Principal R&D Engineer (Mechatronics), Laza Medical

Laza Medical, a Shifamed portfolio company, is engineering an intelligent AI robotic solution for interventional cardiology.

About Shifamed

Founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Amr Salahieh, Shifamed LLC is a privately held medical technology incubator focused on the development of novel medical products to address clinical needs in the rapidly evolving fields of cardiology and ophthalmology.

Responsibilities, Skills & Hands-On Experience

• Perform tests, critically analyze results, and make design changes or recommendations to achieve robust designs.
• Work with cross-functional project teams to design, develop and verify designs for robotic surgery systems.
• Lead problem solving and troubleshooting efforts.
• Provide support for pre-clinical laboratory work.
• Working within multi-disciplinary teams to define requirements for new and current designs.
• Develop electro-mechanical assemblies, with careful consideration for key functions and safety.
• Develop test methods and test method validations including simulated use testing.
• Develop, implement, test and document new solutions, processes, and designs according to Shifamed standards.

Education & Work Experience

• Minimum MS or Higher Preferred; with minimum 10 years of relevant experience. Advanced degrees may substitute for experience.
• Proficiency using CAD (SolidWorks), analysis, systems modeling and finite element simulation.
• Medical device product experience is a plus.
• Hands-on complex mechatronics system design, integration, testing and deployment.
• Good presentation skills and comfortable with hosting design reviews.
• Self-driven with the ability to excel in a high-energy team.
• Robotics/Mechatronic design experience:
• Familiarity with scripting and data acquisition.
• Track record translating user needs into engineering requirements and elegant design solutions.
• Hands-on engineering with ability to work well in a team environment.
• Complex mechanism and precision machine design experience.
• Robot actuator design, sensors design and integration.
• Demonstration of strong analytical ability to test and assess design concepts, evaluate complex interface and associated performance.
• Ownership of key components or assemblies throughout development.

Our salary ranges are calculated by role and level. Your position within that range will be determined by your job-related knowledge, skills, experience, relevant education, and training/certifications. In addition to those factors, we also examine internal equity as well as consider current market rate, and title may be assessed one level lower or higher accordingly. After you join the company your performance, contributions, and results along with business and organizational needs will affect your base salary. The base salary range for this full-time position is between $90,000 to $180,000 + equity + benefits.

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