Research Engineer

MED Institute is currently accepting applications for a Research Engineering position. This position is responsible for conducting Computational Modeling and Simulation (CM&S), Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and other advanced engineering analyses. 

About MED Institute

MED Institute is a Cook Group company that supports researchers, medical device companies, manufacturers, and consultants through the key phases of product development between the start of an idea and making a product available to clinicians and patients.  With more than 30 years of experience in medical device testing, data analysis, and global regulatory submission preparation, our team knows what it takes to guide a product through all the complex steps required for market.

• Understand client expectations while driving toward scientific excellence.
• Interact with management, technical leadership and clients to plan, complete, analyze and report results of experiments, tests, prototype development, literature reviews, etc.
• Assure that project deliverables and tasks are technically excellent and completed in a timely fashion.
• Assure that appropriate documentation is kept detailing project history (reports, laboratory notebooks, invention disclosures, scientific literature, meeting notes, deliverables, etc.).
• Maintain and develop the technical capabilities necessary to provide technical solutions to clients.
• Understand the intellectual property process and how it is established, harvested, characterized, and protected.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Engineering or comparable background.
• Previous industrial experience (outside of academia) is also highly desirable.
• Knowledge or professional experience with evaluating nitinol medical devices.
• Knowledge or professional experience in applying computational methods to model the response of devices implanted in the body.
• Knowledge or professional experience using COMSOL Multi-physics and/or ABAQUS.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, record-keeping and interpersonal skills is needed.
• Ability to find solutions to technical problems with an eye toward providing practical solutions in a timely manner.
• Will be working in a team setting and must be willing to be trained.  
• Strong hands on skills and mechanical abilities.
• Ability to remain professional and positive in all personal interactions, provide an example of good work ethic, a willingness to help, and personal discipline in achieving goals.
• Experience with nonlinear structural analysis, computational fluid dynamics, fluid structure interactions, and coupled multi-physics analyses is preferred.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. MED Institute does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN) for this employment position.