Principal Product Design Engineer (Global NPD)

AF2534
  • €95,000 - 105,000
  • Athenry, Republic of Ireland
  • Full Time

Principal Product Design Engineer – Global NPD

About Your New Employer

  • Join a pioneering company specializing in health, wellness, and innovative technologies, growing their portfolio globally.
  • Work at the forefront of product innovation with a collaborative, cross-functional team influencing every stage of product development—concept to commercialization.
  • Be part of a company renowned for market leadership, a diverse product range, and a strong focus on compliance and quality.

About Your New Job

As the Principal Product Design Engineer – Global NPD, you will:

  • Lead the technical architecture and development of regulated device and general wellness products from concept through commercialization.
  • Define and author Product Requirement Documents (PRD), User Requirement Specifications, and Technical Specifications.
  • Establish the system architecture for electromechanical and wellness products, ensuring alignment with regulatory, commercial, and quality standards.
  • Approve final product specifications, lead design risk analyses (DFMEA, PHA), and define verification/validation strategies.
  • Act as LifeWave’s technical authority with external consultants in mechanical, firmware, electrical, industrial design, and testing disciplines.
  • Partner with Regulatory and Quality teams to embed compliance in every stage of design and documentation.
  • Drive innovation through technology evaluation and platform improvements while ensuring technical outputs are audit-ready.

What Skills You Need

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Material Science, or similar.
  • 10+ years’ experience in R&D/NPD, preferably in the medical device, electronics, or automotive industries.
  • Strong knowledge of engineering methods, design principles, FMEA, project management, and regulatory standards (ISO9001:2015, ISO13485).
  • Experience leading cross-discipline teams and managing external engineering partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to balance compliance with commercial priorities and adapt to rapidly changing environments.
  • Experience with electromechanical device development is an advantage.
  • Ability to mentor and coach others; open to some travel (up to 10%).

What's on Offer

  • Attractive compensation package.
  • Opportunities to lead critical, global product development projects at LifeWave.
  • Empowering, innovative, and globally connected work environment.

What's Next

Apply now by clicking the “Apply Now" button or call me, Alan Fitzpatrick, on +353 21 4847136. If the job isn’t quite right but you are looking for something similar, please get in touch. We also have multiple Temp, FTC, and Contract jobs available.

Alan Fitzpatrick Executive Recruitment Consultant – Life Sciences & Engineering

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