Senior R&D Engineering Leader – Medical Devices

Resonetics, LLC; Hutchinson (MN); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Resonetics is seeking an experienced R&D Engineering Manager to lead the R&D engineering team in planning, development, and implementation of manufacturing processes for precision medical devices. You will drive cross‑functional collaboration, allocate resources, and mentor engineers and technicians in a fast‑paced, innovation‑driven environment.

Responsibilities include program oversight, customer communications, and transitioning developed capabilities into manufacturing while maintaining

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience, including significant involvement in new product development, manufacturing process development, advanced engineering, or related technical development activities.
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional or multidisciplinary teams and driving multiple complex projects to completion.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities, including mentoring others and establishing priorities.
• Ability to balance multiple projects, priorities, and leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to develop innovative technical solutions to complex or unfamiliar engineering challenges.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with the ability to understand, evaluate, and contribute to technical discussions spanning multiple engineering disciplines.
• Strong experimental problem-solving, analytical, and data interpretation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to approach poorly defined technical problems, develop appropriate investigative strategies, and use engineering principles and experimental results to develop practical solutions.
• Ability to collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Sales, NPI, customers, suppliers, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication skills, including working with senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and external customers.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field. Preferred disciplines: Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, or Manufacturing Engineering. A science degree or equivalent experience is also acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop the engineering team, establishing priorities and supporting professional growth.
• Allocate engineering resources and establish priorities, balancing team capacity with project demands and business objectives.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the lab.
• Manage employee performance, conduct performance evaluations, address performance issues, and provide recommendations regarding compensation and career development.
• Lead recruiting and selection activities for interns and co‑op engineers and participate in engineering staffing evaluations and hiring decisions.
• Encourage technical innovation and knowledge sharing across the team.
• Serve as a technical resource for the engineering team, troubleshooting complex technical issues and supporting problem‑solving.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support process improvements and the development of new technologies or approaches.
• Support development activities involving technologies such as chemical processing, metal etching and forming, precision assembly, laser processing, automated inspection, automation, and other advanced manufacturing methods.
• Recognize opportunities where new technology, equipment, automation, inspection, or analytical methods can improve technical capability, and lead those initiatives from concept and feasibility through successful implementation.
• Coordinate internal technical resources, external suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and other subject matter experts necessary to develop and implement new capabilities.
• Encourage disciplined experimentation, technical documentation, knowledge sharing, and data‑driven decision‑making across development activities.
• Oversee lab projects, ensuring effective planning, prioritization, resource allocation, execution, and communication of project progress.
• Communicate with customers and senior leadership on project status, key deliverables, and issues to meet customer and business objectives.
• Collaborate with other departments and coordinate cross‑functional resources to accomplish project objectives.
• Lead technical discussions with customers and communicate development risks and technical findings.
• Provide technical and project leadership for complex customer development programs, including programs involving significant technical uncertainty or multidisciplinary engineering challenges.
• Oversee the preparation of customer development quotations, including technical feasibility evaluations, resource requirements, development approach, schedule, and project planning.
• Support Sales and senior leadership in evaluating new customer opportunities, defining technical approaches, and developing solutions to challenging customer requirements.
• Coordinate resources outside the manager's direct reporting organization to accomplish project objectives.
• Collaborate with NPI, Production Engineering, Quality, Operations, and other departments to support successful transition of developed products, processes, and technologies into manufacturing.
• Identify technical and schedule risks and communicate issues requiring customer or organizational decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional teams

Engineering fundamentals

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

DOE

Statistical analysis

Manufacturing technologies

Job description

Resonetics is seeking an experienced R&D Engineering Manager to lead the R&D engineering team in planning, development, and implementation of manufacturing processes for precision medical devices. You will drive cross‑functional collaboration, allocate resources, and mentor engineers and technicians in a fast‑paced, innovation‑driven environment.

Responsibilities include program oversight, customer communications, and transitioning developed capabilities into manufacturing while maintaining