Senior Principal Engineer – R&D Digital

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🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $140k - $241.5k / year

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📋 Description

• Guide the technical direction, architecture, scope, and day-to-day execution of complex, multi-disciplinary robotics projects • Serve as technical owner for robotic-enabled joint solutions • Drive and support system-level design decisions and cross-discipline alignment • Define system architecture and project scope; make core engineering decisions • Evaluate opportunities for third-party involvement and manage third-party output • Lead technical project execution with Project Management • Eliminate technical roadblocks, resolve design conflicts, and promote engineering best practices • Translate business goals into technical requirements • Drive collaboration across commercial, quality, regulatory, supply chain, education, and service care functions • Ensure continuity between mechanical, electrical, and software design efforts • Communicate project status and key technical decisions to leadership and business stakeholders • Lead technical Voice of Customer activities and identify unmet needs • Pressure-test design solutions and support commercial launch readiness • Support system-level design and integration of robotic subsystems, including motion/actuation, sensors, end-effectors, and controls for joint-replacement workflows • Lead and support DFx/DFM activities and contribute to DFMEA • Partner with suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure manufacturability and scalability • Drive and support verification and validation planning and execution with Quality and Test teams • Mentor and coach engineering staff and foster a collaborative engineering culture • Uphold design control best practices • Provide technical inputs for regulatory submissions, clinical evaluations, and launch readiness activities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical, Biomedical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Robotics, or related engineering discipline) from an accredited institution or foreign equivalent • Familiarity with medical device design controls, verification and validation, and relevant regulations/standards, including FDA 510(k)/PMA processes, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and IEC 60601 where applicable • Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in engineering or related technical field preferred • 10+ years of relevant product development experience preferred, with progressive responsibility in robotics, electromechanical systems, or medical devices • Prior experience in orthopedic joints, surgical robotics, or related implant/robotics systems preferred • Experience defining system architecture and making high-impact engineering trade-offs for multi-disciplinary programs • Hands-on experience with mechanism design, actuation, sensors, embedded controls, and system-level integration • Strong software/controls familiarity, such as ROS, real-time control frameworks, C/C++, Python, and MATLAB/Simulink • Experience with model-based design, system simulation, motion planning, and/or kinematics/dynamics analysis • Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing third-party engineering partners or contract manufacturers • Experience with DFMEA, tolerance analysis, GD&T, and supplier quality management • Strong communication skills and experience presenting technical strategy and status to senior leadership and business stakeholders • Customer-facing experience, including VoC, clinical stakeholder engagement, and technical support for launches • Patent filings, publications, or recognized technical contributions in robotics or medical devices preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Pension plan • 401(k) savings plan • Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year • Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; 48 hours for employees residing in Colorado; 56 hours for employees residing in Washington • Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year • Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year • Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child • Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year • Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year • Inclusive interview accommodations for applicants with disabilities

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