Staff R&D Engineer

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.