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About the Role

We are seeking a lead mechanical engineer to design, develop, and test our clinical prototype. This hands-on role integrates precision mechanics, novel MEMS electronics, microfluidics, and ultrasound physics. The ideal candidate is eager to challenge their technical and leadership skills in a high-growth startup environment, with opportunities to work across various aspects of a hardtech biomedical startup and grow into a leadership role.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and test our clinical prototype.
Lead product development, balancing clinical requirements and engineering needs.
Work across preclinical studies, interfacing with clinicians, and fundraising.
Lead the mechanical fabrication lifecycle, including design, review, manufacturing partner selection, sign-off, and part inspection.

Requirements

5-10 years work experience.
Regulated product development is a plus.
Extensive experience with a range of fabrication approaches and their tradeoffs, with different materials (metal, polymers, ceramics, etc.).
Significant experience with CAD tools (e.g., Solidworks, Fusion 360).
Experience with high precision, high tolerance designs and approaches.
Experience with complex system integrations (electrical, mechanical, fluid management).
Basic data analysis experience with Matlab and/or Python.

Skills

Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and independent.
Desire to grow into a leadership role.
Excellent technical and analytical capability.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
High level of emotional intelligence.
Ability to build and manage diverse relationships (including clinical collaborators).
Mechanical FEM modeling experience is a plus.

Location

Onsite

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5-10 years

Education Level

BS/MS/PhD in mechanical engineering or closely related fields (e.g. biomedical engineering, mechatronics, robotics, experimental physics).

About the Company

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, Draper, 1517, and SciFounders) interested in dramatically improving the accuracy and accessibility of surgery.