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We connect design with technology.

We are a multidisciplinary, usability engineering and product design firm

BlackHägen Design is a multidisciplinary, usability engineering and product design firm supporting start-ups through Fortune 100 companies. Our pragmatic approach to product design is well suited to safety-critical and environmentally challenging industries, and we have produced award-winning designs for many of those clients. At our core, user-centered design processes drive innovation and sustainable product development. This systematic methodology for translating research insights into design requirements and creating valuable intellectual property has contributed to over 100 patents and trade secrets for nearly three decades.

We continuously optimize the quality of our methodologies and services through rigorous deployment of our Quality Management System, which is structured to be compatible with 21CFR 820 (FDA) and ISO 13485 and is easily adaptable to our clients’ in-house QMS for seamless documentation transfer.

Meet the Leadership Team

Our leadership team’s broad experience and commitment to advancing the medical device industry inspire BH’s focus on creativity, teamwork, and excellence in user-centered medical device design and regulatory support.

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Philip Remedios

CEO, Director of Design & Development

Karen Hägen

Chief Commercial Officer

Mario Simoes

Director of Design and Development, Quality Assurance Manager

Renée Bailey

Director of Human Factors Engineering

James Brown

Lead Industrial Designer

Ryan Sartor

Lead Mechanical Designer

Jason Mastropietro

Lead Software Engineer, Embedded Systems & GUI Specialist

Brian Lauman

Lead Systems Engineer, Electronic Engineer, Medical Device Compliance Specialist