Principal Product Development Engineer

Position Summary

This is an exciting opportunity within the Interventional business unit of Teleflex. In this role, you will have the chance to innovate and work on complex life saving technologies to support patients and/or preventing escalation of therapy. This is an exciting technical leadership opportunity for a Principal R&D engineer who will lead a complex portfolio within the Interventional business unit working on ideation,  development of new and innovative interventional products and sustain existing products. This person will have oversight of products with muti-disciplinary technology domains in mechanical, electrical and software areas.  This person will have the opportunity to collaborate with teams from multiple sites and cross functional departments.  This is a great fit for those that are seeking to a) manage technologically inspiring programs and are hungry to solve some of the most complex engineering problems, b) influence stakeholders and leadership through strong communication and data driven decision making process, c) work for purposeful programs that utilize technology to improve health outcomes in sick patients.   

Principal Responsibilities

•    Demonstrate capability to become a Subject matter expert in the interventional cardiology space, works to understand the anatomy, clinical procedures associated with the relevant therapies and supports the development of strategic roadmaps
•    Provide leadership among the franchise teams in managing complex decisions on some of the most technologically complex product lines in the company that also have a large volume of sustaining initiatives that constantly need to be evaluated against NPD projects  
•    Provides product stewardship on projects from concept through commercialization
•    Communicates effectively across multiple levels of the organization, builds trust among core team members and stakeholders, takes initiative to execute and meet the expectations of this role
•    Keeps up with industry trends, attends conferences and obtain stakeholder feedback on clinical unmet needs, translates needs to specific requirements, clinical hazards and design risks and support the formulation of business cases on new programs
•    Applies strong technical product knowledge, design control expertise and clinical understanding to support translating user requirements to product specs, evaluate clinically appropriate test methods for characterization, verification and validations
•    Leads and supports the ideation process, supports the development of product roadmaps and clinical procedural maps for the portfolio in order to support strategic plans
•    Highly inventive and has the ability to generate new product designs/concepts in an organized and consistent manner.
•    Interface with physicians and other medical personnel in a professional manner (maintaining confidentiality and intellectual property vigilance.)
•    Participates and supports as SME on critical sustaining initiatives that impact the portfolio.

Education / Experience Requirements

•    BA/BS in Engineering or physical sciences preferred.
•    With a degree, eight years of related experience required.
•    Without a degree, sixteen years of related experience required. 
 

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

•    Must possess knowledge, understanding and skills in: generating new product designs/concepts, catheter materials, processes and design plus test methods and metrology; project management, documentation, and a working knowledge of quality systems and medical device regulations.
•    Excellent collaborator and communicator of technical concepts to a large audience
•    Ability to work cross-functionally and across multiple levels within the organization to support initiatives, obtain stakeholder feedback and driving critical decisions and efficient execution on projects
•    Knowledge of clinical applications and associated product requirements with the ability to translate these requirements into detailed specifications.
•    Familiarity with various materials and processes, such as extrusion processing, injection molding, machine shop operations, fixtures and tooling, adhesive and thermal bonding and various other processes for catheter fabrication and design required.  

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