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Quality and Product Development

Luminex Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets biological testing technologies in the clinical diagnostic and life science industries.

Principal R&D Technician supporting product development teams that execute projects from concept through commercialization. Working with class III medical devices. A motivated self-starter who takes initiative on projects. Acknowledged as a contributing team player who works within teams and cross functionally. Effectively works independently. Capable of following instructions, coordinate, supervise, and train junior technicians. Know materials & material manufacturing processes (i.e., injection and vacuum modeling, extrusion, etc.), material testing & analysis (i.e., alloys, polymers, textiles). Contributing R&D team player on 5 commercialized projects. TECHNICAL SKILLS Hands on in engineering and production labs, mechanically inclined Read blueprints; create documentation and support test report writing, ECO/DCR Proficient in various tools and equipment (i.e., tensile/compression testers, non-contact measurement equipment, video systems, band saw, drill press, dremels, micrometers, etc.) Build prototypes, troubleshoot issues, help solving design and development problems Conduct feasibility through design verification testing for R&D projects Successful manufacturing transfer of 3 commercialized product lines Knowledgeable of materials & material manufacturing processes (i.e., injection and vacuum modeling, extrusion, etc.), material testing & analysis (i.e., alloys, polymers, textiles) Skilled in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Bluehill, SAP, and Agile PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Trained in HIPPA, Cath. Lab Enviornment, cGMP, GLP, Diversity and Inclusion, Project Management, Product Development Process, Clean Room & Controlled Environment Room, Hazardous Materials, Managing People, ISO 9000series, ANSI AAMI & Mil-Standards, ESD, Project Management, Medical Device Microbiology, Acceptance Sampling (AQL), Geometrical Dimensioning & Tolerance (GDT), Basic Metrology