Job Title: Design Engineer
• Great Pay up to $120K
Location: Union City CA.

Immediate need for a Design Engineer for a Successful Medical Device Company.

Job Title: Design Engineer

About the Role:
Are you passionate about solving complex technical challenges and creating innovative surgical devices that improve lives? As a Design Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing and supporting cutting-edge medical products from concept to launch and beyond. This is your opportunity to lead technical design, mentor junior engineers, and work on projects that directly impact patient outcomes.

You’ll work on a mix of new product development, product improvements, and sustaining projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver world-class surgical devices. If you thrive on innovation, problem-solving, and making a difference, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

Innovative Design: Develop and validate new product designs, improve existing designs, and create rapid prototypes using advanced tools like 3D printing and machining.

Technical Leadership: Serve as the lead technical designer, mentoring junior engineers and driving technical excellence.

Engineering Analysis: Perform FEA, fatigue analysis, FMEA, root cause analysis, and design of experiments to ensure product quality and reliability.

Quality & Compliance: Support regulatory processes, maintain documentation aligned with FDA and ISO standards, and ensure designs meet the highest quality standards.

Customer Impact: Collaborate with customers and sales teams to resolve technical issues and improve product performance.

What You’ll Bring:

Education & Experience:

BS in Mechanical, Biomedical, or Materials Engineering (or related field).
5+ years of experience developing medical products (experience with metals or reusable surgical instruments is a plus).

Technical Skills:

Proficiency in SolidWorks for 3D modeling and engineering drawings.
Expertise in mechanical design, rapid prototyping, and testing.
Strong understanding of statics, dynamics, kinematics, and stress analysis (FEA).

Experience designing plastic components and assemblies.

Mindset & Abilities:

A passion for solving tough technical problems with persistence and creativity.
Systems-level thinking to balance individual product and system requirements.
Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate across teams and with customers.

Why Join?
Be part of a team that’s transforming surgical innovation and improving patient outcomes.
Work on exciting, impactful projects with opportunities to grow and lead.
Collaborate in a supportive, dynamic environment where your ideas and expertise are valued.

Travel: This role may require 10–20% travel to meet with customers and support product development.

Physical Requirements: Primarily office-based with occasional hands-on work in lab or warehouse settings.

Ready to Make an Impact?
If you’re ready to take on challenging technical problems and help shape the future of surgical devices, we’d love to hear from you!

Great benefits. Apply for this great position as a Design Engineer today!

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