Sr R&D Engineer, Anatomical and Physiological Modeling

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards, we put patients first. We invest a significant proportion of our revenue towards research and development to drive and develop groundbreaking medical innovations for structural heart disease and critical care. As part of our R&D Engineering team, you will work closely with our Quality and Manufacturing teams to develop the latest tools and technologies to address significant, unmet clinical needs that impact patients’ lives around the world.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Edwards Lifesciences Anatomical and Physiological Modeling Center of Excellence (A&PM CoE) and work with a dedicated team of engineers focused on providing expertise in computational modeling and simulation (CM&S) group. The A&PM CoE is a newly formed team, established in December of 2023, to support all of Edwards Lifesciences’ business units and R&D teams. The CM&S group is tasked with providing efficient and effective quantitative analyses using computational simulations of different scales ranging from low order to high fidelity. As a subject matter expert in this role, the Senior Engineer will advance the development of our anatomical and physiological capabilities using multi-scale based modeling building from reduced-order models of the human circulatory systems. This role will also support the modeling of complex multi-physics analyses using advanced finite element analysis (FEA) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques. This is a highly visible position in which the engineer will be working side by side with industry leading experts.

The Senior Engineer, Anatomical and Physiological Modeling Center of Excellence provides expertise in computational modeling and has significant experience in human anatomy and physiology including modeling cardiovascular hemodynamics and anatomy.
 

You will make an impact by...

• Appling deep knowledge and experience in human anatomy and physiology to advance the development of computer modeling and simulations for structural therapies
• Supporting R&D efforts by providing novel and innovative solutions for modeling heart failure including system level computational modeling of the whole cardiovascular system
• Developing structural and fluid dynamics computational models to estimate the interactions between human anatomy and devices
• Understanding and estimating the effect of disease state on the efficacy of devices using computational modeling
• Supporting innovation and project teams for feasibility, efficacy, and safety from ideation to commercialization
• Advancing the development of workflows and methodologies of computational modeling for reducing prototyping time, number of iterations, and expense
• Providing direction and coaching to other engineering staff
• Authoring internal and external publications, including regulatory submission support
• Interfacing with cross-functional teams for collaborations on the development of computational models
• Working with senior leadership to determine future direction and continued advancement of the computational modeling efforts
• Some domestic and international travel, up to 5%, is required

What you'll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (biomedical or mechanical) with 4+ years of experience in developing computational models for the medical implant device space OR
• Master’s degree in engineering (biomedical or mechanical) with 2+ years of experience in developing computational models for the medical implant device space OR
• PhD degree in engineering (biomedical or mechanical) with 1+ years of experience in developing computational models for the medical implant device space

What else we look for:

• 2+ years of experience of computational modeling in the medical device industry preferred
• Familiarity with human heart anatomy, physiology, and types, symptoms, causes and treatments of structural heart disease is highly desirable
• Experience in the modeling and simulation of human cardiovascular hemodynamics is highly desirable
• Familiarity and proficiency with Dymola, Modelica, or similar software is highly desirable
• Familiarity and experience with finite element analysis and/or computational fluid dynamics is preferred
• Familiarity with tissue and medical implant device modeling is preferred
• Strong modeling aptitude with a proven ability to apply fundamental engineering knowledge and judgment to solve complex engineering problems

Aligning 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.

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