Lead Catheter Design & Prototyping Engineer

Actalent; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent, based in Saint Paul, MN, seeks a Product Development Engineer III to lead catheter design and prototyping from concept to prototype evaluation and refinement. You will translate customer needs into engineering requirements, develop 3D models and 2D drawings, and drive bench-level testing and design verification.

You will collaborate with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners, addressing technical challenges and ensuring quality-system compliance through design transfer

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience; one year may substitute for a graduate degree and three years for a doctorate.
• Experience designing and developing catheter-based medical devices or catheter components.
• Hands-on experience building, modifying, troubleshooting, and evaluating catheter prototypes.
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling, production-quality 2D drawings, and engineering documentation.
• Experience developing or executing bench-level test methods and using data to guide design decisions.
• Understanding of design controls and product development within a regulated quality system.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems, communicate recommendations clearly, and collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on catheter prototype development from concept through evaluation, including planning, design, build, troubleshooting, iteration, and performance assessment.
• Translate customer needs and project objectives into measurable engineering requirements and traceable prototype objectives.
• Generate and evaluate catheter concepts at component, subassembly, and full-device levels with 3D CAD models and drawings.
• Select materials and manufacturing approaches, and build/modify prototypes using appropriate techniques and lab equipment.
• Develop and execute prototype test methods and bench setups to evaluate key performance characteristics.
• Analyze prototype and test data to identify failure modes and drive design decisions using DOE and other analyses.
• Support design verification and risk-management activities with verification plans, protocols, and reports.
• Coordinate technical execution of development programs including plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables.

Skills

Catheter design

Prototype development

3D CAD modeling

Design verification

DOE / statistics

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulated quality systems

Tools

3D CAD software

Minitab

Job description

Actalent, based in Saint Paul, MN, seeks a Product Development Engineer III to lead catheter design and prototyping from concept to prototype evaluation and refinement. You will translate customer needs into engineering requirements, develop 3D models and 2D drawings, and drive bench-level testing and design verification.

You will collaborate with customers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners, addressing technical challenges and ensuring quality-system compliance through design transfer