Product Development Team Lead

We’re looking for an experienced medical device product development engineer with exceptional project leadership, client management, and team coordination skills to join our talented team.

In this role, you’ll act as the primary point of contact for the client—responsible for nurturing the client relationship, managing the project, leading the multidisciplinary development team, and ensuring the technical success of every deliverable. You’ll operate much like a fractional CTO for your clients, guiding them through the entire journey from concept to manufacturing launch with clarity, confidence, and care.

• Profitably lead multiple simultaneous projects and/or large complex multi‑disciplinary projects with the equivalent of >3 FTE contributors and/or external partners and consult or product sales of >$500k per year.
• Lead the creation, planning, and reporting of project scope, timelines, financial management, and performance.
• Lead client meetings and all client communications, including non‑technical aspects such as billing and expenses.
• Lead projects through at least 2 of 3 Product Strategy, Product Development, and Product Manufacturing domains.
• Actively plan & consider how project resourcing needs impact Inertia and the team, seeking additional resources when required or communicating redeployments.
• Work closely with Management, Directors, or VPs in the creation of new project work orders, resource plans, pricing, and presentation to the client.
• Manage the trade‑offs and relationships between technical, project, and human aspects of projects.
• Lead and manage the primary engineering discipline, with some ability in others.
• Deploy a broad spectrum of knowledge to leverage many resources, understand dependencies, and know when to ask for help.
• Manage direct report performance and coach team members to help achieve goals.
• Actively participate and engage with external partners, industry groups, and organizations.
• Develop and encourage strong peer relationships across disciplines, teams, and geographies.
• Use and promote Inertia’s Quality Management System to guide daily work.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Actively support and promote workplace health, safety, and wellness.
• Perform other relevant duties as may be assigned.

• University degree in Biomedical/Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or equivalent combination of advanced education and experience.
• 6+ years of progressive experience designing and engineering complex physical products—medical device development is an asset.
• Experience in medical, life science, and diagnostic devices.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or ISO 13485 quality management environments.
• Experience with FDA and other regulatory agencies’ methods and documentation practices for medical device development.
• Success managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and projects from concept through product manufacture and delivery.
• Ability to apply mechanical and/or electrical engineering fundamentals to new product development.
• Experience creating and maintaining product requirements throughout the design cycle.
• Mindset and methods to ensure an end‑user/stakeholder‑centric perspective in development.
• Competent planning and managing work in an agile environment using tools like JIRA.
• Highly proficient in computer‑aided mechanical and/or electronic design tools (e.g., Solid Works, Onshape, Altium).
• Skilled at executing and directing complex engineering calculations, modeling, and simulation methods.
• Familiarity with and experience designing for a wide range of manufacturing methods.
• Proven ability to work directly and successfully with external customers and suppliers.
• Exceptional written, visual, and verbal communication and facilitation skills.
• Detail‑oriented documentation and impeccable organization.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Energetic, can‑do attitude with realistic goal setting.
• Track record of results recognized by peers and customers.
• Passion and perseverance for all aspects of product design, engineering, and prototyping.

• Comfortable in both customer‑facing roles and technical work.
• Loves learning, sharing…