The Realtime Group
Jim Higgins has extensive work experience in mechanical design engineering. Jim is currently employed as a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at The Realtime Group since December 2020. Prior to this, Jim worked at Flex Medica for 9 years as a Senior Mechanical Engineer, where they were responsible for transforming requirements into assembly, liquid dispenser, and testing equipment. Jim also worked at Avail (A Flextronics Medical Company) for 4 years as a Mechanical Design Engineer.
Before joining Flex Medica and Avail, Jim worked at Varian, Inc. for 11 years, initially as a Manufacturing Engineer and later as an R&D Project Engineer and Mechanical Design Engineer. Jim also gained experience as a Design Engineer at Lockheed Martin for a year. Jim began their career as a Sales Engineer at TRANE COMPANY, THE, and later worked as an Engineer at Management Consulting & Research for a year.
Throughout their career, Jim has demonstrated a passion for design work and has enjoyed both team-oriented and independent environments.
Jim Higgins attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo from 1991 to 1993. There is no information available about the degree or field of study pursued during this time.
The Realtime Group
Realtime Group is a product development company for the regulated industries.Through a comprehensive understanding of regulatory and documentation needs, The Realtime Group works with our clients to craft creative compliance technology solutions for applications in Medical, Transportation, Industrial Control, Avionics and other regulatedindustries. Our teams are expert designers, testers, and compliance specialists that understand leverage, yet also realize there is no “one size fits all” approach when working in regulated industries. Our staff has previously developed electronics and software for multiple mission critical control and processing applications with a portfolio of more than 60 completed products. Using an ISO13485:2003 and ISO9001:2008 compliant Quality System ensures your project will be completed within an established process that accommodates informed dynamic decisions throughout the product lifecycle.