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Staff Engineer, Device Testing

Lexington, Massachusetts

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Job Level: Senior
Travel: Minimal (if any)

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Job ID R0152827 Date posted 05/23/2025 Location Lexington, Massachusetts

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Job Description

Pursuant to Section 20 C.F.R. 656.10, you are hereby notified that an application for Alien Employment Certification will be filed by Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. for the following job opportunity:

JOB LOCATION: Lexington, MA

POSITION: Staff Engineer, Device Testing

POSITION DESCRIPTION: Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer, Device Testing with the following duties: develop test methods and test method validation protocols and perform testing at the Device Design and Testing Lab; may help transfer test methods to external laboratories during all stages of combination product development; set up, operate, and validate test equipment and perform test method qualifications by following standard operating procedures; support overall test laboratory activities, including test development, gage R&R studies, coordination of stability studies and tests, calibration, and preventive maintenance of test equipment; provide input to the design of fixtures for new experiments, tooling, equipment, and specifications; establish and foster collaborative relationships with internal device and combination product development and quality teams as well as external test equipment development and testing partners and service providers; support investigations of out-of-spec test results and deviations; and participate and interact on project teams. Up to 5% domestic travel required.

REQUIREMENTS: Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field, plus 2 years of related experience. Prior experience must include: analyze data to determine experimental significance and make recommendations for future steps based on this and develop methods for testing and characterizing devices and materials; assess applicability of new laboratory equipment and coordinate installation, calibration and maintenance; establish and foster collaborative relationships with internal teams as well as external vendors, consultants, testing partners and service providers; create medical device and laboratory documentation such as SOPs; manage projects including the preparation of timelines and scheduling and perform advanced statistical analysis including Design of Experiments and Gage R&R.

Full time. $111,800 to $191,600 per year. Competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualified applicants can apply at https://jobs.takeda.com. Please reference job #R0152827. EOE

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Lexington, MA

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Employee

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Regular

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