Senior Stent Frame Design Lead – Hybrid/Arizona

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Gore is seeking an experienced Design Engineer to join our team in developing self-expanding stent frames for implantable transcatheter devices. You will apply stent design, shape memory materials, computational engineering, and manufacturing knowledge to create robust, manufacturable solutions that advance cardiovascular technologies.

This role offers collaboration with cross-functional teams, hands-on prototyping, and the chance to influence product development from concept to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering with 8+ years' design experience.
• Experience in transcatheter stent frame design or computational design for complex mechanical structures.
• Strong knowledge of structural mechanics, materials, GD&T, and ASME standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of self-expanding stent frames for transcatheter devices.
• Develop and optimize architectures, geometries, and materials for device performance.
• Apply structural mechanics and manufacturing knowledge to guide design decisions.
• Deliver comprehensive design packages with CAD models, drawings, tolerances, and specs.
• Plan and execute engineering evaluations, mechanical testing, and DOE.
• Collaborate with Modeling & Simulation (FEA) for use-condition analysis.
• Lead technical design reviews and mentor other design engineers.
• Automate design workflows for parametric CAD, FEA, DOE.
• Contribute to innovation and IP generation.

Skills

Transcatheter Stent Frame Design

Computational Design & Engineering

Structural mechanics

Travel up to 10%

Technical communication

Team collaboration across disciplines

Stent design verification

Automation of design workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

Rhino/Grasshopper

Job description

Gore is seeking an experienced Design Engineer to join our team in developing self-expanding stent frames for implantable transcatheter devices. You will apply stent design, shape memory materials, computational engineering, and manufacturing knowledge to create robust, manufacturable solutions that advance cardiovascular technologies.

This role offers collaboration with cross-functional teams, hands-on prototyping, and the chance to influence product development from concept to