Staff R&D Engineer, Mechanical Assemblies & Accessories

Job Title: Staff R&D Engineer, Mechanical Assemblies & Accessories Location: This position is based in our Campbell, California offices. This position is onsite and full time.

Why Imperative Care? Do you want to make a real impact on patients? Imperative Care is changing the way stroke is treated. As part of our team, you’d be developing breakthroughs that will revolutionize the future of stroke care. Every day, the technologies that we develop at Imperative Care directly impact human lives. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do.

What You’ll Do As an advanced professional in this field, the Staff R&D Engineer is responsible for conceptualization, design, development, and manufacturability of endovascular/neurovascular new products along with improvements to current product features. This position uses advance expertise and deep technical knowledge to design innovative new products and solutions that advance product development initiatives in one of the specific engineering focuses mentioned below. This role determines best course of action to solve complex situations and serves as the R&D lead on cross-functional project teams, mentoring other junior R&D engineers to contribute to their development.

• Lead technical design and development of products from early prototyping to manufacturing transfer
• Build neurovascular-endovascular catheter/controller prototypes using a variety of equipment
• Drive innovation and ensure products achieve best-in-class performance while promoting manufacturability and meeting cost targets
• Lead design-focused risk analysis activities, product verification and validation test planning, and oversee product test development and execution
• Create new test methods and perform Design Verification testing, preparing detailed reports and contribute to Design Validation activities (in-vivo and anatomical models) and usability studies (anatomical models, benchtop evaluation of prototypes)

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related discipline and a minimum of 8 years of related experience in the medical device or related regulated industry; or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Experience in mechanical design, injection molded parts, catheter design, or similar electromechanical consumable devices preferred
• Statistical analysis Software (Minitab or similar) and CAD (Solidworks, ProE, similar). Demonstrated knowledge of and exposure to product testing and data collection
• Ability to be self-directed with minimal direction and supervision and take initiative to discern from multiple priorities when guiding a technical project team toward efficient solutions and opportunities
• Must be able to travel up to 10% domestically

Employee Benefits include a stake in our collective success with stock options, bonus, competitive salaries, a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, and a parental leave program.

Join Us! Apply Today. Salary Range: $161,000 – 185,000 annually Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Imperative Care considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer.

The use of external recruiters/staffing agencies requires prior approval from our Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department at Imperative Care requests that external recruiters/staffing agencies not to contact Imperative Care employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Complying with this request will be a factor in determining future professional relationships with Imperative Care.

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