Sr. Staff R&D Mechanical Engineer, Capital - Tangerine Search Inc
San Carlos, CA
About the Job
Our client is building the future of medical robotics. Their next-generation robotic platform targets early diagnosis and treatment of patients across multiple indications. They are seeking exceptional engineers and key team members to join their incredibly talented team, which includes engineers, innovators, and industry leaders with experience from top healthcare companies such as Intuitive, Auris, Stryker, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Verb Surgical, Mako, Think Surgical, Medrobotics, and Hansen. Our client is on the lookout for talented, motivated, and ambitious individuals to revolutionize robotic surgery.
Our client’s Research and Development (R&D) Team is responsible for developing endoluminal medical device solutions that are safe, effective, and delivered on time. They are a dynamic, data-driven team that prides itself on a creative and collaborative approach to problem-solving. The team strives for win-win solutions that their customers love. R&D team members are involved in design and prototyping, leading on design requirements, specifications, risk assessment, test methods, verification testing, and more. They also play a critical cross-functional role in production support and field reliability. They welcome curious, collaborative, and energetic problem-solvers who enjoy challenges and value diverse perspectives.
A Day In The Life Of Our Client's Sr. 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:
- 10+ 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
From Tangerine Search:
Tangerine Search is an equal opportunity agency that values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.