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Advanced R&D Engineer

lts

About the role We are looking for a highly motivated and creative Advanced R&D Engineer to join our CTO Office / New Technologies team in Israel. This is a multidisciplinary R&D position focused on transforming innovative ideas into next-generation drug delivery technologies and medical devices, from initial research and concept generation through feasibility assessment, proof of concept, and technology maturation. The position is full time, office/ hybrid.

About lts

  • About us LTS is a leading pharmaceutical technology company that develops and manufactures innovative drug delivery systems for the pharmaceutical industry.
  • LTS´ commercial offering encompasses more than 20 marketed products.
  • LTS operates today from 5 sites: Netanya (Israel), Adrenarche (Germany), West Caldwell (NJ, USA), St.
  • Paul (MN, USA), and Shanghai (China).
  • At LTS, we value collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

Responsibilities

  • VP New Technologies Responsibilities: Translate unmet needs and early ideas into engineering concepts, proof-of-concept systems and functional prototypes.
  • Establish initial performance requirements and characterize critical engineering parameters.
  • Research, investigate and develop new drug-delivery concepts, technologies and device architectures.
  • Participate in brainstorming, technical reviews and innovation workshops.
  • Explore new approaches for wearable and on-body drug delivery, injection systems and other advanced delivery technologies.
  • Conduct engineering feasibility studies and create technical recommendations for further technology development.
  • Understand and investigate interactions among device, drug/container, delivery mechanism and user.
  • Investigate technologies and mechanisms relevant to drug delivery, including fluid delivery, actuation, pumping, drive mechanisms, sensing, drug-container interfaces and patient-device interfaces.
  • Analyze experimental data and translate findings into design improvements and technical decisions.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies, materials, components, suppliers and technical solutions for potential integration into future LTS platforms.
  • Develop mechanical concepts, mechanisms, assemblies, and device architectures.
  • Designing components for injection molding, machining, and additive manufacturing while applying DFx principles to enable robust and manufacturable solutions.
  • Apply structured problem solving and root-cause analysis to complex technical challenges.
  • Document design rationale, experiments, results, conclusions and recommendations.
  • Build, assemble, test and troubleshoot prototype devices in a hands-on R&D environment.
  • Design experimental setups, fixtures and test methods.
  • Support the transition of successful CTO-office technologies into formal product-development projects.

Requirements

  • Education: B.Sc.\ M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering.
  • Candidates with a Biomedical Engineering degree should have demonstrated hands-on experience in mechanical design and/or medical-device development Job skills: 1–5 years of R&D/product-development experience, preferably in medical devices, drug-delivery devices or another multidisciplinary regulated product environment.
  • Hands-on experience developing physical products from concept through prototype and testing.
  • Experience designing and executing engineering experiments, solving multidisciplinary engineering problems.
  • Familiarity with medical-device regulations, human factors/usability-related device development, design controls and applicable standards is an advantage but is not mandatory.
  • Experience involving any of the following is a significant advantage: Wearable or on-body drug-delivery devices, autoinjectors, pen injectors or injection systems, pumps or miniature fluid-delivery systems, disposable medical devices.
  • Good understanding of mechanical mechanisms, fits, tolerances and interfaces.
  • Understanding of manufacturing technologies and material selection.
  • Knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis is an advantage.
  • Ability to independently design and execute engineering experiments.
  • Experience in developing prototypes and test fixtures Strong troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis capabilities.
  • Ability to analyze experimental data and draw engineering conclusions.
  • Knowledge of statistics and Design of Experiments (DOE) is an advantage.
  • Strong 3D CAD capability, preferably SolidWorks or equivalent.
  • Proficiency in MS Office and AI tools for research, data analysis, technical documentation, and engineering problem-solving; experience with statistical/DOE and simulation tools is an advantage.
  • Has excellent English communication and technical-writing skills.
  • Is curious by nature and passionate about innovation and technology.
  • Has a strong CAN-DO attitude.
  • Thinks critically and challenges existing technical assumptions.
  • Learns new scientific and engineering domains independently.
  • Can take an unclear technical problem and transform it into a structured engineering investigation.
  • Is highly hands-on and enjoys laboratory and prototype work.
  • Is creative but also disciplined and data-driven.
  • Takes ownership and drives technical tasks independently.
  • Communicates clearly with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Is comfortable working in the uncertainty typical of early-stage technology development.

Preferred

  • Enjoys creating something that does not yet exist.