Principal Mechanical R&D Engineer – Upstream Prototyping

CIVCO Medical Solutions; Coralville (IA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance bonuses

Benefits package starting day one

Health plans

401(k) matching

Tuition reimbursement

Paid leave

Job summary

CIVCO Medical Solutions in Coralville, IA is seeking a Principal R&D Engineer to serve as the hands-on upstream technical lead. This role rapidly converts unmet clinical needs into concepts, prototypes, experiments, and clear recommendations that guide go/no-go decisions and handoffs to product development.

Based at CIVCO’s production facility in Coralville, IA, on-site is preferred. Relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Translate ideas into concepts, prototypes, experiments, and clear conclusions for investment decisions.
• Design and fabricate prototypes, fixtures, and test setups using CAD and fabrication resources.
• Identify technical risks and design rapid experiments to resolve them.
• Plan, organize, and drive upstream investigations with minimal oversight.
• Lead in clinical/user observations with Product Management to identify unmet needs.

Responsibilities

• Translate early ideas into concepts, prototypes, experiments, and clear conclusions.
• Personally design and fabricate prototypes, fixtures, and test setups.
• Identify critical assumptions and risks, and run rapid experiments to resolve them.
• Own projects from loosely defined problems to defined outcomes.
• Lead or participate in clinical/user observation to identify unmet needs.

Skills

Mechanical engineering expertise

Prototype fabrication

CAD

Experimentation

Technical communication

Project ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related

Tools

CAD software

Additive manufacturing

Testing equipment

Data analysis

Job description

CIVCO Medical Solutions in Coralville, IA is seeking a Principal R&D Engineer to serve as the hands-on upstream technical lead. This role rapidly converts unmet clinical needs into concepts, prototypes, experiments, and clear recommendations that guide go/no-go decisions and handoffs to product development.

Based at CIVCO’s production facility in Coralville, IA, on-site is preferred. Relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate.