Principal Industrial Designer

Edwards Lifesciences • Irvine, CA • 10h ago

Innovation starts from the heart. At Edwards, we put patients first. We invest a significant proportion of our revenue towards research and development to drive and develop groundbreaking medical innovations for structural heart disease. As part of our R&D Engineering team, you will work closely with our Quality and Manufacturing teams to develop the latest tools and technologies to address significant, unmet clinical needs that impact patients' lives around the world.

Our Advanced Innovation & Technology (AI&T) teams harness the imagination, courage, and resourcefulness to think beyond what's currently possible, and create solutions for patients many years into the future. If you're an early-stage innovator, then Edwards AI&T team is the place for you to take the next steps in your career. We'll give you the tools and resources you need to create groundbreaking innovations that shape the future of structural heart technology.

How you'll make an impact:

This is a unique opportunity to foster and support Industrial Design activities with new product development teams across projects and business units. This is a high visibility and high impact career opportunity.

Provide technical expertise in the creation and execution of innovative designs, proto@type new concepts, and support consistent and intuitive product experiences in partnership with Human Factors Engineering, Marketing, and various cross-functional business partners.

Execute UI design guidelines to ensure consistent design and interaction elements across platforms and projects. Provide creative Industrial Design recommendations that align with and support design control activities for devices.

Utilize user experience techniques to make intuitive interfaces that minimize user training and learning curves for medical devices.

Lead in the improvement, design and optimization of medical devices, provide recommendations with increased complexity, and develop reports, based on user experience design principles that translate to innovative products.

Support Industrial Design activities by partnering with external design partners and various stakeholders throughout the organization as needed.

Identify, evaluate, manage, and provide guidance to stakeholders to implement consistent Industrial Design frameworks across a variety of devices.

Proactively identify issues, achieve resolution, and resolve problems within the Industrial Design space.

Create/update Industrial Design-related design control documents including requirement specs and risk documents with robust knowledge on design control requirements.

Develop project plans to assess user experience and drive project results.

What you'll need (Required):

Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design or related field, 8 years of previous related experience required

Experience in designing devices and user interfaces in challenging situations required

Experience in developing low-, medium-, and high-fidelity proto@types required

Experience in creating CAD models required

Experience across all phases of product development from ideation, user research, feasibility, prototyping, design iteration, and high-fidelity models required

What else we look for (Preferred):

Demonstrated experience in consistently executing design language and libraries across various product platforms

Demonstrated experience in designing products that minimize risk of use errors, require minimal training, and are intuitive

Proven experience with CAD software (SolidWorks, Creo, etc)

Demonstrated ability to work with teams to complete critical milestones under pressure with short deadlines

Proven successful project management skills

Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite and other related tools and/or systems required

Excellent documentation and communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills

Extensive knowledge of own area within the organization while contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards

Extensive understanding of Industrial Design

Extensive understanding of user experience concepts

Strict attention to detail

Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization

Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Leadership and talent development skills

Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $126,000 to $178,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

COVID Vaccination Requirement

Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.

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