Product Engineer

Req ID #: 223152

Location:

Charleston, SC, US, 29407

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

Charles River Labs Microbial Solutions team located in Charleston South Carolina is seeking a Product Engineer.

The Product Engineer is responsible for supporting existing business needs by developing new and improved processes, operational concepts, and product performance. This position will provide technical assistance escalation and support to the Operations, Production, and Development departments as necessary.

Essential Duties AND Responsibilities

• Investigate product complaints, perform root cause analysis of failures, and suggest remediation.

• Review existing product designs for weakness and propose achievable improvements.

• Analyze electrical designs and mechanical components.

• Build early concepts of corrective designs and create verification strategy.

• Experience with root cause investigations and Corrective Actions.

• Software methodology for testing purposes.

• Basic knowledge of Circuit board level design capabilities

• Computer programming to streamline outputs.

• Electrical component/circuitry root cause analysis.

• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or related field.

Experience

• 5+ years experience in product engineering preferred.

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes.

• Experience in new product development, introduction processes and procurement protocols.

• PLM software for control of Engineering changes and implementation.

• Knowledge of CAD program(Creo) is a plus.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Must be motivated and creative, work well under pressure and operate effectively in a fast-paced team environment.

• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate needs and demands in an effective manner with all seniority levels.

• Contribute to risk management through FMEA.

• Apply Design of Experiments as a method to understand problems.

• Ability to work with suppliers on root cause, troubleshooting, resource management.

• Must be detail oriented, focused and able to produce accurate and professional documents.

Compensation

The pay range for this position is $74-83K annually. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and location.

About Microbial Solutions

Our Microbial Solutions business group has a comprehensive portfolio of endotoxin testing, microbial detection and microbial identification products and services is unlike any other, and has been purposefully designed to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of the industry. We help clients to ensure product safety and quality with easy-to-use yet robust testing solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements, support critical decision making and improve operational efficiencies.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2019, revenue increased to $2.62 billion.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to [email protected] . This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.