Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.This is an exciting opportunity with the World Wide Engineering team currently involved in cutting edge packaging design & development leveraging applied research in design, materials and modeling. As a Packaging NPD Engineer you will work closely with other engineers to develop world-class capabilities and provide a competitive advantage to Edwards, through packaging design including component e.g. thermoform trays, injection molded parts, pouches and shelf & shipper boxes.How you’ll make an impact:• Design and optimize packaging for moderately complex projects, including new product launches and existing products throughout all stages of product development from concept to launch, including clinical trials, global and limited market releases, as well as key operations initiatives.• Develop protocols for, and implement, package design, packaging process validation, and package shelf life testing, as well as driving new packaging technologies and strategies to improve time to market and advance the technology of package engineering at Edwards.• Develop plans for moderately complex projects working closely with cross-functional team members and outside suppliers.• Validate packaging equipment and packaging manufacturing processes to determine appropriate sourcing, purchasing, installation planning and specifications.What you’ll need: • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Scientific field, minimum of 2 years experience required or• Master's Degree or equivalent in + internship, senior projects, or thesis in Engineering or Scientific field including either industry or industry/education required• Previous experience working with lab/industrial equipment requiredWhat else we look for: • Good computer skills in usage of MS Office Suite; CAD experience preferred.• Good documentation, communication (e.g., written and verbal) and interpersonal relationship skills including consultative and relationship management skills.• Project Management.• Basic understanding of statistical techniques.• Solid understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to Engineering.• Solid problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills.• Solid understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work.• Strict attention to detail.• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment.• Must be able to work in a team environment, including the ability to manage vendors and project stakeholders.• Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships.Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.For California, the base pay range for this position is $87,000 - $123,000 (highly experienced).The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website. Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.