Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Position: Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Doha, Qatar

Job Id: 667

# of Openings: 1

Description

This position represents an exciting opportunity to join the Akura team at an early stage where you will creatively design and develop components, both consumable and capital equipment, of a blood clot removal system. The role focuses on mechanical design of various components and assemblies for catheter systems, a console, and cross‑functional leadership from concept through high volume manufacturing. You will be responsible for the design, vendor relationships and testing per applicable standards. This is a full‑time, on‑site position at our Doha, Qatar office.

Responsibilities, Skills & Hands‑On Experience

• Lead design and development of plastic/composite and metallic parts from concept to high volume manufacturing; drive DFM/DFS, manufacturing and tooling decisions with suppliers.
• Drive the full mechanical lifecycle: requirements, concepts, prototyping, detailed design, V&V, and transition to production.
• Integrate mechanical designs with electronics, firmware, fluid, and user‑interface elements in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
• Guide analysis (tolerance stacks, FEA, material selection, root‑cause) on critical subsystems.
• Develop creative solutions and product designs to satisfy unmet clinical needs in thrombectomy.
• Be a primary contributor to the intellectual property position of the company via invention disclosures and prototypes to demonstrate reduction to practice.
• Interact with physicians to assist with product demonstrations and product testing.
• Effectively document work throughout the development process through design reviews, manufacturing instructions, test methods, and test reports.
• Expertise in design and development of medical devices.
• Expertise in electromechanical and mechanism design of durable medical devices.
• Substantial experience in design for molding and machining.
• Substantial experience in design for manufacturing; pilot production experience.
• Expertise in product, tool and fixture design using SolidWorks.
• Performance test apparatus and test method development.
• Process development on both a prototype and manufacturing level.
• Mentoring and assisting team members with less experience.
• Participating in lab and cleanroom environment builds.
• Process optimization and design of experiment based on statistical methodology.
• Selecting and managing suppliers, including understanding of capabilities, materials, and fabrication processes.
• Working independently and in a project team setting.
• Supporting regulatory filings including writing technical sections and providing general technical input.

Education & Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering.
• At least 15 years of experience in complex product development, including regulated products.
• Advanced SolidWorks proficiency.
• Demonstrated track record as a lead/principal engineer or product designer of medical devices from concept through launch.
• Strong expertise in injection molding and RIM molding (part design, materials, DFM, cosmetic and structural considerations).
• Strong experience with medical devices under FDA/ISO 13485 or equivalent regulatory frameworks.
• Previous experience working with clinical testing, trials, data collection, and statistical analysis.