The Role
The Sr R&D Engineer will design, develop, and launch endovascular/neurovascular products, ensuring compliance with FDA regulations and conducting testing and validation.
Summary Generated by Built In
Title: Sr R&D Engineer, Advanced Catheter Development
This position is based in our Campbell, California offices. This position is on-site, full-time.
Why Imperative Care?
Do you want to make a real impact on patients?
As part of our team at Imperative Care, you can help elevate care for patients suffering from stroke and other devastating vascular diseases. Every day, the technologies that we develop at Imperative Care directly impact people at the most vulnerable moments of their lives. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do.
What You’ll Do
As a senior professional, this position will use solid knowledge and experience to design, develop and launch innovative endovascular/neurovascular products through conceptualization, design development, verification/validation, and manufacturability assessments. This role will deliver ideation and prototyping, establishing requirements/specifications and verification of performance inputs and outputs.
- Serve as technical team member or lead in project transfers from early-stage teams into formal design control programs
- Create, modify, and qualify test methods per FDA and regulatory requirements
- Establish and/or tune detailed requirements including product specifications and appropriate test methods through activities such as competitive testing, literature review and KOL engagement
- Develop complex prototypes and refine designs in response to feasibility testing data, pre-clinical evaluations, and customer feedback
- Ensure technical activities are properly documented; participate in and contribute to technical discussion sessions to generate new intellectual property.
What You’ll Bring – minimum requirements for this role:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related discipline and a minimum of 5 years of related experience in the medical device or related regulated industry; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Experience in endovascular/neurovascular techniques and devices, with knowledge of relevant standards preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of and exposure to product testing and data collection
- Strong skill detailing project plans effectively with ability to complete projects independently or as part of a team, using evaluation, judgement and interpretation to select course of action
- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally
Employee Benefits include a stake in our collective success with stock options, bonus, competitive salaries, a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, and a parental leave program.
Join Us! Imperative Care
Salary Range: $132,000 – 158,000 annually
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Imperative Care considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer. As part of our total rewards package, Imperative Care offers comprehensive benefits including a 401k plan, bonus, health benefits, generous PTO, a parental leave program and emotional health resources.
Top Skills
Endovascular Techniques
Fda Regulations
Neurovascular Devices
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The Company
What We Do
Imperative Care is a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company focused on developing the next generation of innovative solutions to address the vast and urgent needs in stroke intervention and peripheral thrombectomy. With a physician-driven approach and a culture of rapid innovation, we are working to improve every aspect of the stroke procedure with the goal of bringing patients the best care possible. We have two 510(k) cleared product platforms, as well as an expansive technology development pipeline. Follow us for updates as we work to change the way stroke is treated. For important safety and risk information, visit bit.ly/3yWkfEJ.
