Jim Smith

About Jim Smith

Active Open Positions as of 8/12/25:1. Senior R&D Manager/Director - Catheter Devices - Irvine, CA2. Staff R&D Instrument/Catheter Engineer - Pleasanton, CA3. Senior R&D Catheter Engineer - Sunnyvale, CA4. Staff Manufacturing Process Engineer - Pleasanton, CA5. Senior Quality Engineer, QMS & Design Controls - San Jose, CAAbout Us:Cambridge Recruiters is a medical device recruiting firm specializing in interventional medical device recruiting. Many of our client companies develop catheter-based & implantable devices for Coronary, Peripheral, or Vascular indications.Our Client List includes companies of all sizes, from early to development-stage companies to larger established players.Geographic focus: West Coast (Bay Area & So Cal); MN Twin Cities; New England (Boston area).We recruit for all functional areas: R&D; Manufacturing; Quality Engineering, Clinical/Regulatory and Sales/Marketing. Core Values: TRUST, HONESTY, CONFIDENTIALITYWe create and maintain lasting relationships with our client companies and candidates. Our core values are based on trust, honesty, and confidentiality. We are attracted to those candidates who share our values; who are passionate about their work; and who are dedicated to their careers and projects. Our Network: Most of our Placements result from our close relationships with client companies & hiring managers, and from networking with key contributors & innovators. We look for experienced engineers who are hands-on, and who have a proven track record of bringing innovative devices from concept to commercialization.Office:

Experience

1. President

   Cambridge Recruiters

   Jan 2005 — Present

   Recruiting for Class Interventional Medical Device companies (Catheter-based devices & implantables) for Cardio/Peripheral & Neurovascular devices. All functional areas: R&D, Mfg, QA/RA, Clinical, Sales/Marketing.

Education

• Brigham Young University

  BS psychology

  1996 — 1998

Skills

• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Design Control
• Fda
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Iso 13485
• Medical Devices
• Capa
• Biomedical Engineering
• R&D
• Product Launch
• Gmp
• Product Development
• Quality System
• V&V
• Validation