Research And Development Process Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Title: R&D Process Engineer II

Location: Lake Zurich

Employment Type: Full-Time

About Us

Founded in 1996, Medical Murray is a privately owned medical device company specializing in the development, testing, and manufacturing of finished devices, components, and subassemblies. We partner with clients ranging from innovative startups to the world’s largest OEMs. Our expertise includes permanent implants, delivery systems, and complex catheters for vascular, gastrointestinal, urologic, and other interventional markets.

Our culture is driven by five core values: Helpful, Happy, Personal Responsibility, Trustworthy and Clever & Skillful. These principles guide our work, our relationships, and our commitment to improving patient outcomes worldwide.

Benefits Summary

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical (BCBS) and dental coverage, company-paid vision and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, HSA-eligible plans, a 401(k) Safe Harbor retirement plan, 18 days of PTO, Teladoc access, identity protection, tuition reimbursement, voluntary life insurance, and paid time off for community volunteering.

Overview

At Medical Murray, innovation and manufacturability go hand in hand. As an R&D Process Engineer, you will play a critical role in transforming innovative medical device concepts into robust, scalable, and production-ready manufacturing processes. Working alongside engineers, customers, quality professionals, and manufacturing teams, you will ensure products are designed with manufacturability in mind from the very beginning.

This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex manufacturing challenges, developing assembly processes, designing fixtures and equipment, and collaborating across disciplines to bring life-changing medical technologies to market. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where creativity, technical expertise, and continuous improvement drive success, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

Support Product Development Projects

• Partner with internal development teams and customers to ensure product designs are manufacturable, scalable, and aligned with quality requirements.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability (DFM) recommendations during product development to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Evaluate manufacturing concepts and recommend process solutions that support project objectives.

Develop and Validate Manufacturing Processes

• Design, develop, document, and optimize assembly processes for new medical device products.
• Establish process parameters, control plans, and risk assessments to support robust manufacturing operations.
• Support process validation activities and ensure processes consistently meet quality, yield, and efficiency targets.
• Utilize statistical methods and data analysis tools to evaluate process performance.

Design Fixtures, Tooling, and Equipment

• Design and implement fixtures, tooling, and manufacturing equipment to support assembly and production requirements.
• Collaborate with vendors and suppliers to source, develop, or customize manufacturing equipment.
• Support equipment qualification and implementation activities.

Lead Technology Transfer Activities

• Facilitate the transfer of products and processes from development into production.
• Develop manufacturing documentation including work instructions, process specifications, and training materials.
• Support production teams through process qualification, training, and troubleshooting activities.

Collaborate Across Functions

• Serve as a technical liaison between Product Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations teams.
• Participate in customer meetings and provide updates regarding manufacturing readiness and process development progress.
• Support project timelines and ensure manufacturing considerations are integrated into development milestones.

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency, product quality, and process capability.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles to reduce waste and improve process performance.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions as needed.

What You'll Bring

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.

Experience

• 3–5 years of manufacturing engineering or process engineering experience.
• Experience within a contract manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience supporting medical device manufacturing highly preferred.
• Familiarity with cGMP regulations and ISO 13485 standards preferred.
• Experience with process validation, risk management, and technology transfer activities.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing process development and assembly methods.
• Experience developing PFMEAs, control plans, work instructions, and process documentation.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or similar CAD software required.
• Experience with statistical analysis tools, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Minitab preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Professional Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
• High attention to detail with a strong sense of urgency and accountability.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and within cross-functional teams.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Medical Murray is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.