Senior Principal Engineer, R&D

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. 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.

Dedicated 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.

How you will make an impact:

This is an exciting opportunity with the Surgical Discovery Team to lead the development of premier products that solve meaningful clinician needs.

• Initiate and lead in the improvement, design and optimization of highly complex experiments and tests, analyze results, provide complex recommendations, and develop reports, based on engineering principles that translate to innovative products

• Define unmet needs through literature reviews or high-touch engagements such as voice of customer (VOC) with Health Care Practitioners (HCPs)

• Lead cross functional teams through complex design activities including requirements identification, boundary condition definition, and test method and model development & validations

• Ideate and generate novel concepts and incept first designs and prototypes

• Lead early concept development by utilizing predictive engineering methods and tools (e.g. FEA, DOE) and collaborating with enabling technology R&D teams

• Generate work instructions, test methods, engineering models and drawings/prototypes, etc., to establish/characterize product and/or process specifications

• Oversee R&D support tasks; give instruction to technicians/engineers on conducting tests; train technicians/engineers and provide feedback; and coordinate technician/engineer work

• Develop project plans to assess complex technology and drive project results

• Provide direction and guidance on strategies related to technical solution areas

• Proactively identify issues, achieve resolution, and resolve problems of highly significant complexity on designing parts, components and subsystems

• Train, coach, and guide lower level employees on more complex procedures

• Travel domestically and internationally to congress and society meetings, HCP and internal events, and to observe therapies (up to 10%)

• Other incidental duties

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Scientific field with minimum of 8 years of experience, including either industry or industry/education -OR- Master's Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Scientific field with minimum of 7 years of experience, including either industry or industry/education -OR- Ph.D. or equivalent in Engineering or Scientific field with minimum of 4 years of experience, including either industry or industry/education

• Demonstrated proficiency in the usage of FE software (ABAQUS or LS-DYNA) to drive initial designs and design iterations

• Demonstrated proficiency in the usage of CAD software (SolidWorks or Creo) to drive initial designs and design iterations

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Demonstrated proficiency in early prototyping techniques from raw materials to finished components to full device

• Demonstrated proficiency in the definition and application of requirements, boundary conditions, and component and product performance

• Experience with nonlinear mechanics, fatigue, and plasticity

• Experience with Systems Engineering – system/sub-system level requirements, tolerance stack ups, defining the design space, etc.

• Demonstrated proficiency with engineering design principles and statistical techniques (e.g. Design of Experiments)

• Demonstrated proficiency in HCP engagement through VOC sessions, techno