Job Details
R-D Engineer II
2025-08-05 Planet Pharma Santa Rosa,CA
Description:
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Requires a University Degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee, and we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment across all locations in which we operate. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our mission and enhance our ability to serve clients globally. If you have a disability or require any reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process, please inform your recruiter or contact us directly so that we can explore the appropriate arrangements.
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Job Description
In this onsite role you will contribute to the development of Nitinol-based aortic stent grafts. The position is in Structural Heart and Aortic, one of the fastest-growing businesses within the company.
Responsibilities: May include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Contribute to the development of design solutions that address broad development problems involving heart valves, aortic stent grafts, and accessories.
- Develop advanced new test methods, measurement techniques, and fixtures.
- Organize, prepare, and present technical information material in a clear, effective and skillful manner to management, marketing, clinicians, and regulators.
- Generate and document invention disclosures to secure intellectual property on therapies, procedures, and associated devices.
- Direct the activities of junior employees and technicians to ensure project milestones are completed correctly and on schedule.
- Coach and mentor junior employees, interns, and co-op students.
- Analyze test results using statistical distribution and regression analyses, using software tools such as Minitab, JMP, or MATLAB.
- Perform fractographic or failure mode analysis on Nitinol heart valves and accessories using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and other techniques as needed.
- Identify the root causes of failures and propose design or process improvements to enhance performance and reliability.
- Maintain technical knowledge current with advancing technology related to cardiovascular valve repair/replacement products and associated accessories.
- Proactively manage deliverables on a geographically diverse, cross-functional team and provide regular updates to both project and functional management.
- Be responsive to changes in work direction and develop creative plans for meeting aggressive business milestones.
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Material Science.
- Knowledge of Nitinol design, processing, and material property testing, including fatigue.
- Hands on experience with TA Instruments and/or Instron electromechanical fatigue test frames.
- Experience with aortic stent graft or heart valve development and manufacturing.
- Proficiency with CAD software such as SolidWorks.
- Familiarity of FEA software and design optimization techniques.
- Knowledge of FDA and MDR regulations.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
Requires practical knowledge and demonstrated competence within job area typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience. Requires a University Degree and minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or advanced degree with 0 years of experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee, and we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment across all locations in which we operate. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our mission and enhance our ability to serve clients globally. If you have a disability or require any reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process, please inform your recruiter or contact us directly so that we can explore the appropriate arrangements.
Fraud Alert: Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma. The industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly, never provide banking information during the application process and always double check the email address of the Recruiter to ensure it's from an official Planet Pharma domain (@planet-pharma.com, @planet-pharma.co.uk, and @ppgadvisorypartners.com) and not a domain with an alternative extension like .net, .org or .jobs.