Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Manager Engineering, NPD Quality

Edwards Lifesciences Corp$121K — $171K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • Experience in quality engineering within medical devices
  • Knowledge of FDA, GMP, and ISO/EN requirements preferred
  • Hands-on experience with valve and catheter design and manufacturing
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead quality engineering strategy for new product development
  • Collaborate with global teams for product growth
  • Manage and develop a high-performing quality engineering team
  • Plan and direct operational and project activities
  • Drive continuous improvement and implement process enhancements
  • Oversee engineering activities and provide technical guidance
  • Create and maintain complex engineering documentation

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries and performance-based incentives
  • Wide variety of benefits programs
  • Opportunities for professional growth
  • Cross-functional collaboration environment
  • Emphasis on a strong culture of quality and innovation
Full Job Description

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our New Product Development Quality team plays a central role in ensuring our innovative products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross‑functionally with R&D, Manufacturing, Clinical Development, and Regulatory teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges while expanding your leadership and knowledge of the medical device industry.

You Will Make an Impact By:

  • Leading quality engineering new product development strategy and execution to ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements and a strong culture of quality
  • Collaborate with global team to support the growth and success of an early-stage innovative product
  • Managing and developing a high-performing team to strengthen business acumen and functional expertise
  • Planning and directing operational and project activities, ensuring successful and timely delivery of key deliverables
  • Driving continuous improvement by identifying opportunities and leading implementation of process enhancements
  • Overseeing engineering activities and providing technical guidance on complex issues and procedures
  • Collaborating cross-functionally across multiple sites and locations as the quality engineering lead for a new product development program, including design, development, characterization, verification, validation, and monitoring
  • Creating and maintaining complex engineering documentation, including design requirements and risk management documents aligned with design control standards
  • Analyzing and resolvingcomplex issues requiring deep technical knowledge
  • Supporting additional duties as needed

What You9ll Need (Required):

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, scientific or related field with related experience in engineering
  • Experience in quality engineering, quality management, and/or regulatory compliance within the medical device industry

What Else We Look For (Preferred):

  • Demonstrating experience within regulated industries and strong knowledge of FDA, GMP, and ISO/EN requirements
  • Experience with product development processes, risk management, and usability engineering.
  • Hands on experience with valve and delivery system, sheath and/or catheter design, manufacturing processes, and testing.
  • Applying advanced statistical and engineering methods, including DOE, SPC, FMEA, process capability, and Lean Manufacturing
  • Leading and developing teams, providing coaching, feedback, and full employee management in partnership with HR
  • Managing technical or engineering functions while mentoring peers and influencing cross-functional partners
  • Driving successful project execution through strong project management and effective use of metrics
  • Applying strong problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills with sound judgment and discretion
  • Communicating effectively, producing high-quality documentation, and building strong stakeholder relationships
  • Defining and standardizing engineering procedures and team operating practices
  • Collaborating with internal teams as well as external suppliers, vendors, and customers
  • Presenting technical information clearly togain alignment and drive objectives
  • Managing competing priorities and excelling in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Interacting professionally across organizational levels and appropriately escalating issues
  • Using Microsoft Office and related systems with a high level of proficiency
  • Maintaining strong attention to detail and a high standard of quality
  • Building cross-functional relationships to enable best practice sharing and team effectiveness
  • Supporting financial awareness as it relates to quality engineering
  • Delivering proactive, responsive service to meet client and stakeholder needs
  • Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control


Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.
For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $121,000 to $171,000 (highly experienced).  The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).  Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.   

About Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Edwards Lifesciences is an American medical technology company headquartered in Irvine, California, specializing in artificial heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. It developed the SAPIEN transcatheter aortic heart valve made of cow tissue within a balloon-expandable, cobalt-chromium frame, deployed via catheter. The company has manufacturing facilities at the Irvine headquarters, as well as in Draper, Utah; Costa Rica; the Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico; and Singapore; and is building a new facility due to be completed in 2021 in Limerick, Ireland.
Learn more about Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Size
15,700 employees
Market Cap
$45.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$823.4 million
Founded
1958
5 Year Trend
+12%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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