Staff Mechanical Engineer, Capital Equipment
San Carlos, CA
About The Team:
Our Clients (R&D) Team is responsible for developing endoluminal medical device solutions that are safe, effective, and on-time. We are a dynamic, data driven team and pride ourselves on our creative and collaborative approach to problem solving. We continuously strive for win-win solutions that our customers love. Their R&D team members have the traditional role of design and prototyping but also take the lead on design requirements, specifications, design risk assessment, test methods, verification testing and more. R&D also plays a critical cross functional role in support through production and even field reliability. We are looking for curious, collaborative, energetic problem solvers who enjoy a challenge. We welcome diverse thinkers and value both experience and fresh ideas.
A Day In The Life Of Our Staff R&D Mechanical Engineer, Capital:
- Provide day-to-day leadership for a key subsystem of the capital equipment team to develop safe and effective medical devices
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to propose viable technical solutions and make decisions
- Plan, organize, and present project deliverables according to project scope and timeline and ensure technical contributions are delivered on time
- Mentor other engineers
- Build and maintain relationships with contractors and vendors, identify scopes of work, and manage inputs and outputs.
- Participate in developing the budget for the specific area of responsibility
- Lead the resolution of technical issues where root cause analysis requires in-depth evaluations from both theoretical and practical perspectives.
- Conduct tolerance analysis to ensure design robustness
- Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks that may impact the overall product design and performance
- Generate and review technical documentation including design-controlled specifications, requirements, protocols, etc.
- Develop and ensure compliance with departmental procedures relating to design control processes, quality systems and regulations, and good documentation practices
About You:
- 7-12 years of experience as an individual contributor in the area of technical leadership, including at least 5 years of medical device capital equipment experience
- Experienced in the product development process of medical device capital systems
- Proficient in using Solidworks for design of components and creating complex assemblies and detailed drawings.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead self and others in the execution of technical projects
- Proactive planning and consistent follow up behaviors
- You are eager to own a key subsystem of our robotic system.
- You think about how to manufacture, assemble, and test your designs.
- You know how to pull together cross functional stakeholders, capture requirements, and drive to a design decision.
- You enjoy working in a start up environment and can handle uncertainty, while helping the program adjust as we go along.
- You know when to pull together a trade off analysis to help the group make the right decision.
- You can clearly articulate what you did, why you did it, and what it means we do next.
- You see out information from other teams and can facilitate respectful debate to get us to the right answer.
- You are hands-on and take pride in owning your work through design, build, and test.
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Benefits & Perks (For Full Time Employees):
- Competitive Salary
- Comprehensive health insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision + HSA and FSA options
- Equity & Bonus Program
- Life Insurance (company paid & supplemental) and Disability insurance
- Mental health support through medical insurance programs
- Legal and Pet Insurance
- 12+ paid holidays, 15-20 days of PTO + use-what-you-need sick days
- Paid parental leave
- In-office snacks and beverages
- In-office lunch stipend
- Learning & Development Opportunities: On-demand online training and book reimbursement
- Team building and company organized social and celebration events
