myGwork - LGBTQ+ Business Community · 2 days ago

Principal R&D Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$110K/yr - $209K/yr

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Responsibility for development of single-use disposable surgical tools for spinal surgery. Provide competitive advantage in performance, cost & quality.

Leading design & research investigations important to product design (computational, preclinical, and clinical studies).

Leveraging subject matter expertise in design for injection molding, metals, catheter, or other similar area of focus to advance product design and development.

Leveraging subject matter expertise in sterilization, biocompatibility, and shelf life to advance design and development schedules.

Organizing, planning, tracking and close out design problems associated w/product performance in engineering, manufacturing, and the field.

Providing technical leadership for engineers and technicians. Coordinating design, documentation, implementation, test, and production release activities.

Developing specs, designs, schedules, and test plans related to product development activities and product upgrades.

Participating in specifying, identifying, and hiring the engineering and technical talent necessary to meet the project objectives.

Using standard design processes to support product development and improve productivity. Facilitate process improvement within a specified discipline (e.g., design methodologies, standards & tool evaluation).

Working with the Regulatory Dept to ensure that design and test specs for the system meet or exceed all applicable regulatory standards.

Participating in and present at department level meetings, project status and problem-solving results.

Participating in budgeting process by providing input to direct supervisor relating to assigned project needs.

May provide oversight of Manufacturing Site for Quality, Manufacturing, and Project related activities.

Travel is estimated at 20% which will mostly be between BSC sites but will include vendor, cadaveric labs, and physician visits.

Qualification

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Design InvestigationsProduct DesignComputational StudiesPreclinical StudiesClinical StudiesSolidWorksCAD SystemsProblem-SolvingLeadershipOrthopedic devicesSpine devicesSingle use disposable toolsSterilizationBiocompatibilityShelf-life testing

Required

B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 6 years of design/development experience in the medical device industry OR M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum 4 years of design/development experience in the medical device industry OR 8+ years of work-related experience in the medical device industry in a Sr. R&D role capacity.

Experience with leading design & research investigations important to product design (computational, preclinical, and clinical studies).

Experience with SolidWorks or similar CAD system(s).