Staff Mechanical Engineer (Hybrid)

Kardium Inc.; Burnaby; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Kardium Inc. seeks a Mechanical Engineer to enhance their innovative medical device designed for atrial fibrillation treatment. In this hybrid role, you will focus on improving product design and collaborating across teams to drive the product development process and ensure high-quality designs.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage from Day 1

3 personal days per year

Career progression and learning support

Professional membership support

Family building support for maternity and adoptive leave

Qualifications

• 7+ years of mechanical design experience, preferably in medical device industry.
• Experience in full product development lifecycle.
• Proven ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Collect and clarify design input requirements for mechanical projects.
• Transform concepts into working prototypes.
• Support risk management and training of manufacturing staff.

Skills

Mechanical design

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Equivalent mix of education and experience

Tools

Solidworks

Job description

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.

Your opportunity

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.

Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe Pulsed Field System – we have a fantastic technical team that has developed a product with strong, unique, ad customer-valued differentiators versus other solutions on the market. We have built connections with key opinion leaders who are already using the Globe System and are helping to tell our story.

We have now completed our pivotal clinical study and our focus is on regulatory approvals and commercial launch. This is an exciting and significant milestone in our journey to bring this ground-breaking technology to patients.

We are excited to add a Mechanical Engineer to our team. In this role you will improve the current product design, improve, and develop new manufacturing processes and equipment, and design novel medical devices. Your hands-on approach to prototyping, creativity, mechanical detail design skills, and theory-based analytical skills will allow you to succeed as a Mechanical Engineer at Kardium. An essential trait of the successful candidate is the ability to transform concepts to final designs.

Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.

Meaningful work you will be a part of

Your responsibilities will include:

• Collecting and clarifying design input requirements for mechanical design projects
• Brainstorming and concept evaluation activities: using your hands-on skills to build proof of concept models to evaluate design ideas quickly and efficiently
• Transforming concepts into working prototypes using in-house manufacturing capabilities for bench-top and in-vivo testing
• Designing and building machinery and jigs for Kardium's on-site manufacturing plant
• Ensuring a smooth transition of design to manufacturing by supporting risk management, regulatory affairs, verification testing, and training of manufacturing staff
• Creation and maintenance of engineering design documentation including engineering drawings, work or maintenance instructions, and test reports
• Travelling occasionally within and outside North America
• Provid ing mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and designers, fostering skill development and ensuring high-quality work.
• Lead or contribute to design reviews, sharing expertise to enhance team outcomes and ensure design robustness.
• Act as a technical resource and subject matter expert for the mechanical design team, supporting problem-solving and innovation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as R&D, quality assurance, and manufacturing, to align objectives and drive projects forward.

What you bring to the team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about creating cutting-edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work within a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. And we understand that only by working together can we solve the unsolvable.

You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

• A bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical engineering, or an equivalent mix of education and experience, coupled with previous practical engineering experience in a product development environment
• 7 + years of mechanical design experience, preferably in the medical device or other regulated industries, with experience in the full product development lifecycle.
• Ideally, prior engineering experience in bringing a product to market with high volumes and developing design and testing requirements of medical devices
• Previous professional experience with precision mechanics and a high level of familiarity with machine shop tools, and parametric modelling software ( Solidworks )
• Familiarity with regulatory standards such as ISO 13485, FDA QSR, or similar, and experience supporting risk management processes.
• Proven ability to mentor and guide junior engineers and designers.
• Exposure to different manufacturing techniques
• Excellent written and verbal communication and technical documentation skills
• The ability to effectively manage changing priorities and requirements

Compensation

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.

$ 110 ,000 – 151,000 (CAD Annually)

The total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.

Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.

Support for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.

Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

• Our purpose
• Our people
• Our culture

At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.

We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer-led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, and Irish ERG.

As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.

And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more!