Senior Product Design Engineer
Moximed
Product, Design
Fremont, CA, USA
Posted on Apr 19, 2026
Senior Product Design Engineer
In this role you will be working with cross-functional groups. Your role will be essential in designing product improvements and verifying/validating changes against design inputs and intended use. Must enjoy the team approach over individual contributions.
Responsibilities
- Design and define mechanical components of hand-held surgical instruments for a minimally invasive surgical technique.
- Hands-on work in a bioskills lab and bench testing to make data-driven decisions to support product development.
- Communicate design choices and rationale both verbally and through presentations.
- Work within a lean, focused R&D group and oversee/collaborate with cross-functional team members to achieve milestones.
- Suggest, contribute, and champion initiatives to improve R&D, design control, and change control practices.
- May require up to 20% travel to visit suppliers, end-users, etc.
- Other responsibilities may be assigned to meet the needs of Moximed.
Education and Training
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent discipline preferred.
- 6+ years of medical device product design experience is required. Preference is given to orthopaedic medical device design.
- Excellent SolidWorks knowledge, good CAD practices, and skills for the creation and revision of parametric models and ASME Y14.5 compliant engineering drawings.
- Ability to interpret and perform tolerance stack-up analyses.
- Knowledge of descriptive statistics and sampling methodology is required at minimum.
- Exposure to dFMEA to inform ISO 14971 hazard analysis is desirable.
Technical Requirements
- Excellent problem solving, strategic thinking, decision making, analytical, and oral & written communication skills required.
- Strong mechanical design with 5+ years of SolidWorks modeling skills, and ability to support and communicate design choices are instrumental in this role.
- Results oriented, strong sense of ownership, and committed to achieving meaningful results.
- Ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines in a cross-functional team environment.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision daily.
Miscellaneous:
Requires in office work Monday through Wednesday.