Who We Are
Noah Medical is building the future of medical robotics. Our next generation robotic platform targets early diagnosis and treatment of patients across multiple indications. We are looking for exceptional engineers and key team members. Our incredibly talented team of engineers, innovators, and industry leaders bring years of experience from the top healthcare companies in the world, including: Intuitive, Auris, Stryker, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Verb Surgical, Mako, Think Surgical, Medrobotics, and Hansen. We are looking for talented, motivated and ambitious team members to revolutionize robotic surgery.
About The Team:
A Day In The Life Of Our Sr. Catheter Engineer:
- Lead the conceptualization, design, and development of early-stage prototypes for catheter-based medical devices
- Specialize in the integration of electronics, sensors, flex-circuits, and imaging into catheter based devices
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including clinical engineering and product marketing to refine and optimize prototype designs
- Utilize proven catheter development methods like braiding, coiling, extrusions, reflowing, lamination, to improve catheter performance
- Utilize computational methods (FEA/ CFD) to improve design of prototypes
- Perform bench top tissue based evaluations of design prototypes
- Coordinate with clinical engineering team to plan and execute in-vivo/ cadaver labs
- Use data from computational/ bench top/in-vivo studies to optimize/improve design
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in endoluminal therapeutic modalities in order to form opinions and make recommendations to the broader team.
- Collaborate with engineering counterparts from Noah Medical’s Product Development teams in order to leverage applicable legacy technologies and processes
- 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
- Perform rapid prototyping and design iterations to validate concepts
- Lead assessments and make recommendations for solving challenging design problems at the component to system level via inspection, testing, analysis, and experimentation
- Prepare and lead technical/concept reviews of responsible projects
- Work collaboratively and efficiently in a fast-paced start-up environment with minimal supervision and guidance
- Generate and document novel ideas that strengthen the company’s IP position in the fields of surgical robotics and minimally invasive surgery
- Collaborate with other engineering disciplines (software, electrical, imaging, robotics & control systems)
- Attend clinical cases to develop an in-depth understanding of flexible endoscopy procedures.
- Serve as an example of the Noah Medical Culture to the team, foster a collaborative environment, and facilitate career development opportunities for the team
About You:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or other related disciplines) or an advanced degree with required years of directly related experience (B.S. +5 yrs.; M.S.+3 yrs.; PhD+2 yrs.).
- Direct experience in developing catheters with complex integrated electronics, sensors, or imaging capabilities.
- Direct experience in the design of mechanical devices with at least 3 years of experience in designing/developing catheter based medical devices
- Direct experience in working with polymer extrusions, catheter composites, braiding, coiling, machining, laser cutting, and rapid prototyping
- Direct experience coordinating and managing the work of technicians
- Advanced SolidWorks user with at least 3 years of experience using SolidWorks
- Previous experience in utilizing computational tools for FEA/CFD is plus
- Experience in developing single-use medical devices
- Able to independently assess complex problems and situations to move projects forward
- Experience with product development in a medical device engineering environment (or other regulated industry) is preferred.
- Familiarity with design for manufacturing, design for reliability, and assembly
- Demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated ability to generate original ideas with a history of relevant patents
- Excellent communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, and negotiation skills; proven collaborator.
- Strong team player with a demonstrated history of success working in a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional environment
- Candidates will work primarily from the Sunnyvale and Pleasanton offices, and will occasionally travel to Noah’s San Carlos offices during intradepartmental events and other collaborative sessions
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the time
Workplace Type: On-site
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
Pay Transparency
The Pay Range for this position is listed. Consistent with applicable laws, an employee's pay within this range is based on a number of factors which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job-related knowledge, qualifications, work experience, credentials, and/or geographic location of the posted role. Noah Medical reserves the right to modify this range as needed based on candidate experience level and/or specialized skills. Please note that the aforementioned range is only one component of the position's total compensation package.
Noah Medical may offer remote, hybrid, or onsite work arrangements within the state of California depending on the specific team and/or role where applicable.
Noah Medical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to ensuring an inclusive environment for our employees. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, physical or mental disability, marital or protected military or veteran status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.
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