Engineer, Research & Development Job Description
Engineer, research & development
provides development and operational support for distributed technologies to ingest and process large data sources using Scala, Hadoop, NoSQL, and Java.
Engineer, Research & Development Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide technical expertise to client constituents in research, specification, design, development, and implementation of scientific data visualization solutions
Improving existing products or processes
Design verification and validation activities
Represent DDR&D at CM&C and packaging platform team meetings
Document technical work in a timely and accurate manner
Ensure good communication and on-time deliverables for assigned projects
Maintain membership of an Industry recognized organization (IEEE, RIA, SME, ESD)
Create bench top models and test design in animal models as needed
Understand the clinical disease landscape, imaging, implant and user need
Lead brainstorming sessions, generate ideas and file patents
Engineer, Research & Development Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Engineer, Research & Development
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ISTQB, FAA, CSA, UL, NEMA, IEEE, ANSI, UKCA, FCC, CE
Education for Engineer, Research & Development
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the engineer, research & development job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Engineering, Science, Education, Mechanical Engineering, Government, Technical, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Design, Chemical Engineering
Skills for Engineer, Research & Development
Desired skills for engineer, research & development include:
Certifications and standards
Development
Technical engineering design
Algorithms and distributed algorithms
Data structures
Designing for performance and resiliency
Distributed data processing using HBase
Hadoop
YARN and Spark
Chemistry
Desired experience for engineer, research & development includes:
2+ years of experience in making innovative equipment, machines, robots, software, firmware, apps
Skilled at the computer programs of your field
Strong technology troubleshooting skills and proven ability to resolve infrastructure issues, incompatibilities
Experience using and developing plug-ins for commercial VFX tools such as Maya, Houdini, Nuke
You will also be in involved in prototyping, developing, testing and launching of applications and services
A relevant degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or a closely related subject or equivalent knowledge
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Engineer, Research & Development Job Description
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Our company is looking to fill the role of engineer, research & development. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for engineer, research & development
- Participates in the complete development life cycle from requirements through to implementation
- Possesses in-depth knowledge of product standards and development processes
- Interacts and assists general product engineering in development and qualification of “me too” products
- Participates in development and evolution of Design group procedures
- Ensures new product development is conducted taking into consideration the best environmental practices and alternatives
- Reporting on completed work
- Evaluating overall ease of operations
- Communicating with engineers, mentor, suppliers, and customers in regards to system operations
- Each student will be assigned an engineering mentor and will be expected to report on their work at the completion of their summer employment period
- Processing of fabric through the manufacturing facility
Qualifications for engineer, research & development
- Knowledge requirements include solid mechanics, stress analysis, dynamic and system analysis, material science and manufacturing methods
- Good knowledge of web browser technologies and experience of developing with HTML5, JavaScript, CSS, WebGL and application frameworks
- Design for Six Sigma techniques and methodologies and knowledge of Statistical Analysis, and Design of Experiments
- Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline is required
- Bachelor’s plus a minimum of 5 years relevant experience
- Working knowledge of High voltage/medium voltage test standards (IEEE, CSA, UL, IEC, ISO)
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of engineer, research & development. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for engineer, research & development
- Hands-on dry etch equipment development
- Working under limited supervision, must be able to independently complete routine process development tasks after receiving experimental goals
- Interact with other Global R&D laboratories to develop & conduct joint projects / research
- Write technical reports, make presentations
- Other duties, including technical support to manufacturing plants and customers, knowledge dissemination via technical seminars and training, monitoring / mentoring of university / consortia projects, championing knowledge building projects, , as assigned
- Manage complex programs and cross-functional teams
- Provide coaching and develop talent within the organization
- Play a lead role in developing new powder processes related to atomization post-atomization processing of loose and consolidated powder(s)
- Play a lead role in developing new powder alloys used in loose or consolidated forms
- Play a lead role in making decisions related to equipment upgrades in R&D and production facilities
Qualifications for engineer, research & development
- Knowledge of Six Sigma and ELS techniques
- Worked with and/or developed techniques to test for polymer stress behavior such as long-term durability testing, chemical resistance, control of surface erosion
- Direct experience in the design and application of various heat exchanger types commonly used in the HVAC&R industry
- 1+ year of Academic or Industry developer and engineering experiences - databases, networking, programming languages, image processing, graphics
- Solid understanding of engineering systems, and evaluating their qualities and rationales
- Student should be engaged in the pursuit of a B.S
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of engineer, research & development. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for engineer, research & development
- Work within a cross-functional project team through all phases of the product development process, planning and executing projects through the product launch
- Work closely with members of the project core team (marketing, manufacturing, quality, ) and surgeons to define user needs, generate design concepts and prototypes, perform design evaluations (such as tolerance analysis, FEA, DOE's, simulated use testing, ), and support development of product and process validation plans and testing
- Demonstrates a full understanding in the application of design controls and development processes, and has the ability to prioritize tasks and manage a varied workload, exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills and interface effectively with others in the project team
- Contribute to the development of new and improved production processes, products and applications
- Follow the technical development within your working area
- Participates in the development and commercialization phase of projects by designing, developing, and/or specifying packaging
- Provide support to manufacturing plant activities, which may include product qualification, problem solving analysis, stack up analysis, documentation updates and other communications
- Interacts with customers, participates and assists customers in issuing new standards for developed new products
- Assists in answering to customer Requests for Information, proposals or technical meetings
- Prepares or coordinates preparation of product or system layout and detailed drawings
Qualifications for engineer, research & development
- Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Math or Science
- Academic focus on tire physics (vehicle dynamics, traction, wear, FEA, testing)
- Bachelor’s plus a minimum of 3 years relevant medical device experience
- Familiarity with medical device safety standards
- Strong problem solving skills and ability to deal with ambiguity on a regular basis
- Comfortable and adaptable to change and driving change
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for an engineer, research & development. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for engineer, research & development
- Establish relationship with vendors to conduct product development activities
- Product Development Engineers provide leadership and expertise to translate consumer needs into effective product designs and consumer driven innovation strategies
- Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Engineers are needed to lead the development and application of mathematical models which are required to develop innovative new product and processes
- Strive for continuous improvement within your field of work
- Share knowledge with other internal organizations such as Sales & Marketing, Technology, and Silica sol plants
- Participate in external and internal networks
- Gathers, analyzes and maintains packaging trend information and conducts idea generation sessions to initiate creation of new packaging products
- Provides technical input to clarify project requirements around packaging and pack systems
- Supports the start-up and implementation of the packaging as required
- Collaborate to establish product requirements, project schedules, develop and refine designs, and determine required performance verification and validation tests
Qualifications for engineer, research & development
- The candidate must also be comfortable interacting with leading cardiologists and surgeons taking an active role in animal studies and investigations
- Multi-disciplinary knowledge of HVAC&R technologies and system design
- Demonstrated project management and leadership capability
- Strong background of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics including both single-phase and two-phase flows
- Minimum of a BS degree ideally in Metallurgy or Materials Science & Engineering
- Two to Five years of relevant experience is required
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of engineer, research & development. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for engineer, research & development
- Work with product development teams to execute successful product launches
- Support and troubleshoot development and production issues
- Data Scientistscommunicate complex data or algorithms into simple conclusions that will empower others to drive action based on the insights you derive
- Represent MED as a technology expert to our customers
- Win and maintain client relationships
- Ensure engineering efforts are completed on time and on budget
- Maintain operational compliance with QSP, Quality policy, ISO and company policies
- Research wireless technologies and wireless network performance
- Contribute and engage in Standards meetings
- Perform evaluations of real-world solutions
Qualifications for engineer, research & development
- Ability to manage time and meet deadlines while working on a variety of technical problems
- Candidate must relocate or be within commutable distance to our Reading, PA location
- Experience with science programming languages
- Three (3) years of experience developing technologies (problem framing, concept origination, setting up scaled down versions for proof of concept testing, demonstration plant testing)
- Previous experience leading a broader team to frame, design, develop technologies to bring concepts to commercialization scale
- Knowledge of various chemical unit operations (e.g., separation methods, reactor types, continuous/batch reactions )