Staff Product Development Engineer
About The Position
The Staff Product Development Engineer is a key individual contributor and leader within the Product Development team at Jupiter with a focus on technical leadership. This position reports directly to an Engineering Manager. The ideal candidate would act with passion and intensity in a medical device start-up that is fast-paced and collaborative and would display the ability to perform the requirements outlined below. For the right person, this position will be a tremendously exciting and career-defining opportunity, making core contributions to a new paradigm of catheter-based interventions. This is an in-office role.
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related discipline required
- 8+ years of work experience as a hands-on engineer required
- Strong understanding of all elements (design and design controls) required to take a product from feasibility to launch
- Draw conclusions and make recommendations based on technical inputs from multiple and varied sources, combined with a good understanding of the relevant technologies
- A willingness to work hard with a driven outlook and with a strong desire to succeed as an engineer, as a team player, and as a company
- Technical writing skills, documentation, and proficient in general computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and email communication
- Proficient in CAD (SolidWorks or OnShape)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
Responsibilities
- Bring an experimental and analytical approach while creating specific designs for endovascular applications
- Work with typical and novel catheter technologies
- Participate in the development of specifications, test methods, and protocols to ensure the functionality, safety, and efficacy of medical devices in accordance with medical device regulations and design controls
- Lead assessments and make recommendations for solving challenging design problems at both component and system levels via inspection, testing, analysis, and experimentation
- Be a mentor and provide guidance to junior engineers, technicians, and interns
- Be a technical leader on key projects
- Significant hands-on building and testing of multiple generations of prototypes
- Apply DFM principles
- Manage third party vendors to ensure deliverables meet product and timeline requirements
- Interact with physicians to inform design decisions
- Lead continuous improvement projects such as design changes for materials, components, finished products, processes, and related procedures
- Manage and participate in design verification and validation to confirm outputs meet design requirement parameters
- Collaborate with QA on risk management activities per ISO 14971
- Create and maintain CAD models and drawings
- Generate novel ideas that strengthen the company’s intellectual property position
- Collaborate closely and show a high degree of self-direction
Benefits
- Competitive pay with performance incentives
- Equity opportunities
- Comprehensive, top of the market medical, dental, and vision coverage focused on meaningful premium support and smart savings
- Top tier 401(k) with a best in-class plan design which includes strong employer contributions
- Short and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Wellness support
- Healthy paid time off policy
- Company holidays
- Company-provided lunches
- Thursday socials
- Monthly potlucks
- Company events
- Volunteer opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
