Enabling Technologies Technical Lead

About the role

Enovis Corporation is seeking an experienced and collaborative Enabling Technologies Technical Lead to provide technical leadership for the design, development, and delivery of innovative orthopedic technology solutions supporting Enovis' Enabling Technologies portfolio.

This role is responsible for leading technical execution across development projects while partnering closely with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, high-quality, and compliant medical device mechatronic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary product development programs from concept through commercialization, including software, algorithms, electronics, mechanical systems, orthopedic instrumentation and visualization technologies.
• Define and maintain overall system architecture, ensuring seamless integration of hardware, software, sensors, optics, visualization, instrumentation, and enabling technologies.
• Lead technical design reviews covering system architecture, software, embedded systems, algorithms, electronics, mechanical designs, manufacturability, usability, and clinical workflow.
• Drive development of navigation, visualization, computer vision, sensor fusion, image processing, automation, and other enabling technologies supporting orthopedic procedures.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Clinical, Systems Engineering, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Manufacturing, and Program Management to translate clinical and business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams while fostering technical excellence, innovation, and sound engineering practices.
• Identify technical risks across hardware, software, instrumentation, algorithms, manufacturing, and clinical workflows and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Support verification, validation, usability engineering, and design transfer activities to ensure safe and effective products.
• Evaluate emerging technologies in navigation, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, sensors, visualization, and automation for future product roadmaps.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Operations to ensure designs are robust, manufacturable, serviceable, and scalable.
• Drive innovation through invention disclosures, patent development, technology roadmaps, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, etc.) or related technical discipline; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience developing complex medical devices or related technology products.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong systems engineering background integrating software, electronics, mechanical systems, and algorithms.
• Experience with medical device design controls and product development processes.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, technical risk management, verification and validation, and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, leadership, and communication skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience developing orthopedic navigation, visualization, or image-guided surgical systems.
• Experience with computer vision, sensor fusion, inertial navigation, optical tracking, or image processing.
• Experience with mechatronics, automation, or advanced control systems.
• Experience developing orthopedic instrumentation or capital medical equipment.
• Familiarity with IEC 62304, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 60601 series, FDA Design Controls, and EU MDR.
• Experience bringing Class II and/or Class III medical devices from concept through commercialization.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Patent portfolio or demonstrated history of technical innovation preferred.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Spending and Savings Accounts
• 401(k) Plan
• Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays
• Income Protection Plans
• Discounted Insurance Rates
• Legal Services