LifeLens Technologies Inc. is hiring a Product Designer for an onsite role in Ivyland, Pennsylvania. In this full-time position, you will partner with company stakeholders and forward deployment engineers to capture user stories and needs, translate them into hardware and firmware requirements, and communicate those requirements to development teams building medical wearable devices.
You will also spend time supporting customer-facing work, including visits to hospitals, labs, and military bases, to observe workflows and inform designs. The role includes participation in prototyping, design reviews, and usability study feedback, along with ownership of requirement and traceability documentation.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with executives and/or forward deployment engineers to gather customer needs and requirements.
- Travel to customer sites, including military bases, commercial hospitals, and labs, to support events and learn customer workflows and applications.
- Draft hardware and firmware requirements for medical wearable devices.
- Draft hardware and firmware requirements for wireless communication gateways and networking applications.
- Develop and communicate use-cases and requirements to developers.
- Participate in prototyping activities.
- Join design reviews to help ensure designs align with requirements.
- Participate in usability studies and provide feedback.
- Support the project manager by owning requirement documents and traceability documents.
- Assist with additional documentation needs, such as drafting a user manual as required.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Experience drafting user stories and requirements.
- Understanding of basic electrical engineering and firmware development activities.
- Understanding of medical wearable devices.
- Understanding of computer and wireless networking.
- Strong communication skills, problem-solving ability, and adaptability.
- Military project development life cycle experience is preferred.
- Experience with FDA 510K compliance is preferred.
Work Environment & Travel
- Professional office environment and laboratory environment.
- May use laboratory equipment; training will be provided.
- Works in a field setting, including hospitals and military bases.
- Travel of 10–25% by car and plane is required to support customers.
Physical Demands
- Specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and focus.
- May require advanced fine motor skills.
- In office: use office equipment and work at a desk for prolonged periods.
- In field: potentially demanding conditions, including erratic sleep schedules, prolonged standing, and working outdoors in varying weather.
- Maintain good physical condition and be able to walk, lift up to 30 lbs, bend, climb, and stoop.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, industry design, or a related field (as listed in the posting).
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental & Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k)
- Stock option incentive plan
- FSA & dependent care
Additional Eligibility Requirements
- Class C Driver’s License preferred.
- American citizenship required for travel to military bases.
Salary
The expected base salary range at hiring is $110,000 - $130,000 per year.
