Director, CPS Engineering

Argon Medical Devices, Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Argon Medical Devices, Inc. seeks a Director of Engineering in Plano, TX to lead customer-funded medical device development programs and transfer products into contract manufacturing.

You will manage cross-functional teams, guide design and development, and serve as the primary technical partner for external clients. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering, 12+ years in medical device development, and 5+ years of leadership, with strong knowledge of FDA Design Controls and ISO 13485.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of medical device product development experience.
• 5+ years in engineering leadership or people management.
• Experience leading complex product development programs from concept through commercialization.
• Strong knowledge of FDA Design Controls, ISO 13485, risk management, verification and validation, and medical device product development requirements.
• Proven experience transferring products from development into manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional technical teams and managing multiple projects.
• Strong customer-facing, communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead medical device product development programs from concept through commercialization.
• Serve as primary engineering interface with customers, guiding requirements and priorities.
• Manage multidisciplinary engineering teams and project portfolios.
• Drive design controls, risk management, verification, validation, and regulatory activities.
• Lead design transfer and manufacturing readiness with Operations and Quality.
• Provide technical leadership in resolving development and manufacturing challenges.
• Support business development through technical proposals and feasibility assessments.
• Collaborate with Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Supply Chain, and commercial teams.
• Monitor program performance and address risks to schedule and cost.
• Ensure project success in quality, schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Customer-facing comms

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

12+ years medical device development

5+ years engineering leadership

Job description

Company Overview

Argon Medical Devices is a global manufacturer of specialty medical products, headquartered in Plano, Texas. Argon offers a broad line of medical devices for Interventional Radiology, Vascular Surgery, Interventional Cardiology and Oncology. Argon’s brand is recognized for best-in-class products that improve patient outcomes via percutaneous, image-guided procedures. Our values describe what we believe in and how we operate. These values are our moral compass which guide our decisions and define the deeply held beliefs and principles of our organizational culture. Argon Medical is a family of individuals united by a mission and culture which continue to grow stronger every day.

Position Overview

Argon Medical is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead customer-funded medical device development programs and successfully transfer products into Argon's contract manufacturing operations. This customer-facing leadership role will manage cross-functional teams, oversee design and development activities, and serve as the primary technical partner for external medical device companies seeking development and manufacturing services.

What you will do

• Lead medical device product development programs from concept through commercialization, including planning, development, verification, validation, and design transfer.
• Serve as the primary engineering interface with customers, providing technical guidance and maintaining alignment on program requirements, priorities, risks, and deliverables.
• Manage multidisciplinary engineering teams and project portfolios, establishing priorities and allocating engineering resources to support business and customer needs.
• Drive design controls, risk management, verification, validation, and regulatory compliance activities throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Lead design transfer and manufacturing readiness activities in partnership with Operations and Quality to support successful commercialization.
• Provide technical leadership in resolving complex product development, design, manufacturing, and customer-related challenges.
• Support business development through technical proposals, customer presentations, feasibility assessments, and project scoping.
• Partner cross-functionally with Quality, Regulatory, Operations, Supply Chain, and commercial teams to ensure successful execution of development programs.
• Monitor program performance and proactively address technical, schedule, resource, and execution risks.
• Ensure projects achieve quality, schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction objectives.
• Establish and improve engineering processes, technical standards, and development practices that support consistent execution across customer programs.
• Develop engineering talent through coaching, technical mentorship, performance management, and succession planning.

Skills for Success

Supervisory responsibilities

• Directly manages engineering professionals and may manage engineering managers or technical leaders. Responsible for team development, resource planning, work direction, performance management, coaching, and building engineering capability to support current and future business needs.

Required education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 12+ years of progressive medical device product development experience required.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership or people management experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex product development programs from concept through commercialization.
• Strong knowledge of FDA Design Controls, ISO 13485, risk management, verification and validation, and medical device product development requirements.
• Proven experience transferring products from development into manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional technical teams and managing multiple projects or programs.
• Strong customer-facing, communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

Preferred Education and experience

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Experience within contract design, development, or manufacturing environments.
• Experience working directly with external medical device customers.
• Experience supporting business development, technical proposals, product feasibility assessments, or customer project scoping

Physical demands & Travel required

• 10-15% Travel
• Sedentary

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Argon maintains an employment-at-will relationship with its employees. Nothing in this job description is intended to alter your employment-at-will status with Argon.