BME/ME R&D and test engineer

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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
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Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Healthtech • Automation
The Role
Design, develop, and test a clinical prototype for a smart microinvasive cancer-treatment needle. Responsibilities include mechanical design, fabrication, benchtop and ex vivo experiments, data analysis, experimental oversight, preclinical study support, and collaboration with clinicians. The role integrates precision mechanics, electronics, microfluidics, ultrasound physics, and medical-device development in a startup environment.
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About Current Surgical Inc.

Current Surgical is a startup company developing technology on the frontier of engineering and biology. Our first product is a smart microinvasive needle that precisely destroys tumors without damaging healthy tissue, allowing doctors to treat cancers that are untreatable today.

Our technology is backed by the National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, and top tier venture capital firms (True Ventures, 1517, and SciFounders) interested in dramatically improving the accuracy and accessibility of surgery.

About you

We are looking for a mechanical engineer or biomedical engineer (with a mechanical engineering focus) who is excited to develop technology at the forefront of medical devices and precision surgery. You will work directly with the co-founders to design, develop, and test our clinical prototype. This is a difficult hands-on engineering challenge that integrates precision mechanics, novel electronics, microfluidics, and ultrasound physics.

The ideal candidate is someone who is a ‘maker’ at heart, interested in working at a startup, and eager to challenge their technical development. This is a unique opportunity, as one of the first employees, you will have the opportunity to work across many areas of a hardtech biomedical startup, including helping to design preclinical studies and interfacing with clinicians. We are expecting you to be a core team member supporting the mechanical development, which at this stage requires design, hands-on development, and experimental oversight and execution.

Educational background

  • BS or MS in mechanical or biomedical engineering or closely related fields (e.g. mechatronics, robotics).

  • 1-3 years work experience preferred

Desired skills

  • Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and independent; desire to grow into a leadership role

  • Basic experience with a range of fabrication approaches and their tradeoffs, with different materials (metal, polymers, ceramics, etc.)

  • Experience with CAD tools (e.g., Solidworks, Fusion 360) and ability to design complex mechanical parts and assemblies

  • Interest in biomedical research and conducting benchtop experiments that may include ex vivo tissue

  • Ability to carefully execute experiments and analyze data

  • Elementary data analysis experience with Matlab and/or Python

  • General knowledge of medical imaging is a plus

Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or a closely related field such as mechatronics or robotics
  • Basic experience with fabrication approaches, tradeoffs, and materials including metals, polymers, and ceramics
  • Experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks or Fusion 360
  • Ability to design complex mechanical parts and assemblies
  • Interest in biomedical research and conducting benchtop experiments, potentially including ex vivo tissue
  • Ability to carefully execute experiments and analyze data
  • Elementary data analysis experience with MATLAB and/or Python
  • General knowledge of medical imaging
  • One to three years of work experience
  • Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and independent approach
  • Desire to grow into a leadership role
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The Company
10 Employees
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

Current Surgical is developing a software-enabled surgical platform that combines real-time ultrasound imaging, focused ultrasound energy delivery, and AI-driven control to enable precise, minimally invasive treatment. Initially focused on solid-tumor ablation, the company aims to expand into cardiac arrhythmias, chronic pain, hypertension, epilepsy, and other neural interventions, with a broader mission to reinvent surgery and improve precision, consistency, and patient outcomes.

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