Principal Engineer, R&D

Terumo Neuro; Aliso Viejo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Terumo Neuro is seeking a versatile engineer to support and lead medical device product development across mechanical, electrical, materials, and bioengineering disciplines. You will write or verify specifications, design fixtures, and test processes to ensure concepts and prototypes meet requirements.

The role involves self-direction, mentoring others, leading test-method development, data analysis, and supporting regulatory submissions.

Qualifications

• Must have broad engineering competency across mechanical, electrical, materials, bioengineering, or related fields.
• Experience in product development and sustaining engineering is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop new product concepts applying multiple engineering disciplines.
• Provide design, process development, and sustaining engineering support.
• Lead test-method development, data analysis, and root cause investigations.
• Mentor Assemblers, Technicians, and others on projects.
• Support regulatory submissions and approvals.

Job description

Support and lead the development of medical device products, including writing or verifying specifications; maintaining product process; designing fixtures; and testing processes, equipment, and raw materials to ensure the concepts and/or prototypes meet their requirements. Job duties:

• Develop new product concepts and products by applying various engineering disciplines, such as mechanical, electrical, materials, bioengineering, or other relevant fields2. Provide engineering design and process development, and/or sustain engineering support.
• Develop products or processes, or the capabilities to support them, such as test methods, equipment/fixtures, data engineering, statistics, software coding and application, engineering/business intelligence, or various analytical methods, etc.
• Generate intellectual property; write invention disclosures.
• Specify and/or direct the specification and testing of new materials and designs.
• Confer with appropriate departments, resources, and/or outside services to prepare design modifications, clarify problems, and develop designs.
• Support projects through regulatory submissions and approvals.
• Largely self-directed and capable of meeting project goals with minimal supervision.
• Lead projects and mentor Assemblers, Technicians, and others as needed.
• Lead all activities relating to test method development, data analysis, root cause investigations, and formal test report release.
• Comply with applicable Laws and Regulations, adhere to Quality Management System processes and requirements as well as demonstrate Ethics and Integrity in all matters and at all levels throughout the organization.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Job ID 14425BR

Salary Range:

$135,529 - $177,881 (Financial compensation packages may be higher/lower than what is listed, & will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, internal equity, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.)