Principal Biomedical Engineer

Minimed; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account

Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability Coverage

Dependent Daycare Spending Account

Incentive Plans

401(k) With Company Match

Short-Term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Non-Qualified Retirement Plan

Job summary

Minimed in Los Angeles is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead technical investigations into CGM sensor performance and failures, using structured problem solving and data-driven experiments to identify root causes and drive product improvements.

You will collaborate across design, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to develop test methods, assess reliability, document findings, and support verification, validation, and CAPA activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, or related field with at least seven years of medical-device experience, or an advanced degree with at least five years.
• Experience developing electrochemical medical devices under design controls and quality management systems.
• Leading complex failure investigations and applying structured problem-solving methods such as DMAIC, root cause analysis, and fault-tree analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical investigations into CGM sensor performance and failures, using structured problem-solving and data-driven experiments to identify root causes and drive product improvements.
• Collaborate across design, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to develop test methods, assess reliability, document findings, and support verification, validation, and CAPA activities.

Skills

Electrochemical Sensor Development

Medical Device Product Development

Failure Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

DMAIC

Design Controls

Quality Management Systems

FMEA

Risk Analysis

Hypothesis-Driven Experimentation

Design of Experiments

Statistical Analysis

Cross-Functional Leadership

Verification and Validation

CAPA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering

Advanced engineering degree (MS/PhD)

Job description

Lead technical investigations into CGM sensor performance and failures, using structured problem-solving and data-driven experiments to identify root causes and drive product improvements. Collaborate across design, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to develop test methods, assess reliability, document findings, and support verification, validation, and CAPA activities.

Requirements:

Requires a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, or a related engineering field with at least seven years of medical-device experience, or an advanced degree with at least five years. Candidates must have experience developing electrochemical medical devices under design controls and quality management systems, leading complex failure investigations, and applying structured problem-solving methods such as DMAIC, root cause analysis, and fault-tree analysis.

Key Skills:

Electrochemical Sensor Development, Medical Device Product Development, Failure Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, DMAIC, Design Controls, Quality Management Systems, FMEA, Risk Analysis, Hypothesis-Driven Experimentation, Design of Experiments, Statistical Analysis, Cross-Functional Leadership, Verification and Validation, CAPA

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Dependent Daycare Spending Account
• Incentive Plans
• 401(k) With Company Match
• Short-Term Disability Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Non-Qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
• Capital Accumulation Plan