Principal Engineer — Medical Devices

The Principal Engineer will lead the development of a mechanically actuated Class II medical-device subsystem, translating user needs and product requirements into engineering requirements, architectures, specifications, and production-intent designs. The role involves rapid prototyping, machining, and other methods, as well as design for high-volume injection molding, assembly, and reliability principles.

What You Will Do

The Principal Engineer will contribute to sensor microstrip design, fabrication, handling, assembly, and integration, develop test methods, fixtures, protocols, and acceptance criteria for performance, reliability, and robustness, and support design controls, risk management, verification and validation, and design transfer.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role offers opportunities to deepen expertise or develop leadership responsibilities as Kilele grows, with potential areas for growth including technical specialization, manufacturing and quality expertise, and people leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Substantial experience developing physical products with mechanical components, mechanisms, or assemblies
• Experience taking a product or major subsystem from concept through detailed design, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing
• Experience with rapid prototyping and iterative hardware development
• Experience designing mechanisms that operate reliably across manufacturing and use-condition variability
• Strong understanding of tolerancing, tolerance stack-up, and mechanical-interface design
• Ability to develop test methods and use experimental data to guide engineering decisions
• Strong hands-on engineering and troubleshooting skills
• Experience working directly with engineering, prototype, tooling, molding, or manufacturing suppliers and managing their technical work while retaining ownership of requirements and design intent
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work in a small, multidisciplinary, fast-moving team
• Ability to work effectively in a small, multidisciplinary, fast-moving organization