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Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards, we put patients first. We invest a significant proportion of our revenue towards research and development to drive and develop groundbreaking medical innovations for structural heart disease and critical care. As part of our R&D Engineering team, you will work closely with our Quality and Manufacturing teams to develop the latest tools and technologies to address significant, unmet clinical needs that impact patients’ lives around the world.
How you will make an impact:
As Principal engineer you will have a chance to lead a small team of expert engineers and technicians, as part of TMTT business unit, Working closely with global R&D and testing teams.
Design and execute bench tests as part of R&D projects: Collect inputs from project team members, Translate to design spec. Design test systems, Run tests and validate the systems.
Lead, coordinate and participate in Cadaver studies and in Animal studies.
Perform research activities (Review and search for clinical papers and publications)
Collaborate and work closely with QA on systems validation, test plans, test method validations and studies protocol and reports.
Interface with USA headquarters (Travels and phone-calls); Travels 1-3 times a year; Phone-calls take place in the evening time.
What you’ll need (Required):
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Bio-Medical Engineering or equivalent
5-7 years of R&D experience in the industry (Preferred in the medical field)
Leading and managing activities, tasks and people (Formal or unformal)
Anatomical knowledge and understanding
Independent, versatile & Self-motivated
Hands-on & Technical intuition and understanding
Team player & good interpersonal relations
Organized and methodical
Fluent English (oral and written)
Basic Statistical knowledge
What else we look for (Preferred):
Advantage: Experience in the cardio-vascular field
Advantage: Fluid Dynamics knowledge and experience
Advantage: CAD modeling (SolidWorks) experience
Advantage: Advanced Statistical knowledge (DOE, ANOVA, etc.)
Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company collaborates with the world's leading clinicians and researchers to address unmet healthcare needs, working to improve patient outcomes and enhance lives. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Edwards Lifesciences has extensive operations in North America, Europe, Japan, Latin America and Asia and currently employs over 15,000 individuals worldwide.
For us, helping patients is not a slogan - it's our life's work. From developing devices that replace or repair a diseased heart valve to creating new technologies that monitor vital signs in the critical care setting, we focus on helping patients regain and improve the quality of their life.