Senior Project Engineer, Sustaining Engineering

Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY 

Please note that this position is not available for visa sponsorship, and we are unable to take over existing employment visa sponsorships.

The Senior Project Engineer will lead the design, development, and implementation of complex medical devices, including capital equipment, disposables, and software-enabled systems for use in organ transportation and preservation. This role will work cross-functionally to ensure product performance, safety, and compliance with regulatory requirements, from concept through commercialization. The Senior Project Engineer serves as a technical leader, mentor, and key contributor to new product development initiatives. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

This position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following: 

• Lead end-to-end project execution for complex medical device systems that integrate capital equipment, disposables, and embedded software components. 

• Develop and manage comprehensive program plans, including scope, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation, to deliver new product development projects on time and within budget. 

• Oversee design control activities, ensuring robust documentation, traceability, and regulatory readiness. 

• Contribute to design history files (DHF), technical documentation, and submission packages. 

• Facilitate phase gate reviews and ensure documentation meets quality and regulatory standards. 

• Track and report on key program metrics, escalate issues appropriately, and drive resolutions. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Clinical, Operations, and Commercial) to drive project execturion. 

• Serve as the primary point of contact for project communications, both internally and externally, including with senior leadership and strategic partners. 

• Provide engineering expertise to support feasibility, prototyping, and manufacturing scale-up. 

• Develop and review detailed design documentation, drawings, and specifications. 

• Participate in design reviews, hazard analyses, and failure mode effects analyses (FMEA). 

• Support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) efforts. 

• Support design transfer and pilot production activities, troubleshooting issues related to product performance. 

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance project delivery, team efficiency, and product quality. 

• Perform other TransMedics tasks and duties as assigned/required.  

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES 

This position manages the following positions on a daily basis. 

• This position will not have management responsibilities. 

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES  

• Occasionally lift and/or move objects: Typically ranging up to 25 or 50 pounds. 

• Standing for extended per