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Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.\nDedicated to innovation, our Surgical business unit is focused on identifying and solving critical, unmet needs in cardiac surgery. In understanding the challenges of open-heart surgery, we partner with surgical teams to deliver modern technologies intended to enhance patients’ quality of life and expand their potential treatment opportunities. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.\nThe Principal Engineer will serve as a key technical subject matter expert for our Surgical Therapies., partnering closely with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure product designs meet user needs-including ease of use, manufacturability, cost effectiveness, and operational efficiency. In addition to deep technical leadership, this role requires strong project management capabilities and a thorough understanding of Design Control and Catalyst processes to drive effective, compliant, and timely project execution.\nHow you’ll make an impact:\nSupplier Validation and Product Development Process: Lead the end-to-end technical validation of suppliers during product development, from component design and GD&T reviews to process characterization, capability analysis, and strategic process validation, ensuring robust DFM/DFA integration and quality compliance across all development stages.\nBuild and maintain strong partnerships with R&D, Program Management, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, and key suppliers to ensure seamless project execution and compliance with internal procedures, QSR, FDA regulations, and ISO standards.\nSupport and contribute to product development efforts by influencing the design and iteration of next-generation delivery systems and components.\nLead cross-functional teams and external suppliers in the design, development, and testing of complex interventional catheter delivery systems for implantable devices.\nOversee and drive timelines for feasibility studies, design verification testing, clinical evaluations, and supplier validation activities required for commercial release.\nPerform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.\nWhat we look for:\nBachelor's degree in engineering or scientific, with 6 years of experience in new product development, process development, commercialization, and/or operations engineering in a highly regulated environment.\nTravel up to 25% domestically and internationally.\nOn-site work required.\nWhat else we look for:\nMaster’s degree in engineering and/or MBA.\nExperience in medical device new product development, including successful design optimization and progression from early development through commercialization.\nBackground in at least two of the following areas: interventional access devices, rapid product development, component-level manufacturing, or complex assembly design.\nHands-on experience with catheter manufacturing processes, such as extrusions, braiding, molding, laser welding, and bonding techniques.\nDemonstrated capability to apply sound engineering judgment and technical expertise to solve complex problems; working knowledge of DFM, GD&T, and Six Sigma methodologies.\nTechnical skills in biomedical design and delivery system catheter design.\nProven ability to manage and collaborate with external vendors to meet quality, timeline, and technical requirements.\nStrong experience in rapid product development within cross-functional teams, including creative design iteration, prototyping, and test method development (e.g., in-vitro testing).\nAligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.\nFor California, the base pay range for this position is $121,000 - $171,000 (highly experienced). \nThe pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). 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