Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: New
Site: 3-2400 Skymark Avenue, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Department: Engineering
Reports to: Vice President of R&D
Salary Range: $100,000 to $120,000 per year
Hours: 40 hours per week
Shifts: Monday to Friday
Status: Permanent Full-Time
Closing Date: November 13, 2026
Position Summary:
The R&D Engineer is generally responsible for translating clinical needs from transplant surgeons into product ideas. They research new technologies, build proof-of-concept prototypes, demonstrate feasibility of new product concepts, and lay the foundation for new product design and development.
Duties:
- Research current clinical needs in the field of organ transplantation via scientific literature surveys and interactions with medical professionals and researchers
- Translate clinical needs into product requirements and system specifications
- Research and survey technologies that can be leveraged to build new products that fulfil clinical needs
- Establish a solid scientific foundation to product design and communicate, via reports and presentations, to the clinical and design teams
- Design and build prototypes of proof-of-concept systems and use them to demonstrate feasibility and validate technological decisions
- Plan, execute and report on testing of new design concepts
- Identify and interact with vendors to procure critical components of new organ preservation and perfusion systems
- Collaborate with the product development team to transition R&D projects into product design and development
- Participate in risk management activities; identify hazards, evaluate risks and find mitigations
- Research the patent landscape for new product ideas
- Participate into patent claim specifications for the company’s inventions
- Research the regulatory landscape for new product avenues
- Participate in the creation of preclinical validation protocols
- Adhere to and enhance the Quality Management System (QMS), including developing and maintaining documentation and training other staff as appropriate.
Education:
- Bachelor of Engineering degree
- Master’s of Science or Applied Science degree
Experience:
- 2+ years experience with medical technology (could be through graduate studies)
Skills and Knowledge:
- General knowledge of mechanical engineering concepts
- General knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, electronic instruments, etc.
- Experience with software development using scripting languages (e.g. Matlab or Python)
- High-level knowledge of human biology
- High interest in medical technology
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Independent motivation and drive to achieve results
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Experience with project planning, management and executio