Senior Design Transfer Engineer at Sword Health ensuring efficient transitions from product development to manufacturing. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to support production readiness and mitigate design risks.
Responsibilities
Execute design transfer activities from NPI through EVT/DVT, pilot builds, and ramp-up, ensuring designs are manufacturable, scalable, and production-ready.
Develop and maintain design transfer documentation, including drawings, specifications, BOMs, and manufacturing requirements.
Support production readiness reviews by identifying design-related risks and gaps prior to commercial release.
Partner with Product Engineering to provide manufacturing-driven input into design decisions during development.
Serve as a technical interface with Contract Manufacturers during design transfer and early production phases.
Support early manufacturing data analysis during pilot and ramp-up phases to identify design-related risks and inform downstream process optimization.
Participate in structured technical investigations during early production using root cause analysis methodologies (8D, 5 Why, FMEA).
Provide technical input to Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) impacting manufacturing readiness and early production.
Verify the effectiveness of design-related corrective actions during early production phases prior to handoff.
Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in regulated manufacturing environments, with strong exposure to design transfer, industrialization, or manufacturing engineering.
Proven hands-on experience supporting EVT/DVT builds, pilot runs, and production ramp-ups.
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production systems, and quality controls.
Solid experience applying root cause analysis tools (8D, 5 Why, FMEA) in manufacturing or industrialization contexts.
Familiarity with medical device quality systems and change control processes (ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR 820).
Ability to work cross-functionally and influence technical decisions without direct authority.
Strong technical documentation and communication skills.
Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.
Exposure to scaling products from pilot to high-volume manufacturing.
Experience working directly with Contract Manufacturers and global supply chains.
Familiarity with statistical tools (SPC, capability analysis) and basic data visualization.
Experience in fast-paced, high-growth product development environments.
Benefits
Health, dental and vision insurance
Meal allowance
Equity shares
Remote work allowance
Flexible working hours
Work from home
Discretionary vacation
Snacks and beverages
English class
Job title
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