Staff Engineer Research and Development; Onsite

Overview

When you join the team at Cordis, you become part of an inspiring mission to save lives, impacting millions of people and broadening access to life‑saving cardiovascular and endovascular technology. As a global leader for over 60 years, we are dedicated to being the heart of innovation to transform cardiovascular care.

At Cordis, we’re teammates, not just employees. We embrace an empowered and one‑team culture where teammates are inspired to unleash their full potential. With diverse teams on a global scale, we believe the richness of our experiences and backgrounds enhances the careers of our teammates, the service to our customers, and ultimately the lives of our patients.

If you love a challenge and are ready to have a direct, transformative and positive impact on the lives of millions, then Cordis is just the place for you. We are the people behind the people who keep saving lives.

• Apply comprehensive medical device engineering knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to achieve design realization of medical devices.
• Plan and develop engineering projects concerned with unique or controversial problems which have an important effect on major organization programs. This involves exploration of subject area, definition of scope and selection of problems for investigation and development of novel concepts and approaches.
• Identify internal and external customer needs. Translate needs and requirements into test cases for design verification and validation.
• Be accountable for design reviews as applicable ensuring that verification and validation tests are documented, evaluated against design input, and executed properly.
• Develop and monitor work schedule to ensure on‑time completion of testing activities assigned.
• Receive administrative supervision with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
• Act as an individual technical expert, conceive or be assigned, plan, and conduct research in problem areas of considerable scope and complexity.
• Anticipate, plan, and implement new innovative test methods; provide critical design input to specific situations; have a broader knowledge of the testing environment; gain cross‑functional alignment across the organization.
• Summarize results of design work and research studies concisely. Participate in the regulatory submission process as a subject‑matter expert. Support regulatory by providing technical justifications for submissions, reviewing regulatory filings, and answering technical questions during planned meetings.
• Ensure personal and company compliance with all Federal, State, local and company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environmental.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering is required.
• MS Degree in Engineering discipline preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years related work experience and design experience in vascular closure device preferred.
• Proven ability in the design and development (including process engineering) of cardiovascular catheter technologies including design experience in vascular closure devices.
• Must possess clearly recognizable outstanding technical qualifications and leadership.
• Proven proficiency in Computer Aided Design or Solid Works preferred.
• English communication skills, written and oral.

• Knowledge of advanced design principles and following industry standards for cardiovascular devices.
• Experience with regulatory submissions for medical devices (FDA, EU MDR).
• Familiarity with risk management (ISO 14971) and design controls (ISO 13485).

The expected pre‑tax pay rate for this position is $121,800 - $174,000 per year. Actual pay may fluctuate outside of the listed range depending on skills, education, experience, job‑related knowledge and location.

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work‑authorized visa.

Cordis is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and applicants. At Cordis, our teammates all bring different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people’s lives. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and many other parts of one’s identity.

All our teammate’s points of view are key to our success, and we believe inclusion is everyone’s responsibility. Together, we strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

Job Location:

US-CA-Santa Clara

Job :

Category:
Research and Development (R&D)

Position Type:
Regular Full‑Time