Associate Customs Engineer

At Terumo Aortic, our mission is to transform the treatment of aortic disease worldwide. With our comprehensive portfolio of surgical, endovascular and hybrid technologies, we enable physicians to find the right fit for each patient anatomy.

The company has over 1,250 associates around the world with manufacturing facilities in Glasgow, Scotland and Sunrise, Florida.

Terumo Aortic is focused on the continuing development of new and innovative products driving the growth of the business globally. Associates are part of a stimulating and exciting environment in which they can develop their skills and achieve career goals. Working for the company, each associate’s role contributes greatly to helping to save or improve the lives of patients in over 100 countries worldwide.

At Terumo we believe in the power of personal growth and will encourage you to get in the driver's seat - progressing in the direction you want to go by deepening your skills throughout your career. We want you to be bold, think outside the box, experiment, innovate and deliver what's next for quality healthcare. You will be part of a collaborative, respectful and resilient team of associates and leaders around the world, working together as partners to achieve more than you thought possible, providing real-world, impactful solutions for patients.

Join us and help shape wherever we go next!

Advancing healthcare with heart

www.terumoaortic.com

Perform new product development activities, product evaluation, and testing, process development, test fixture development, verification/validation protocol and reports.

• Work with project leaders to carry out project tasks.
• Develop, test, and refine prototypes and new product concepts.
• Develop verification/validation protocols, carry out testing, data analysis and write reports.
• Evaluate competitor products.
• Develop new processes and test fixtures and document methods.
• Work directly with Physicians/ Marketing to improve products and refine prototypes.
• Investigate field product complaints.
• Understanding of GMP/ISO requirements
• Ability to organize, set up and conduct experiments independently.
• Ability to analyze and solve technical problems.
• Protocol writing and report writing.
• Written communication/Reports
• Competent computer skills i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, AutoCAD, etc.

QUALITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Maintain awareness of the relevance and importance of activities performed and how they contribute to the achievement of quality objectives.
• Work within the QMS always, ensure accurate completion of records and highlight issues to immediate supervisor any issues affecting quality.
• Responsible to ensure facility, processes and documentation always remain in a state of audit readiness.

EH&S REQUIREMENTS:

• Take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions.
• Work co-operatively to highlight issues affecting Environmental Health and Safety

• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication
• Ability to interact with all levels within the organization.
• Analytical skills for compiling and analyzing data.
• Computer and software skills
• Ability to motivate others and improve efficiency.
• Sit/Stand/Walk 8 hours per day.
• Light Lifting

• 4 – year engineering/science degree
• Technical degree/Certificate with equivalent experience (5 years technical experience in the medical device industry)
• 4-year degree: No previous experience needed
• 2-year degree: Minimum of 5 years technical experience in the medical device industry
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal skills. Self-motivated. Ability to multitask. Time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel as required up to 20% of the time.
• Normal office/lab environment.

It is Terumo’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As a Company, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment.

Final compensation packages may be higher or lower than what is listed, and will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, internal equity, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand. We provide competitive and comprehensive benefit options which include: annual bonus, paid vacation, paid holidays, health, dental and vision benefits, 401(k), with matching contributions, tax advantage savings accounts, legal plan, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, voluntary long-term disability, short term disability, critical illness and accident insurance, parental leave, personal leave, tuition reimbursement, travel assistance, and an employee assistance program.