Principal Engineer, Design Dev, R&D

Expected Travel: Up to 10%

Requisition ID: 13699

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose-driven innovation, and world-class products can shape the future direction of healthcare. 
 
Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.
 
At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare.  For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

Interventional - The Interventional business unit at Teleflex offers innovative medical devices that are used to diagnose and treat coronary and peripheral vascular diseases. We place a strategic emphasis on complex coronary and peripheral interventions, vascular access, bone access, specialty biologic treatments and cardiac assist.  Our current Interventional products include a broad range of clinically relevant solutions, such as our GuideLiner™ and Turnpike™ Catheters, Ringer™ Perfusion Balloon Catheter, AC3 Optimus™ and AC3 Range™ Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps and the OnControl™ Powered Bone Access System. Teleflex’s product portfolio now also includes Passeo™-18 Lux™ Peripheral Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter, Pantera™ Lux™ Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter, Orsiro™ Mission™ Drug-Eluting Stent, the PK Papyrus™ Covered Coronary Stent, and more.  With a strong R&D footprint and pipeline, our fast-growing Interventional business unit is poised to continue the development of new technologies to serve critically ill patients for years to come. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Position Summary

The Principal R&D Engineer serves as the technical lead for a product development program, with accountability for system-level design, cross-functional integration, and manufacturing readiness. This individual establishes technical direction, drives alignment between design and process development, and ensures decisions are made with clarity, rigor, and speed.

Principal Responsibilities

•    Define system requirements and drive key technical trade-offs (reliability, performance, manufacturability, cost)
•    Establish and maintain a clear, integrated design and process development strategy from concept through commercialization
•    Lead design reviews and technical decision forums, ensuring they function as decision-making bodies
•    Serve as the final technical decision authority when consensus cannot be reached
•    Ensure alignment between design intent and process capability early and throughout development
•    Drive resolution, including root cause analysis, of design verification and process validation issues through cross-functional teams
•    Provide technical leadership to engineers; challenge assumptions, elevate rigor, and improve decision quality
•    Provide work direction, technical guidance, coaching and mentorship to R&D engineers.

Education / Experience Requirements

•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field required
•    8+ years of medical device experience with catheter-based interventional products
•    Demonstrated experience supporting products from concept through commercialization

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements

•    Hands-on expertise in catheter fabrication processes (extrusion, reflow, bonding, assembly)
•    Strong system-level thinking with demonstrated ability to:
o    Define technical direction in ambiguous environments
o    Make and defend complex trade-off decisions
o    Integrate design and process considerations
•    Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without authority
•    Solid understanding of design controls, risk management, and medical device regulations (ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, EU MDR)
•    Demonstrated ability to improve technical rigor, planning quality, and execution discipline within teams

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $152,800 - $229,200, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  The total compensation package for this position will also include benefits such as medical