Edwards Lifesciences
Staff Technologist, R&D TMTT
USA - California – Irvine · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$81k-$114kDetected 2 days ago
Customer SupportSolidWorksCreoMechanical DesignMedical DevicesResearchCommunication
About the role
- Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) is dedicated to solving the complex challenges of mitral and tricuspid valve disease through breakthrough technologies that significantly improve patients' lives.
- For California, the base pay range for this position is $81,000 to $114,000 (highly experienced).
- The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).
Responsibilities
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) providing broad engineering support across testing, checkout, modification, fabrication, and assembly activities while identifying opportunities for technical improvements and solutions.
- Partner closely with R&D engineers throughout the design and development process.
- Brainstorm, evaluate, and translate concepts into new product designs.
- Design, build, and fabricate complex prototypes, sub-assemblies, fixtures, and tooling.
- Build prototypes for feasibility testing and physician demonstrations.
- Recommend materials and manufacturing approaches for prototypes and product designs.
- Perform feasibility, operational, design verification, animal, and cadaver testing.
- Develop, validate, and execute test methods, protocols, and procedures.
- Characterize device performance against design requirements and specifications.
- Identify failure modes, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective solutions.
Requirements
- Experience with extrusion, laser cutting, laser welding, fluoropolymer processing, thermoplastics, thermosets, and Nitinol (NiTi) processing.
- Proficiency with SolidWorks and Creo/ProE CAD software.
Nice to have
- What Else We Look For (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience with machining operations including milling, turning, grinding, polishing, and related fabrication processes is highly preferred
Compensation
- For California, the base pay range for this position is $81,000 to $114,000 (highly experienced).
Benefits
- 13 years of experience in an R&D laboratory, engineering development, or medical device environment; OR
- Medical device experience supporting structural heart, transcatheter, catheter-based, or implantable technologies is highly preferred
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