Careers at BiVACOR^®

BiVACOR^® is a clinical stage medical device company developing the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH), the first long-term therapy for patients with severe heart failure. The TAH is designed to replace the complete function of the native heart and address the global unmet need of patients with end-stage heart failure (HF) by providing a next generation life-extending solution.

Headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA and with an international office in Brisbane, Australia, BiVACOR was founded in 2008 by a team of internationally renowned biomedical engineers and cardiac surgeons, including Chief Technical Officer, Daniel Timms, PhD and Chief Medical Officer, William Cohn, MD. The original IP was developed by Daniel Timms who continues to collaborate with various researchers and institutes in Australia. Our highly driven and performing team has complementary science and business minds to focus on “Replacing Hearts and Restoring Lives.”

Today, BiVACOR has a robust collaborative network that extends nationally and internationally and boasts a team of world-class engineers, medical specialists, and business executives fervent to advance this ground-breaking technology. Core to us and our culture is collaboration, working hard and recognizing those around us.

BiVACOR is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements and business needs without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status and or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email hr@bivacor.com.

• Medical Benefits – Numerous HMO and PPO options, several of which have monthly premiums fully employer funded.
• Dental/Vision, Short-term & Long-term Disability also available at low employee cost.

BiVACOR also has very generous vacation and PTO policies. Vacation policy for first year employees is 80 hours per year. Increasing yearly up to 136 hours upon 7th year of employment. In addition to vacation, we also have a PTO policy equaling an additional 80 hours of time off per year.

BiVACOR proudly offers both Non-Elective and Elective 401(k) plans.

Our Non-Elective 401(k) is a 4% employer only contribution, made on your behalf each pay period and immediately vested upon 90-day qualification.

Our Elective 401(k)-employer match is up to 6%. That means that for every dollar you contribute to your 401 (k), you will receive a matching dollar-for-dollar contribution in your account up to 6% of your pay.

Short-Term and Long-Term Incentives are also part of our current benefit package.

MECHANICAL ENGINEER IV

BiVACOR Inc. is looking for a mechanical engineer with experience in medical devices. This role, based at the BiVACOR engineering office in Huntington Beach, CA, will support the mechanical engineering team with engineering activities for the development, design, and non-clinical manufacture of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH). The ME will also collaborate with internal company engineers and external design and manufacturing suppliers for the TAH development, as well as support the BiVACOR quality assurance, verification, and validation team as required.

BiVACOR is looking for motivated team members who are keen to contribute to this active and dynamic project. This role requires creativity and flexibility in a multidisciplinary and dynamic environment. Besides technical capabilities, time management and organizational skills are required to work towards a certified environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical contribution to the development and design of all implantable/mechanical subsystems under consideration of the scientific/technical state of the art, i.e., pump, fluid and electrical connectors, drivelines, and implant tools.
• Plan, perform, and analyse results of analytical, experimental, and numerical design studies.
• Technical contribution to the patient controller design and development with regards to electronics packaging and mechanical design.
• Liaise with external suppliers as required for the manufacture and assembly of non-clinical prototypes, components, and assemblies.
• Liaise with/coordinate the work of technicians.
• Maintain and create 2D-3D CAD drawings and models (SolidWorks).
• Maintain product data management system (PDM).
• Support in creation of work instruction documentation which describes manufacturing and testing.
• Assist with the verification and validation team with testing elements of the TAH system.
• Draft submissions to regulatory bodies and scientific journals.
• Undertake GD&T tolerance analysis as well as practices from ASME Y14.5 and ASME-Y14.100.
• Assist in risk analysis and design control activities regarding the implantable system and processes.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (essential), master’s degree or PhD (preferred).
• 7+ years’ experience in the mechanical design, development, and manufacturing of medical devices (essential), specific experience in the field of mechanical circulatory support (preferred).
• Familiarization with ASME Y14.100, ASME Y14.5M, ANSI/AAMI/ISO 14708-5:2010 (desirable).
• Working knowledge of process and design characterization, pFMEAs, dFMEAs, MVP, IQ / OQ / PQ / PPQ, and TMVs (desirable).
• Strong technical or scientific writing/reporting skills (essential).
• An understanding of device quality standards, such as ISO 13485, ISO 9001 (essential).
• Experience with SolidWorks or other CAD software (essential).
• Experience with Design of Experiments or optimization methods (desirable).
• Experience with Matlab MathWorks (desirable).
• Experience with FEA/CFD analysis (desirable).

SALARY RANGE: $138,800 – $151, 600

To apply please send cover letter and resume to careers@bivacor.com.