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R&D Manager, Mechanical Engineering
Location: Burlington, MA

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

Technical leader and manager for mechanical engineering in the Research & Development group. Supervises, mentors, motivates and provides direction to mechanical engineering staff consisting of mechanical engineers and technicians. Prioritizes projects and activities for direct reports and contractors/consultants.
Involved with establishing the vision, strategy and executable plans for developing and growing the mechanical engineering skills, competencies, and capabilities at Thoratec.
Subject matter expert for mechanical engineering and mechanical systems.
Provides technical guidance and engineering support for a variety of cross functional activities from project initiation to product launch to sustaining engineering.
Familiarity with design, fabrication and assembly of conceptual models, prototypes, tooling, motorized test fixtures, data acquisition systems and physiological simulation equipment.
Works on complex technical electro-mechanical problems where analysis of data requires an in-depth evaluation. Applies sound judgment and structured problem solving approaches to determine appropriate solutions for complex and diverse issues and projects.

Minimum Qualifications

B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) with a minimum ten (10) years engineering and product development experience, including five (5) years medical device industry (ISO/GMP) and supervisory experience. M.S. or Ph.D. is desirable.
Must have proven design and development experience areas such as fluid dynamics, pneumatics, finite element analysis, tolerance analysis and materials selection.
Expertise in the use of standard mechanical lab equipment such as Instron tensile testers, accelerated cyclic testers, multimetersis .
Experienced with design software packages such as SolidWorks or ProE.
Must have familiarity with relevant standards and regulatory requirements (FDA, GMP, ISO, TUV, UL, CSA).

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