Enabling Technologies Technical Lead - Augmented Reality and Robotics

Enovis; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Enovis is seeking an Enabling Technologies Technical Lead in Austin to drive the architecture and delivery of augmented reality navigation and robotic integration for orthopedic applications. You will lead multidisciplinary teams across software, hardware, and systems engineering to translate clinical needs into safe, effective, and commercially viable medical devices.

The role requires a hands-on technical leader able to define system architecture, mitigate risks, and guide development from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; Master's preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience developing complex medical devices or related technology products.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong systems engineering background integrating software, electronics, mechanical systems, and algorithms.
• Experience with medical device design controls and product development processes.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, technical risk management, verification and validation, and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, leadership, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical leader for Enovis enabling technologies, focusing on AR navigation and/or robotic integration for knee and shoulder applications.
• Provide system architecture, interfaces, coordinate systems, tracking and workflow for safe robotic-assisted orthopedic procedures.
• Lead development and integration activities translating clinical needs into complete medical device products.
• Collaborate with Clinical, Product Management, Systems Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program Management to translate objectives into requirements and plans.
• Support design controls, verification, validation, usability engineering, and design transfer activities across lifecycle stages.
• Mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams and foster technical excellence and best practices.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies across hardware, software, instrumentation, and algorithms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for future product roadmaps.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

Medical devices

Software integration

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Who We Are

ABOUT ENOVIS

Enovis Corporation (NYSE: ENOV) is an innovation-driven medical technology growth company dedicated to developing clinically differentiated solutions that generate measurably better patient outcomes and transform workflows. Powered by a culture of continuous improvement, global talent and innovation, the Company's extensive range of products, services and integrated technologies fuels active lifestyles in orthopedics and beyond.For more information about Enovis, please visit www.enovis.com.

What You'll Do

At Enovis we pay attention to the details. We embrace collaboration with our partners and patients and take pride in the pursuit of scientific excellence - with the goal of transforming medical technology as we know it.

Because that's how we change the lives of patients for the better. And that's how we create better together. Why work at Enovis? See for yourself.

As a key member of the Enabling Technologies team, you will play an integral part in helping Enovis drive the medical technology industry forward through transforming patient care and creating better patient outcomes.

Title

Enabling Technologies Technical Lead - Augmented Reality and Robotics

Location

Austin, Texas

Job Title / High Level Position Summary

• We are seeking an experienced and collaborative Enabling Technologies Technical Lead to provide multidisciplinary technical leadership for the development and delivery of innovative orthopedic technologies. This role leads technical execution across electrical, mechanical, software, materials, biomedical, and systems engineering disciplines to translate clinical and product needs into safe, effective, and commercially viable medical devices.
• The Technology Lead will provide system-level technical direction from concept through commercialization, with primary areas of concentration in augmented reality orthopedic navigation and/or integration of orthopedic navigation with robotic systems for knee and shoulder applications. The role requires a hands-on technical leader capable of defining system architecture, driving complex multidisciplinary integration, resolving technical challenges, and guiding engineering teams toward successful product development.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader on the Enovis enabling technologies team, with primary areas of concentration expected to include augmented reality orthopedic navigation and/or integration of orthopedic navigation technologies with robotic systems for knee and shoulder applications.
• Be able to provide technical leadership for integration of navigation and robotic technologies, including system architecture, interfaces, coordinate systems, tracking, instrumentation, workflow, control functions, and overall system performance necessary to support safe and effective robotic-assisted orthopedic procedures.
• Lead technical development and system integration activities that translate clinical needs and technology concepts into complete medical device products, including definition and control of interfaces, system behavior, performance requirements, and subsystem interactions.
• Collaborate with Clinical, Product Management, Systems Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program Management to translate clinical and business objectives into product requirements, technical architectures, and executable development plans.
• Support technical design and capability throughout the medical device development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with applicable FDA, MDR, IEC, and ISO requirements.
• Mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams while fostering technical excellence, innovation, and sound engineering practices.
• Identify technical risks across hardware, software, instrumentation, algorithms, manufacturing, and clinical workflows and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Support verification, validation, usability engineering, and design transfer activities to ensure safe and effective products.
• Evaluate emerging technologies in navigation, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, sensors, visualization, and automation for future product roadmaps.

Scope / Role Dimensions

• Expected areas of technical concentration include augmented reality orthopedic navigation systems and integration of orthopedic navigation with robotic systems for knee and shoulder applications, while supporting other Enovis enabling technologies as business needs evolve.
• Influences technology strategy, system architecture, and engineering direction across software, hardware, algorithms, instrumentation and visualization.
• Serves as the primary technical authority for multidisciplinary product development efforts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, etc.) or related technical discipline; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience developing complex medical devices or related technology products.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong systems engineering background integrating software, electronics, mechanical systems, and algorithms.
• Experience with medical device design controls and product development processes.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, technical risk management, verification and validation, and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.
• Most possess or be able to obtain and maintain a valid passport to support international business travel, as required by the role.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience developing orthopedic navigation, visualization, or image-guided surgical systems.
• Experience with computer vision, sensor fusion, inertial navigation, optical tracking, or image processing.
• Experience with mechatronics, automation, or advanced