System Requirements and System Architecture

*          Responsible for the R&D deliverables as defined in the Design and Development Plan

*          Reviewing and assessing incoming technical issues

*          Technical content of design reviews

*          Reviewing and approving design changes

*          Generating and maintaining program, project and feature list

*          Ensuring user needs are captured, quality requirements are met and technical risks are mitigated

*          Owning the design Risk Management Plan, Risk Management Report, hazard analysis and risk controls

*          Ability to understand and resolve the competing constraints between interrelated functions (engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing, etc.) required to deliver product to market

Job Requirements

*          Must possess a Bachelors' degree in Mechanical Engineering. MS Engineering Preferred.

*          Must have 1-2 years experience and possess strong current knowledge on Design and manufacturing tools.

*          Possess the ability to solve platform level problems that are highly complex and highly diverse in scope.

*          Able to identify problems before they present themselves and proactively identifies and presents opportunities for improvement at the feature, product and process levels.

*          Create multiple solutions to problems with solid analysis and trade-off studies

*          Possess the ability to influence cross functional teams on design decisions at all levels

*          Ability to conduct effective Design Reviews.

*          Ability to understand and resolve interdisciplinary engineering challenges and constraints

This person preferably also has experience with electromechanical design.

To apply: Details : http://www.bme.gatech.edu/groups/cfmg/group/Opportunities.html

The Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics (CFM) Research Group at Georgia Tech has been one of the pioneering laboratories in the world studying the function and mechanics of heart valves and other complex cardiac defects. Established in 1979 by Dr. Ajit Yoganathan in the Chemical Engineering Department at Georgia Tech, the CFM laboratory is now located in the Parket H. Petit Institute of Bioengineering and Bioscience.

"The Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics Laboratory focuses on understanding complex cardiovascular problems using fundamental engineering and science.The main objective of my lab is to provide answers to life-saving clinical questions using engineering approaches."

Ajit P. Yoganathan, Director