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