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Staff R&D Engineer

Burlingame, California, United States

TITLE: Staff Product Development Engineer

ABOUT US: Our ambitions are big at Neptune Medical. With a vision that spans the breadth of all GI endoscopic procedures, we are bring the stability, control, and precision of direct surgical access to endoscope-based interventions. By addressing loss of stability and control within the anatomy that has constrained procedures for decades, we strive to usher in a new era for endoscopic medicine so that patients can live longer, fuller lives. Neptune Medical is a medical device start-up located in the San Francisco Bay Area and led by a team of successful medical device entrepreneurs.

Our culture is built on innovation, teamwork, and speed. We have raised capital from a diversified investor base including venture capital, private equity, corporate strategic investors, and clinician angel investors.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Staff Product Development Engineer is a core member of a small, dynamic, and energetic team to develop groundbreaking endoscopic devices leveraging our proprietary dynamic rigidization technology. The ideal candidate would possess a passion for medical device engineering and a record of successful device design and development. A successful candidate will take initiative, display a positive attitude, and have exceptional communication skills. This person will champion their concepts through definition, ideation, engineering and clinically relevant assessments and, eventually, to market.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Create the specific designs for the use of our technology for endoscopic application through hands-on building, development and testing of multiple generations of prototypes.
  • Lead and/or contribute to the development of specifications, risk management and protocols to ensure the functionality, safety and efficacy of medical devices in accordance with medical device regulations and design controls.
  • Evaluate, select, and maintain positive relationships with new and existing suppliers to implement DFM initiatives.
  • Interact with physicians and users in order to verify and validate assumptions and further converge on proper product definition.
  • Lead assessments and make recommendations for solving challenging root cause problems at both the component and system levels, via inspection, testing, analysis, and experimentation.
  • Lead technical design reviews. Present design inputs, design outputs and open issues.
  • Generate novel ideas that strengthen the company’s IP portfolio.
  • Be able to both collaborate closely and show a high degree of self-direction.
  • Train and support technicians and assemblers
  • Work within the confines of a regulated, quality-system driven environment

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering.
  • 8+ years of work experience as a hands-on R&D engineer.
  • Create and maintains Solidworks CAD models and detailed drawings
  • Demonstrated ability to generate original ideas by history of patents and IP.
  • A driven outlook and with a strong desire to succeed as an engineer, within cross functional teams, and as a company.
  • Great understanding of design controls and what is needed to commercialize a device.
  • Previous experience writing protocols and reports, making meaningful observations, and deducting appropriate conclusions
  • Willingness to take on a variety of tasks in a dynamic environment
  • Contributed to failure analysis and design or process changes that followed
  • An inventive aptitude balanced with discipline and detail-orientation.
  • Experience with medical device manufacturing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • 10+ Experience with development of medical devices such as endoscopes, catheters, or other deployable devices.
  • Developed products from invention to market release.
  • Experience in a start-up environment.
  • Experience creating and managing schedules, budgets, and plans.
  • Made significant contributions to an IP portfolio: Cite pending or issued patents.

Neptune Medical is located in Burlingame, CA, near the Millbrae Caltrain and BART station.  

The starting base salary for this role is between $160,000 and $180,000 depending on experience. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: education, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for equity, benefits, and 401(K) with matching.

Neptune Medical provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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