Senior Distinguished 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.

Patients with mitral and tricuspid heart valve disease often have complex conditions with limited treatment options. Our Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) business unit is boldly pursuing an innovative portfolio of technologies to address a patient’s unmet clinical needs. It’s our driving force to help patients live longer and healthier lives. Join us and be part of our inspiring journey.

The Senior Distinguished R&D Engineer position within the Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) division at Edwards Lifesciences offers a unique opportunity to contribute in all phases of product development across multiple generations, supporting a major therapy within the business unit. The successful candidate will play a primary role in leading the development of an early stage, highly novel catheter delivery system and provide on an as‑needed basis, support to the established therapies in next generation product development.

This position is ideal for someone who is self‑sufficient and can manage product development tasks with minimal supervision.

• Owns delivery system and implant programs from unmet clinical need identification through feasibility and early development, defining system architecture and technical strategy.
• Serves as system-level hands‑on technical lead, solving complex, ill‑defined problems through rigorous application of engineering principles and judgment.
• Provides deep manufacturing understanding across extrusion, braiding, molding, reflow, bonding, and assembly, enabling robust design‑for‑manufacturing decisions early in the development process.
• Drives rapid prototyping, clinically relevant benchtop test development, and bench/clinical testing to accelerate learning and de‑risk key technical assumptions.
• Partners closely with strategy, marketing, clinical, and physician stakeholders to translate unmet needs into differentiated platform solutions.
• Establishes technical vision and drives execution across complex, multi‑workstream programs with minimal oversight.

• Applies disciplined, data‑driven problem solving to development challenges, design maturation, and validation readiness.
• Leads ad hoc, cross‑functional teams through critical technical decisions, balancing risk, schedule, and clinical impact.
• Mentors and develops senior and junior engineers, raising technical rigor, innovation quality, and decision‑making standards across R&D.

• Trusted technical authority supporting teams through critical technical challenges during late‑stage development, scale‑up, and commercialization.
• Unblocks high‑impact system, design, or process challenges through deep product, process, and clinical understanding.
• Serves as a recognized subject matter expert across R&D, influencing technical strategy beyond direct programs.
• Communicates complex technical concepts clearly to executive, clinical, and cross‑functional audiences to enable alignment and decisive action.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Scientific field with a minimum of 15 years of experience, including either industry or industry/education - OR - Master’s Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Scientific field with a minimum of 14 years of experience, including either industry or industry/education - OR - Ph.D. or equivalent in Engineering or Scientific field with a minimum of 11 years of experience, including either industry or industry/education

• Proficiency in the usage of relevant…