Edwards Lifesciences
Senior Distinguished Engineer, Heart Failure Systems
USA - California – Irvine · Senior
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About the role
- Many structural heart patients suffer from heart failure with limited options.
- Our Implantable Heart Failure Management (IHFM) team is at the forefront of addressing these unmet patient needs through pioneering technology that enables early, targeted therapeutic intervention.
- Our innovative solutions are not just transforming patient care but also creating a unique and exciting environment for our team members.
Responsibilities
- Establish and drive the manufacturing technology strategy for complex heart failure therapies, enabling successful product commercialization, manufacturing scalability, operational excellence, and advancement of next-generation manufacturing capabilities.
- Define and advance manufacturing and operational strategies through Design for Excellence (DFx), automation, process validation, quality engineering, and scalability initiatives.
- Influence cross-functional decisions and technical roadmaps by partnering with R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, and external manufacturing partners.
- Mentor and develop engineering talent, establishing technical standards, sharing expertise, and elevating organizational capabilities.
Requirements
- Demonstrated ability to balance clinical needs, technical performance, manufacturability, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements throughout the product lifecycle.
Compensation
- For California, the base pay range for this position is $191,000 - $271,000 (highly experienced).
Benefits
- Shape the long-term technology vision for Heart Failure Management systems, identifying opportunities to accelerate innovation, reduce risk, and deliver meaningful patient impact.
- Proven leadership developing complex, connected medical device systems that integrate hardware, software, wireless communication, sensors, and clinical workflows.
- Strong systems engineering background with expertise in requirements management, risk management, Design Controls, and verification & validation for Class II and Class III medical devices.
- Experience within leading medical device organizations developing implantable, wearable, or software-enabled healthcare technologies.
- Deep expertise in cardiovascular and implantable medical device technologies, including heart failure, cardiac rhythm management, or remote patient monitoring systems.
Company info
- Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.
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