Posted by: @jaf22 Consultants in my company or my previous company have been useful in bringing expertise where our group lacks or needs a third party view. For instance, my company had a large acquisition that needed some smoothing of…   Read more»

Posted by: @jaf22 In the world of medical devices, there is no such thing as a waste of money for risk assessment. When a device deals with aiding in human function with direct contact to user, then there is a…   Read more»

I would not choose marketing or sales because I much prefer to be actively engaged in the engineering aspect of products. Being completely honest, marketing and sales do not interest me, and they seem to be quite repetitive. As @jaf22…   Read more»

Personally, I’m at the point where I’m considering where I want to take my career next and marketing has certainly been an option I’m contemplating. Like @jaf22 mentioned, it’s easier for an engineer to go to marketing rather than vice…   Read more»

@jaf22 I think you make great points, especially pertaining to PMA. To add to that, even the quicker approach that many medical device companies take, 510(k), will still take time and come with its own challenges to be cleared by…   Read more»

@jaf22 I would have to agree with you there with more classes needing to be offered that have a practical application in hardware/software integration, with that Biorobotics course especially. A basic C# coding class should be required, however all of…   Read more»