PrincipalProductDevelopmentEngineer

**Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!** # Responsibilities: * Anticipates business challenges and/or regulatory issues, reviews and recommends products/services and process improvements to the board of the business group * Looks beyond existing methodologies and the own discipline to define and resolve highly complex problems * Internal and external thought leader influencing change and advancement of the industry and/or profession * Recognized technical principal and internal thought leader in own area of responsibility w/in the business group * Significantly contributes to the development of the functional strategy (e.g. R&D, Manufacturing, Sales) of the business group * Requires broad and comprehensive expertise in theories, techniques and/or technologies within own field which have a broad impact on the business * Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product process or service improvements * Oversees introduction of value-adding, technical solutions and leads/directs introduction of emerging technologies * Requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions * Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines * Communicates highly complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others at senior management levels to adopt a different point of view * Lead others to solve unique and highly complex problems which have a significant impact on innovation and a broad impact on the business. # Qualifications: * 12 years of Medical Device design & development experience. * Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering, or related discipline. Master’s degree preferred. * 21CFR Part 820.30 Design Controls, ISO 13485, ISO 14971 ISO 10993 and IEC 62366. * 3D solid modelling (e.g. SolidWorks or related software). * Hands-on experience with machining and 3D prototyping methods preferred. * Knowledge of silicone and p