Principal Engineer, Design Dev, R&D

Teleflex•Maple Grove, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose. The Interventional business unit at Teleflex offers innovative medical devices used to diagnose and treat coronary and peripheral vascular diseases, with a strategic emphasis on complex coronary and peripheral interventions, vascular access, bone access, specialty biologic treatments and cardiac assist. Their current products include GuideLiner™ and Turnpike™ Catheters, Ringer™ Perfusion Balloon Catheter, AC3 Optimus™ and AC3 Range™ Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, OnControl™ Powered Bone Access System, Passeo™-18 Lux™ Peripheral Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter, Pantera™ Lux™ Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter, Orsiro™ Mission™ Drug-Eluting Stent, and PK Papyrus™ Covered Coronary Stent. The Principal R&D Engineer serves as the technical lead for a product development program, accountable for system-level design, cross-functional integration, and manufacturing readiness. This role involves establishing technical direction, driving alignment between design and process development, and ensuring decisions are made with clarity, rigor, and speed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field required
8+ years of medical device experience with catheter-based interventional products
Demonstrated experience supporting products from concept through commercialization
Hands-on expertise in catheter fabrication processes (extrusion, reflow, bonding, assembly)
Strong system-level thinking with demonstrated ability to: Define technical direction in ambiguous environments
Strong system-level thinking with demonstrated ability to: Make and defend complex trade-off decisions
Strong system-level thinking with demonstrated ability to: Integrate design and process considerations
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without authority
Solid understanding of design controls, risk management, and medical device regulations (ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, EU MDR)
Demonstrated ability to improve technical rigor, planning quality, and execution discipline within teams

Responsibilities

Define system requirements and drive key technical trade-offs (reliability, performance, manufacturability, cost)
Establish and maintain a clear, integrated design and process development strategy from concept through commercialization
Lead design reviews and technical decision forums, ensuring they function as decision-making bodies
Serve as the final technical decision authority when consensus cannot be reached
Ensure alignment between design intent and process capability early and throughout development
Drive resolution, including root cause analysis, of design verification and process validation issues through cross-functional teams
Provide technical leadership to engineers; challenge assumptions, elevate rigor, and improve decision quality
Provide work direction, technical guidance, coaching and mentorship to R&D engineers.