Principle Materials Engineer (Minneapolis Hybrid) at Mozarc Medical Holding LLC in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Description:

At Mozarc Medical, our vision is to reimagine the future of holistic kidney health technology. Established in 2023 out of equal investments from DaVita, a leading provider of kidney care services, and Medtronic, one of the world’s largest medical device companies, Mozarc Medical offers an exciting and unique start-up experience backed by the support of two long-time industry and market leaders.

Driven by our mission and values, we put our patients at the center of all we do. Our employees play a key role in developing technology solutions that enrich patients’ lives and create meaningful progress in the treatment of kidney disease. Find your purpose and passion at Mozarc Medical.

Position Title:  Principal Materials Engineer (Minneapolis Hybrid)

A Day in the Life

An experienced individual contributor and technology leader with responsibility in our technical functions to advance materials choice, selection, and filtration performance in our dialysis technologies.    Scopes, formulates, plans, aligns deliverables and/or manages projects assigned and collaborates with other stakeholders to deliver products to the dialysis community.  May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other more junior professionals.  The majority of time is spent delivering R&D, systems or initiatives related to new technologies or therapies – from design to implementation - while adhering to policies and quality systems, using materials and filtration knowledge as well as skills in bringing new technologies to the market.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzes, researches, designs, develops, and selects materials and their related fabrication and application processes to develop and optimize materials for use in engineering design, fabrication, processes, and/or application in filtration and dialysis systems.   


• Develops, analyzes, and applies foundational material properties and designs allowable, processing requirements and quality engineering specifications.


• Material analyses may include failure analysis of components, systems and subsystems, life predictions, biocompatibility, extraction, filtration capability, and definition and requirement specifications.


• May review and approve material processing procedures and specifications and/or define external manufacturing support resources.


• Support root cause analysis and processes related to materials. 


• Document work in accordance with quality system requirements and applicable standards (FDA, ISO, USP, etc.)


• Willingness and capability to apply knowledge and skills cross-functionally to support R&D programs.


• Key technical owner to scope, communicate, and collaborate on technical goals and needs cross-functionally to achieve technical program milestones.


• Coach and mentor early career scientists and engineers.


• Ensure materials and related competencies are sustained and grown in the Chemical Technologies R&D group.

Must Have: 

• Bachelor’s degree and and minimum 7 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience


• Experience working through materials designs, choices, process needs, and verifications.


• Experience in late stage R&D and launching products.

Nice to have 

• Water chemistry and filtration experience


• Experience in highly regulated industries such as medical device, pharmaceutical or life sciences.


• Experience with DMAIC, Six Sigma, DMAIC, KT analysis, and/or DOE principles. 


• Support and improvement of launched products.

Why Work with Us? 

Working here is highly rewarding – we have the privilege of helping kidney patients experience greater freedom, improved outcomes and a renewed passion for life. 

It’s essential our team members feel valued, supported and empowered too. That’s why we provide a comprehensive total rewards package and opportunities to grow, develop and give back to the communities where we live and work – helping you reach your potential and enjoy a career full of life-changing possibilities.

Physical Job Requirements 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)

This role is a hybrid role at our Minneapolis, MN location with expectation of 3+ days on-site.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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