Product Development Engineering Manager (Hybrid - San Antonio, TX)

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Job Description:

Product Development Engineering Manager (Solventum)

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You'll Make in this Role
As a Product Development Engineering Manager, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world.

Here, you will make an impact by:

• Partnering closely with senior leadership to define product strategy and long-term technical direction
• Partner with PMO and Project Managers to assign resourcing, prioritizing, initiating, and planning technical programs for approved projects. Responsible for technical program outcomes.
• Leading technical team consisting of mechanical, electrical, software/embedded systems, dressing, and materials development.
• Providing technical team leadership and guidance through the stages of requirements definition, design, implementation, verification, validation, and scale-up as part of a cross-functional team.
• Leading the completion of complex cross-functional programs having major importance to the organization. Examples include creation of new products and technologies, customer applications, cost reduction/source of supply/quality improvement, product line extensions, etc.
• Energizing work groups by creating a climate which encourages innovation, risk taking, teamwork, and high productivity.
• Working collaboratively with multiple functions and/or organizations. Encouraging and coordinating same for assigned personnel.
• Maintaining a strong operational knowledge of organization's technologies, products, customers and customers' needs.
• Developing an in-depth knowledge of product development, manufacturing, engineering, financial, legal, sales and marketing functions and interfaces as required.
• Facilitating and generating appropriate intellectual property protection plans for product development.
• Managing product documentation through Change Order and Release processes.
• Participating in all reasonable work activities deemed suitable and assigned by management.
• Conforming to, supporting and enforcing all Company policies and procedures.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) in an engineering discipline from an accredited institution AND eight (8) years of experience as a technical product developer and/or leading technical product development teams in a regulated industry.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Experience supporting technical product development or systems engineering activities within a regulated design environment (e.g., medical device, FDA- or ISO-regulated)
• Experience applying industry standards and regulatory requirements, such as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), product validation processes, or UL/IEC standards
• Experience leading teams, including direct people management responsibilities
• Experience supporting technical product development or systems engineering activities involving electronics, mechanical, or software development
• Experience defining system requirements and supporting system integration, testing, verification, and validation activities
• Experience driving continuous improvement initiatives related to processes, tools, or technical deliverables
• Experience facilitating technical discussions or engineering reviews, such as design reviews or technical working sessions
• Experience identifying, assessing, and mitigating technical risks throughout product development or system design activities
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to support technical programs or product development initiatives

Additional Requirements

In this role, you may be required to enter healthcare or other third-party facilities. Those facilities may, in turn, require you to possess certain licenses, vaccinations, and/or other credentials or qualifications (collectively "prerequisites to entry") for regulatory, safety, or other business reasons. All information will be kept in accordance with applicable law and Solventum policies. In order to respond to the prerequisites to entry, Solventum may share your information with the providers of medical screens, vaccinations, or verifications as well as the healthcare or other third-party facilities requiring the prerequisites to entry.

Work location: Hybrid - required on-site at San Antonio, TX office at least 3 days per week

Travel: May include up to 10% domestic/international.

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized.

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being

Solventum offers many programs to help you live your best life - both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, Solventum regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $163,200 - $224,400, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: ;br>
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