R&D Director of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Santa Ana, CA Full-time $160,000.00 - $225,000.00Posted 02/22/2024Passionate about making a real difference in health sciences & saving people's lives? Founded by industry veterans & some of the best & brightest scientists & engineers in the space, we're a fully-funded Series A company (with medical trials concurrently ongoing & commercial launch on the horizon) revolutionizing the way we treat heart disease. Through our patented inplantable heart valves & materials, we're paving the way to save more lives & improve people's lives forever. Are you ready to dive into a company who's sole mission is to disrupt & revolutionize the synthetic heart valve space and save peoples lives? Keep reading, this could be the opportunity for you!What You Need for this Position- BSME (MSME preferred) with 10+ years of dedicated Medical Device commercial product development in a regulated startup environment- 3D CAD (i.e. SolidWorks, ProE) & implantable or related materials experience- Hands on designing & developing at least one of the following medical device products: Implantable devices, aortic heart valve, transcatheter, ballon inflatables, blood devices, etc. - Combo of hands on development experience and leadership- Should have some product management experience- Great if you have background in prosthetic heart valves in a fast-paced environment- Automation, process development experience- Start up people only - need to be an "All-In" type of person who's not looking to hand off work to the next personWhat You Will Be Doing" Defining, driving, development & architecture & mechanical engineering for specialized, novel medical device in a highly regulated environment" Player-coach role, leading a small team while actively engaging in development & design of products" Able to compile & summarize critical data and findings for key decision makers & decision making" Evaluation of new technology" Make & implement platform & technical decisions" Help manage schedule & budgetWhat's In It for You- Room for growth, challenge, & additional leadership & growth opportunities- Competitive compensation, medical, dental, vision & Pre-IPO equity in a top VC-backed venture- Opportunity to join a company that is making huge strides in medical technology, changing lives, making the world better :)So, if you are a Director of Engineering, R&D or head of engineering with inplantable, aortic heartvalve, blood, stent or related device experience in a fast-paced environment, please apply today!BenefitsBase Pay, Pre-IPO equity, Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO, Relocation Assistance available for top candidatesPreferred SkillsMedical DevicesManagementResearch & DevelopmentValve ReplacementBudgetingProsthetic Heart ValveStentInflatablesInplantable DevicesMechanical Engineering