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R&D (Research and Development) Engineers create new and refine existing designs in the medical device industry. These engineers typically work on products in earlier stages, beginning with concept development and multiple design iterations. The skills of an R&D engineer are highly dependent on the type of product being deveolped (mechanical, electrical, firmware, etc.)
Technical Skills Needed:
Prototyping (CAD, PCB Design) *Product Dependent
Machening
Collaborate with
Quality
Manufacturing
Product Managers
Test Engineers
Important Skillsets: Creativity, Prototyping, Excel, Collaboration
Helpful Experiences: BME Design Fellows, ENable or any project based extracurriculars, Senior Design/ Capstone Design Coursework
Example Project: Translating design specifications into early stage designs (CAD drawings), iterating through higher fidelity prototypes, and working to hand off a design to manufacturing. After handing off a design to manufacturing, making more changes based on feedback about ease of implementation of certain design aspects and ways to reduce complexity, time, cost, etc.
Piece of Advice from a Duke BME Graduate: "If you’re looking to work in engineering beyond the typical biomedical path, start with a solid understanding of core principles—mechanics, electronics, and materials have been really useful in my experience. Learning some basics of quality control and process improvement is also helpful, especially in manufacturing. Additionally, getting comfortable with CAD software and improving communication is extremely valuable since you'll often need to explain technical details to people from other backgrounds."
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