Principal Product Development Engineer

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.

MicroAire Surgical Instruments, a mid-sized medical device company in Charlottesville Virginia, is seeking a Principal Product Development Engineer. MicroAire is one of five companies within the medical group of Marmon Holdings under Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. We strive to create a culture of inclusion, where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and empowered to flourish so that you can get a small company experience that will allow you to see your personal impact on the organization, while also having the financial security provided by the 8th largest company in the world.

Join Our Team as a Principal Product Development Engineer!

Are you a technical expert with a passion for innovation? We're looking for a Principal Product Development Engineer to help lead our Product Innovation team. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of technical research and design, guiding our product development teams to success.

What We Offer:

• A dynamic and innovative work environment.
• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects.
• A chance to make a real impact in the medical field.

Join us and be the technical voice that drives our product innovation forward. Apply now and help us create solutions that make a difference!

Key Principal Product Development Engineer Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Embraces a culture of empowerment and accountability that delivers regular product introductions in alignment with innovation strategy.
• Embraces and demonstrates leadership approach by listening to, supporting, and promoting success of individuals and teams in the Innovation department.
• Leads by example and acts as a technical expert providing strategic direction as well as hands on guidance and understanding for the team.
• Champions cross functional collaboration to promote greater efficiency and effectiveness among project teams.

Technical Expertise and Drive for Results:

• Owns derivation of product requirements from user needs that emerge from clinical and market research
• Owns new product design from concept to production during development with consideration for user needs, safety, reliability, manufacturability and ergonomics
• Owns design control documentation for products throughout development including requirements traceability, product risk management, product specifications and change documentation
• Leads system level technical effort for development and design option evaluation.

• Participates in Voice of Customer and other clinical and market research with Product Management and Product Strategist.
  • This will include customer and other user interaction, surgery observation, and travel when necessary
• Broadly Investigates new technology for application in product development. Including active research of emerging technologies in the industry.
• Works with outside resources throughout development including part vendors, prototype shops, material suppliers, customers and other subject matter experts
• Collaborates with internal resources including Project Management, Quality, Regulatory, Product Management and Testing to drive completion of product development and research activity

Cross-functional Teamwork:

• Assists Product Management and Product Strategist to support user evaluations including Usability and Design Validations
• Assists Design Verification group to design test methods that will verify design inputs and analysis of test results to ensure design inputs were met
• Assists Manufacturing Engineering to satisfy Design Transfer elements including Manufacturing Process Instructions and Inspection Criteria

Requirements:

• Education Requirements: B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical, or other applicable technical disciplines.
• Experience Requirements: Minimum of 10 years of product development experience. 5 years in medical device product development preferred.
• Comprehensive mechanical and technical problem-solving skills.
• Proven leadership in technical research and product development.

Benefits:

• Compensation commensurate with experience
• 401K with company match
• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Vacation & Paid Holidays
• Connection with Marmon Holdings companywide initiatives

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.