Lifenet

Sr Sustaining Engineer

Lifenet$90K — $120K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • 7+ years of experience in engineering roles specifically in electromechanical medical devices.
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex electrical and mechanical issues.
  • Hands-on expertise in root cause analysis and engineering testing methodologies.
  • Familiarity with medical device quality systems and associated regulations (e.g., ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820).
  • Strong communication skills for effective cross-functional collaboration.
  • Experience with product safety standards such as IEC 60601-1 is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead investigations into manufacturing, service, and field issues to identify and address failure modes.
  • Troubleshoot electromechanical systems using structured engineering methods and diagnostic testing.
  • Perform root cause analysis and apply statistical methods to resolve performance problems.
  • Develop and execute test methods to characterize failures and confirm root causes.
  • Document technical analyses and recommendations for quality-system investigations.
  • Support sustaining processes, including design transfer and process verification.
  • Communicate technical findings and corrective action recommendations to stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on electromechanical medical devices impacting patient care.
  • Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams including R&D and Quality.
  • Career growth with potential involvement in continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Engagement in compliance with ethical standards and internal controls.
Full Job Description
The Senior Sustaining Engineer supports electromechanical medical devices by resolving field, service, supplier, and manufacturing issues that affect product quality, reliability, or continuity of operations. The role leads technical investigations using structured troubleshooting, root cause analysis, engineering testing, and data analysis to identify failure modes, verify contributing causes, and recommend corrective/preventive actions or other improvements. This position works closely with R&D, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality to resolve issues and drive continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead technical investigations for manufacturing, servicing, and field issues to identify failure modes, contributing causes, corrective action opportunities, and risk considerations.
2. Troubleshoot electromechanical systems, assemblies, fixtures, equipment, and returned devices using structured engineering methods and hands-on diagnostic testing.
3. Apply structured root cause analysis, engineering characterization, DOE, statistical analysis, verification testing, and data trending to evaluate product and process performance issues.
4. Develop and execute electrical, mechanical, dimensional, and process-based test methods to characterize failures, verify root causes, and support technical decisions.
5. Author technical content for quality-system and operational investigations through documented analysis, test evidence, conclusions, and engineering recommendations.
6. Support sustaining activities, including design transfer, manufacturing readiness, process verification, equipment qualification, supplier changes, testing improvements, process changes, and design changes.
7. Communicate technical findings, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders to support investigation closure, corrective actions, and sustaining decisions.
8. Manage multiple sustaining priorities with basic project management discipline and conduct work in compliance with applicable procedures, policies, and internal controls.

9. Holds oneself and others accountable to conduct business in a manner compliant with Bioventus' Code of Compliance and Ethics, policies and procedures and internal controls applicable to their role.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in design, test, sustaining, quality, or related engineering roles directly supporting electromechanical medical devices.
• Demonstrated experience troubleshooting complex issues within electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, or embedded systems.
• Hands-on experience with root cause analysis, engineering testing, design of experiments, statistical analysis, and data-driven technical decision-making.
• Proficiency using electrical and electromechanical diagnostic equipment, including HIPOT testers, oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies, multimeters, and thermal measurement equipment.
• Experience working within medical device quality systems, manufacturing controls, complaint handling, CAPA, nonconformance, or product development environments.
• Ability to translate engineering data into practical technical conclusions, risk considerations, and corrective/preventive actions.
• Understanding of regulations and guidelines governing medical devices including knowledge of ISO 13485 and 21 CFR 820.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence without direct authority.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work well within a team, and interact effectively with different levels and functions within the organization.
• Self-driven, curious, persistent, and able to exercise sound engineering judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Experience with IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, IEC 62133, or related standards for electromechanical product safety is highly preferred.
• Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, or design-for-manufacturing experience is considered a plus.

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About Lifenet

Air Methods Corporation is an American privately owned helicopter operator. The air medical division provides emergency medical services to between 70,000 and 100,000 patients every year. It operates in 48 states and Haiti, with air medical as its primary business focus. Its corporate headquarters are located in the Denver Technological Center, Greenwood Village, Colorado, in the Denver metropolitan area. The company was founded by Roy Morgan and began air medical operations in 1980. From 1991 to 2017, the company was a publicly traded company under the NASDAQ ticker "AIRM". In 2017, it was acquired by a private equity firm. In 2012, the company acquired its first helicopter tour operations, Sundance Helicopters, in Las Vegas, Nevada. A year later, Blue Hawaiian joined its tourism division. The company has more than 5,000 employees and operates a fleet of approximately 450 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
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