Principal R&D Engineer, NPD

Imperative Care • $210K — $225K *
Healthcare
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with 12+ years experience in medical device innovation.
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional technical teams through all product development stages.
  • Self-directed with strong initiative and ability to prioritize multiple projects efficiently.
  • Excellent documentation and communication skills with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical projects in catheter engineering to enhance value and ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Evaluate new product performance and identify development or improvement opportunities based on market feedback.
  • Conceptualize and prototype new product designs through collaborative research and discussions.
  • Ensure product designs accommodate manufacturability, budget, and customer needs.

Benefits

  • Stock options and bonus opportunities.
  • Competitive salaries with a comprehensive 401k plan.
  • Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) policies.
  • Parental leave program.
Full Job Description
Title: Principal R&D Engineer
Location: This position is based in our Campbell, California offices. This position is on-site, full-time.

What You'll Do
As an expert professional in this field, the Principal R&D Engineer serves as the subject matter expert in the design, continuous improvement, and manufacturability of commercialized neurovascular, endovascular or vascular products/product line(s) and /or technical innovation of same. This position used deep expertise in this field and provides insights and leadership as an individual technical contributor to promote new ideas and innovation when establishing processes and methods/techniques that drive best practices and engineering principles to a broader technical team in one of the specific engineering focuses mentioned below. This role includes the responsibility of mentoring and developing other R&D engineers as an industry leader with formal reporting line to an engineering team when needed.
  • Lead assigned technical projects in catheter engineering group to drive value improvement, line extensions, and commercial compliance with quality systems and global regulatory requirements.
  • Evaluate performance characteristics of new product designs and identify opportunities for new development or improvements based on customer feedback, technologies, and clinical needs.
  • Through research, technical discussions, and interaction with SAB and R&D team members, conceptualize and/or prototype new product designs, add-ons, or enhancements
  • Ensure products are designed to facilitate manufacturability addressing budget constraints, customer needs, and schedule requirements.
What You'll Bring
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, or related discipline and a minimum of 12+ years of related experience driving innovation in the development of flexible medical device instruments; or equivalent combination of education and work experience in related regulated industry.
  • Experience leading a technical cross-functional team through all phases of product development.
  • Ability to be self-directed with minimal direction and supervision and take initiative to discern from multiple priorities when guiding a technical project team toward efficient solutions and opportunities; ability to multi-task efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, a strong foundation in documentation and communications skills required.
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.
Salary Range: $210,000 - 225,000 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.
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About Imperative Care

Imperative Care is a medical device company that develops and commercializes devices for the treatment of ischemic stroke. The company was founded in 2016 by Fred Khosravi and Vikram Janardhan. Imperative Care's flagship product is the Zoom Aspiration System, which is used to remove blood clots from the brain during a stroke. The company's mission is to improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden of stroke on healthcare systems. Imperative Care has raised over $85 million in funding from investors such as Ascension Ventures, Bain Capital Life Sciences, and Rock Springs Capital.
Learn more about Imperative Care
Size
50 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$2 million
Founded
2016
5 Year Trend
+60%
Revenue
$10 million

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