Job Description: Acclarent, Inc. is a medical device company, whose focus is to free patients to live better lives by designing, developing, and commercializing medical devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Learn more about Acclarent at www.acclarent.com Acclarent, Inc. is seeking a R&D Staff Engineer who is hands-on and will execute specific & general assignments/projects that provide innovative, functional, cost effective product designs in a team based environment. The ideal candidate has a strong technical leadership background in a regulated industry. Job Responsibilities: Performing measurements, creating engineering designs, developing plans and keeping laboratory notebooks on all work. Independent decision making on engineering problems and methods, and representation of the organization in conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work Building simulations and models of device and its clinical environment, and leading feasibility studies. Guiding all types of technical experts (Software, Hardware, Mechanical designers and others) in design activities. Acting as Project team leader. Leading the engineering team efforts around defining specifications and requirements and performing risk analysis. Translating user needs to performance and usability requirements. Planning and conducting verifications and validations. Developing tools for design verification and production testing. Performing failure analysis and investigations. Planning and conducting integration and Proof of Design tests. Writing requirement documents and creating drawings for device architecture and design. Intensive and diversified implementation of knowledge of engineering principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields Leading development projects core teams as the R&D representative and project lead. Job Requirements: This position is located in Irvine CA and may require up to 25% travel internationally/domestically. (Position currently requires frequent travel to Irwindale, CA site until full transition to new Irvine, CA campus). Working knowledge in using test lab equipment and integration for testing purposes using them is preferred. Experience leading cross functional project teams is preferred. A minimum of a Bachelor’s of Science degree in relevant discipline and 6-8 years of related engineering experience; or MS in relevant discipline and 4-6 years of related engineering experience; or Ph.D. preferred. Qualification & Experience: Experience in the medical device or aerospace industry would be an asset Experience in medical device design, development, testing or manufacturing is highly preferred. Demonstrated proficiency in solid modeling or similar CAD design is preferred. Knowledge of software programming and/or scripting languages is preferred. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. May be required to work in a clean-room environment. Has significant complex level engineering experience. Job Details: Company: Johnson & Johnson Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Functions: Engineering Information Technology Job Location: Irvine, CA, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here yours-vacancy.net