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Principal R&D Engineer (medical devices)

Surf search, Irvine, California, United States, 92713

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Company Description Global medical devices leader seeks a Principal R&D Engineer to lead exciting new cardiovascular implant research and development projects at the company's flagship site in Irvine, CA.

Job Description The Principal R&D Engineer will:

Develop Class III cardiovascular implantable devices from concept through launch. These could include 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.

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 production

Strong working knowledge of SolidWorks or other applicable product development CAD software

Additional Information Send Resume to paramesh at surfsearch dot org

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