Senior or Principal Engineer - Product Engineering (Catheters)

About the position

In this position the Senior Engineer - Product Engineering will lead design and development activities (concept generation, requirements generation, prototyping, 3D modeling, 2D prints creation, concept evaluation) on complete medical device development programs. The optimal candidate will have experience leading complex catheter development projects from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Create technical execution plan and deliverables with the project manager
• Lead and execute design and development project-related activities within the internal team
• Lead customer interaction on technical deliverables comfortably and confidently
• Lead activities for concept generation with strong technical problem-solving skills
• Mentor engineers on the team to conduct engineering analysis on designs, concepts, and the associated research
• Lead and monitor documentation practices for requirements, design output, design verification, and testing using Heraeus and/or customer's QMS
• Communicate complex information concisely and clearly to all levels of collaborators, including customers, team members, and others
• Mentor less experienced engineers throughout project execution
• Facilitate and make technical decisions on projects (i.e. vendor selection, critical to quality on the design, concept selection, etc.)
• Other duties may be assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field required, master's degree in Engineering or related technical field helpful
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience required (12 years for a Principal level); 1 year of relevant experience may be substituted for a graduate degree or 3 years for a doctorate, medical device development experience required including catheter development experience
• Well established knowledge of multiple engineering functional areas (i.e. product development, test, modeling, process, etc.)
• Anatomical knowledge of the vasculature and clinical knowledge of coronary/ peripheral/ neurological procedures is helpful
• Independently applies knowledge of the methodology for process/design selection
• Able to communicate complex technical concepts to broad audiences
• Consistently demonstrates creativity in applying engineering principles to solve complex problems
• Able to make data driven decisions utilizing statistical tools such as DOE, tolerance stack-up analysis, or Minitab
• Strong independent problem-solving skills and actively works to coach others in this area
• Proficient with new technology development
• Capable of creating a plan to solve complex technical problems and lead others to resolution
• Actively, informally or formally coaches and mentors less experienced engineers
• Able to communicate complex topics to customers
• Has established cross-functional relationships and is able to influence to drive results
• Clearly communicates need for continuous improvement and champions change within the organization

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Education reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off
• Bonus eligible, with a target bonus of 15% of base salary depending upon company and individual performance