Principal R&D Engineer (medical devices)

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$120K — $150K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or biomedical engineering (advanced degree preferred)
  • 7+ years experience in developing Class III cardiovascular implantable devices
  • Proficient in using a range of metals for cardiac devices, such as stainless steel and nickel-titanium
  • Experience in mechanical design of small cardiac parts
  • Skilled in design verification testing for implantable devices
  • Familiarity with clinical submissions and regulatory reporting
  • Track record of success in developing Class III cardiovascular devices
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

Responsibilities

  • Develop Class III cardiovascular implantable devices from concept through launch
  • Manage the product development process, including concept development and design requirements generation
  • Lead prototyping and oversee preclinical studies
  • Supervise and manage staff R&D engineers
  • Execute design verification testing to ensure long-term device viability

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative cardiovascular technologies
  • Leadership role within a dynamic R&D team
  • Exposure to the entire product development lifecycle
  • Chance to influence healthcare outcomes through advanced medical devices
  • Supportive environment for professional development and growth
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Principal R&D Engineer will:
  • Develop Class III cardiovascular implantable devices from concept through launch. These could include including catheter delivery systems, ICD, LVAD, stents, TAVR, heart valves or vascular grafts
  • Manage product development process which will include concept development, defining and generating design requirements, prototyping, and leadership of preclinical studies and clinical testing
  • Manage staff R&D engineers


Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering; preferably in mechanical engineering or biomedical engineering - advanced degree preferred
  • 7+ years full life cycle experience in the development of cardiovascular implantable devices such as ICD, LVAD, TAVR, catheters, pacemakers, heart valves, stents and/or vascular grafts
  • Experience with a variety of metals typically used for cardiac implantables and delivery devices. These could include stainless steels, nickel-titanium alloys, tantalum, cobalt-chromium alloys, and platinum chromium
  • Experience with mechanical design of small parts commonly used in cardiac repair and intervention
  • Experience developing and running design verification testing for long term viability of implantable devices
  • Experience writing and delivering reports and technical summaries supporting clinical submissions as well as submissions to applicable regulatory agencies
  • A track record of technical accomplishment in developing Class III cardiovascular implantable devices
  • Strong communications skills; oral, written and electronic
  • The ability to work independently or as a lead in a cross functional environment
  • Strong technical knowledge of the cardiovascular implantable device industry landscape
  • Experience with some of the following: product design, "hands on" prototyping, DFM - design for manufacturing, new process development, tech transfer from R&D to produciton
  • Project management experience; PMP a plus
  • Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks or other applicable product development CAD software


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