Neptune Medical · 22 hours ago
Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer, Instruments and Composites
Burlingame, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $225K/yr
8+ years expNeptune Medical is an innovative, venture capital funded medical device startup headquartered in Burlingame, CA. The Staff Mechanical Engineer, Instruments and Composites will play a central role in the further invention of core rigidizing technology, championing concepts through engineering and clinical assessments to market.
Health CareMedicalMedical DeviceRobotics
Hiring Manager
Mark Downing
Responsibilities
Bring both an experimental and analytical approach to your work while creating specific designs for the use of our composite technology in our robotic application
Work with typical and new catheter/endoscope technologies:
Coiling, braiding and laser cut hypotubes
Extrusions and films
Steering/bending sections
Thermal and adhesive bonds
Coatings
Participate in the development of specifications, test methods and protocols to ensure the functionality, safety and efficacy of medical devices in accordance with medical device regulations and design controls
Make assessments and recommendations for solving challenging design problems at both the component and system levels, via inspection, testing, analysis, and experimentation
Significant hands-on building and testing of multiple generations of prototypes
Use DFM principles to reduce cost and simplify assembly
Work closely with vendors
Interact with physicians and users to verify and validate assumptions and further converge on proper product definition
Create and maintain Solidworks CAD models and detailed drawings
Create analytical documents, including test methods, protocols, structural analysis, and reports
Present technical data in design reviews. Present design inputs, design outputs and open issues
Generate novel ideas that strengthen the company’s intellectual property position in the fields of endoscopic robotics and minimally invasive surgery
Be able to both collaborate closely and show a high degree of self-direction
Qualification
Required
B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related
8+ years of work experience as a hands-on engineer
Demonstrated experience working with cross functional teams
A driven outlook and with a strong desire to succeed as an engineer, as a team, and as a company
An inventive aptitude balanced with discipline and detail-orientation
Experience with medical device manufacturing
Great understanding of design controls and what is needed to get a product into patients
Demonstrated ability to generate original ideas by history of patents and IP
Preferred
Experience with design and process development of composite structures, both experimentally and analytically
Experience with design and process development of articulating endoscopes and catheters
Developed products from invention to market release
Experience in a start-up environment
Proficient with SolidWorks
Experience creating and managing schedules, budgets, and plans
Made significant contributions to an IP portfolio: Cite pending or issued patents
Benefits
Equity
Benefits
401(K) with matching
Company
Neptune Medical
Neptune Medical is a medical device company that develops endoscopic and surgical devices.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (1)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$97M2024-08-15Series D· $97M
2020-05-26Series Unknown
2019-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Alex Tilson
Founder & CEO
Recent News
Medical Product Outsourcing
2025-04-14
Google Patent
2024-12-04
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2024-11-19
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