R&D Engineer

R&D Engineer and/or Validation Engineer
Has appropriate scientific/engineering experience to provide independent technical support through experiment execution and analysis as part of a project team. Builds scientific knowledge and concepts within and across disciplines surrounding core business principles.
Key Responsibilities:
Support equipment validation (IQ) and tool qualification activities (TQF)
Responsible for reviewing and developing equipment validation protocols and reports. Support other functional areas during the validation activities.
Has SolidWorks knowledge and be capable of designing, updating and reviewing tools and fixtures to satisfy test methods and products necessities.
Work with the Process Development and team to efficiently qualify new processes; assist on statistical sampling plans, and other development procedures.
Design and develop in-process and receiving quality systems for new processes and components.
Generate equipment documentation, such as equipment entries, evaluations, PM and calibration procedures, as required.
Define gages, tools and equipment for the test methods developed.
Generate manufacturing instructions for new test methods being developed.
Work cross-functionally with other departments to accomplish PD and R&D tasks.
Remains knowledgeable of technologies (including relevant literature) within functional area and may identify new applications for existing technologies (e.g. assays, equipment, systems, etc.).
Supports, research, and tests new technologies and targets for research within functional area.
May design/document experiments/protocols (e.g. DOE) of limited complexity to align with project goals with support from senior technical staff; executes independently within functional area.
Completes complex data analysis; identifies and proposes solutions to problematic data; solves basic issues independently at an appropriate level; compares results with historical data.
Summarizes results, generates technical reports, completes experimental paperwork/lab notebook documentation, and may peer review experimental documentation.
Proposes and develops methods and processes independently or under minimal direction from senior technical staff.
Participates as an extended team member primarily for experimental execution and secondarily as a scientific consultant for projects of limited complexity.
Performs multiple experimental techniques and processes according to functional area.
Identifies what resources are required to meet project milestones; makes recommendations to team leader for project resource needs within function.
Learns to identify the supplies required to complete work and orders supplies; may
submit sample requests per the SOP.
Adheres to all EH&S procedures and general housekeeping SOPs.
Complies with site and department specific procedures on record keeping, use of log
books, materials receiving, and inventory control.
Completes time records and reports projects allocated time.
May identify areas of lab/infrastructure improvement (SOP correctness, business
practices) and may participate in executing solutions.

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