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NPD Manager, R&D
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Redwood City, San Mateo County, California, 94061, USA
Listed on 2026-10-12
Listing for:
Galvanize
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-12
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Product Engineer, Biomedical Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- The New Product Development (NPD) Engineering Manager is a technical leadership role within the Research & Development organization responsible for leading the engineering execution and technical strategy of assigned medical device product lines from concept through commercialization. This individual serves as the technical owner for product development activities, guiding multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver innovative, high-quality products that meet clinical needs, customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.
- The ideal candidate is a highly respected technical leader with deep medical device development experience, particularly in catheter-based technologies and energy delivery systems. They combine strong engineering fundamentals with hands-on product development expertise, having demonstrated experience designing products, building prototypes, executing verification testing, and leading teams through complex development challenges.
- Education and Training:
- Scientific degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Biomedical Engineering with consideration given to degree level combined with experience. Other degrees within the engineering discipline are acceptable with medical device experience.
- Skills and Experience:
- Minimum of 10 years of medical device product development experience.
- Demonstrated technical leadership experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams or complex product development programs.
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, and commercializing medical devices.
- Strong experience with Design Controls, product development processes, and engineering documentation required for regulated medical devices.
- Experience leading technical teams through concept development, prototyping, design verification, and commercialization.
- Demonstrated experience with hands-on engineering activities including CAD design, prototype builds, engineering testing, and design verification activities.
- Strong understanding of product architecture, requirements development, design trade-offs, and technical risk management.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Regulatory Affairs, Design Assurance, Process Development Engineering, Quality Assurance, Clinical Affairs, Manufacturing, and Program Management.
- Excellent technical communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to influence technical decisions and drive alignment across multidisciplinary teams.
- Other:
- Domestic and international travel (less than 20%) to collaborate with external vendors.
- Own technical execution for assigned product lines, providing engineering leadership across multiple New Product Development programs, product generations, and lifecycle activities from concept through commercialization and sustaining engineering.
- Define product and technical strategy, including system architecture, engineering execution plans, and key technical decisions, ensuring alignment with clinical needs, customer requirements, business objectives, and regulatory expectations.
- Lead cross-functional product development, translating customer and clinical needs into engineering requirements, design inputs, product specifications, and integrated solutions across mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing disciplines.
- Provide technical leadership for Design Controls and product development, including Design Inputs/Outputs, Design Verification, Design Reviews, technical documentation, and Design History File requirements.
- Drive product risk management and technical decision-making, partnering with Design Assurance to identify, assess, mitigate, and document product risks while leading technical reviews and resolving complex engineering…
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