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Mechanical Design and Development Lead

Bolt Medical
Carlsbad, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2025

About the Team

You will be part of a dynamic and innovative team of engineers, designers, and developers who are passionate about creating high-quality medical devices that improve patient outcomes.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Design and development of medical devices, including catheters, in accordance with FDA regulations and company quality standards.
  • Creation of technical documentation, including manufacturing instructions, test methods, drawings, BOMs, protocols, and reports to support design control activities.
  • Verification and validation of medical devices, including testing and evaluation of prototype designs.
  • Collaboration with engineers and QA to create new components, assemblies, or tools.
  • Identification of hazards and mitigation of risk associated with identified hazards in Design and Process FMEA.
  • Compilation and analysis of data, identification of causes, drawing of conclusions, and generation of reports.
  • Providing hands-on, technical execution in the prototyping and development of devices.
  • Management of processes and ensuring that activity goals are achieved.
  • Training and/or providing work direction to technicians and less experienced engineers.
  • Support for the development of specifications for tooling and fixturing according to company quality standards.

Key Qualifications:

  • Engineering degree desired or equivalent experience in a related job field.
  • At least 2 years of biomedical product or medical device development experience (catheter experience desirable).
  • Working knowledge of mechanical design principles and FDA-regulated medical device design controls a plus.
  • Proficiency in CAD software, preferably SolidWorks.
  • Familiarity with statistical analysis of raw data is required, proficiency in Minitab preferred.
  • Understanding of IEC60601 requirements/constraints for mechanical system design preferred.
  • Experience managing suppliers and/or contract manufacturers a plus.
  • Hands-on mechanical prototyping, verification, and failure analysis skills.
  • Familiarity with design control according to 21 CFR 820 or ISO 13485, engineering change orders (ECO), Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions (CAPA) preferred.

Skill Requirements:

  • Proficiency in Risk Management according to ISO 14971.
  • Knowledge of ASME Y14.5 GD&T.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills required.
  • Proven self-starter who runs towards critical issues, ambiguous requirements, or loosely defined challenges with a demonstrated ability to rally teams to achieve business results.
  • Takes initiative and acts quickly to drive solutions.
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
  • A flexible team player, focusing on shared goals with a positive results-oriented attitude.

Bolt Medical Values

We value innovation, teamwork, and customer satisfaction, and we strive to create a work environment that supports these values.

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