For more than 35 years, Cortland Company has custom-built solutions that work in the toughest environments and overcome some of the world’s greatest challenges. Now, it has made a significant investment in advancing its capabilities for biomedical textiles. Cortland Biomedical custom designs high-performance biomedical textile structures leveraging years of experience in medical textile engineering methods including knitting, braiding and weaving. Our brand-new state-of-the-art facility reflects our commitment to offering superior, full- scale medical textile production customized to a wide variety of customer and market needs. Never comfortable with the status quo, Cortland Biomedical’s unique combination of advanced equipment and technology, a seasoned medical textile-specific engineering team, and first-rate R&D capabilities allows us to tackle customers’ complex challenges with the innovation and agility they expect and deserve.

Cortland is wholly owned by Enerpac Tool Group. Enerpac Tool Group is a premier industrial tools and services company serving a broad and diverse set of customers in more than 25 countries. The Company’s businesses are global leaders in high pressure hydraulic tools, controlled force products and solutions for precise positioning of heavy loads that help customers safely and reliably tackle some of the most challenging jobs around the world. The Company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Enerpac Tool Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol “EPAC”.

For further information on Enerpac Tool Group and its businesses, visit the Company's website at HTTPS://WWW.ENERPACTOOLGROUP.COM/.

BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION: Develop and maintain biomedical textile products and processes, manufacturing methods, techniques, practices and procedures with a focus on component processing to ensure the manufacture of products which meet and exceed customer expectations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop products to meet customer and market needs.
• Leverage textile fabrication techniques including braiding, weaving, knitting and non-woven formation to create new and novel structures.
• Design and implement novel post-processing techniques for the scouring, finishing, or final assembly of biomedical textile components.
• Develop and document detailed manufacturing processes, including written work instructions, process flow charts and process control forms, to support the company’s internal product development process and comply with Quality Management System standards.
• Support the development of new products and processes by designing fixturing, manufacturing aids, templates and other aides to support the repeatable manufacture and scale-up of production parts.
• Prepare internal drawings, routers, and process control forms and assist the technical specialist staff in the production of prototypes in accordance with sound engineering principles and project goals. 
• Stay current in the status of competitive products, raw materials, new manufacturing technologies and IP that may affect the company’s competitive position, evaluate these products, provide analysis, and suggest countermeasures as necessary.
• Collaborate with Quality to ensure that all applicable quality procedures and regulations are followed throughout the stage gate development process phases.
• Write and execute engineering, process characterizations and scientific protocols to support the creation of statistically based product specifications
• Create, audit, and review test standards and methods for the analysis of design concepts and component assemblies. 
• Support business development efforts by providing technical assistance, sales and capability presentation materials, field support, and/or other related activities as needed.
• Expand Cortland Biomedical’s expertise in state-of-the-art engineering, manufacturing methods and materials utilization through technical journals, seminars, advance degree programs, etc. 
• 10-15% domestic and international travel in support of customers, engineering projects, joint industry programs and trade conferences

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES (describe scope of knowledge and ability of the position):

• BS Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical or Textile Engineering or Technology from an accredited university
• Familiar with the physical and mechanical characteristics of polymers, fibers, yarns and fabrics
• Familiar with the use of synthetic polymers, bioresorbable polymers and/or metallic wires in medical device products 
• Must have demonstrated creative problem solving and effective engineering decision making skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and comfortable interacting with team members and customers at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently and as a team member. 
• Self-starter able to work under minimal supervision 
• Capable of generating and delivering presentations to management, peers and medical device customers.
• Demonstrated proficiency of design software such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks a plus.

HSQE BEHAVIORS: 

• To always ensure that their acts or omissions do not present a danger to themselves, anyone else, the environment or the safe operation of any plant or equipment.
• To intervene and report any defect in equipment or practice or any dangerous circumstance or event which could affect HSQE performance.
• To comply with all HSQE customer and company requirements.

LEADERSHIP/BEHAVIORS:

• Technical Learning
• Problem Solving
• Business Acumen
• Continuous Improvement
• Decision Making 
• Innovation
• Drive For Results
• Customer Focus

If you’re looking for a unique, exciting career with variety and potential for growth, Enerpac Tool Group offers challenges & extraordinary rewards for people on a global scale.  Never Compromise – choose ETG!

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