Director Hardware Development

At Spacelabs Healthcare, we are on a mission to provide continuous innovation in healthcare technology for better clinical and economic outcomes. Our scalable solutions deliver critical patient data across local and remote systems, enable better-informed decisions, increase efficiencies, and create a safer environment for patients.
 

Why work at Spacelabs? Because lives depend on you!

The Director of Hardware is a highly motivated team builder and leader with a high amount of independent judgment and technical expertise. This role requires hands-on management of assigned projects from initial concept & development through completion, delivery and field follow up. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in both new product development and support of a considerable install base of products.

The successful candidate is comfortable obtaining tangible results in a short period of time. A proven track record of success in medical device development is a must and an expectation that the same success be obtained in this position is a given. Departmental responsibilities include planning, staffing and execution of new products under development, Electrical and Mechanical, Compliance and HW Test engineering staff development. You will work directly with PMO, Quality and Mfg leaders to ensure that all HW deliverables & development efforts are successful within a larger product development program.

This role is hybrid/ local, with the expecation of working on-site in Snoqualmie, Washington a few days per week. 

• Owns and drives the design of next generation medical monitoring devices.
• Provides leadership for design solutions for existing medical monitoring devices and leads hardware efforts to resolve electronics obsolescence.
• Plans and directs R&D Mechanical, Electrical and Compliance engineering activities with overall responsibility for the design and development of all Hardware subsystems.
• Ensures all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes are in conformance with organization’s established policies and objectives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of IEC 60101-1, ISO 14971, ISO 13485 and related collateral standards.
• Responsible for Design controls, Process and HW Quality deliverables for the department.
• Acts as the technical lead as required and contributes to HW design, testing, design reviews, verification, and validation. Integral part of a product development.
• Manages multi-site development activities both domestically and abroad.
• Manages OEM supplied efforts to ensure HW deliverables satisfy the design need.
• Continuously seeks innovative ways to improve development productivity through the introduction of new technologies, systems, methods, and controls.
• Selects, implements, and trains engineering development tools.
• Establishes PCBA product development processes and metrics that effectively measure and improve team performance.
• Monitors technology trends such as emerging standards and new technology opportunities.
• Engages requisite staff resources on a full-time or a contract basis according to work level demands and budgetary constraints.
• Helps develop capital, operating, staffing and project budgets; establishes annual Department operating objectives and plans; and makes staffing and compensation decisions.
• Monitors project status, taking or approving corrective action as required in terms of schedules, budgets, priorities, staffing, and work quality.
• Ensures that engineering professionals are fully competent for their roles, that they are effectively organized to deliver service to users, and that they receive appropriate training and mentoring.
• Negotiates between scheduled trade-offs and desirable product features with cross functional project teams.
• Uphold the Company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the Company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• Ensure that direct report(s) are trained and evaluated on their knowledge and adherence to the company’s values, Code of Ethics and Conduct, and applicable compliance policies.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.
• Must be able to complete job responsibilities working with global time zone needs such as attending late night/early morning meetings by phone and/or web to meet global business needs.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field or relevant experience.
• 8 years medical product development experience.
• 5 years engineering management experience with demonstrated ability to lead and manage people and teams.
• Must establish and maintain strong prototype, build, test and DFM rigor.
• Demonstrated Cross functional work ethic that values collaboration across all layers of the Organization.
• Must be comfortable and effective acting as a catalyst for change.
• Strong interpersonal skills, excellent formal and informal communication skills, innovative problem-solving skills, and strong facilitation skills are required.
• Candidate must be performance and results oriented and be able to develop, motivate and lead strong, effective, teams.
• Experience managing remote teams is desirable.
• Experience delivering a complex portfolio of products is desirable.
• Experience working in a matrix organization is desirable.
• This position is located in Snoqualmie, Washington. The expectation is for a local candidate who can work on site several days per week. If you do not live locally, you must relocate to the Seattle area.

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The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location and date of hire. Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defense, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.