Senior R & D Engineer, Mechanical/Biomedical Engineering

Stentrode Kit Team

Location: San Diego, CA (On-site)

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are seeking a R&D Engineer to integrate with a highly productive and experienced team to the design of Synchron's Stentrode. This individual will serve as a senior technical contributor for the Stentrode's mechanical design, driving device performance, deliverability, and manufacturability from development through pivotal trials of a novel, next generation system.

This is a deeply technical, hands-on role requiring fluency across medical device design, neurovascular anatomy, and electro-mechanical integration. The successful candidate will balance bench-level design iteration with system-level architectural thinking as the Stentrode scales toward commercial production

Key Responsibilities

Stentrode Design
• Drive the mechanical design and performance of the Stentrode, including lead body, electro-mechanical connections, and system interfaces.
• Define and refine Stentrode mechanical and electrical performance (welding, reflow, bonding, over-molding) to ensure long-term signal fidelity and mechanical reliability.
• Collaborate with wider design team to ensure adequate system performance, including signal fidelity and deployment mechanisms for endovascular navigation to the region of interest.

Testing and Biocompatibility
• Define and execute mechanical performance test methods including fatigue life, tensile pull, trackability, deployment force, and simulated-use testing.
• Collaborate with biocompatibility and quality teams on material selection, ISO 10993 testing strategy, and chronic implant performance.
• Design accelerated fatigue and durability test protocols for the Stentrode under pulsatile and chronic loading conditions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with the IRTU team to ensure mechanical and electrical compatibility at the Stentrode-IRTU interface
• Collaborate with neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists, and clinical teams to incorporate procedural feedback into device design
• Work with wider R&D team on end-to-end requirements flow down from clinical use scenarios to component specifications

Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in design and development of endovascular or catheter-based medical devices
• Expertise in medical device design, including stent or implant geometry, and fatigue characterization
• Proficiency with 3D CAD (SolidWorks or equivalent)
• Demonstrated ability to take implant systems from concept through design verification and into manufacturing transfer

Preferred Qualifications
• Neuromodulation or cardiovascular pacing device experience (lead design and development)
• Experience with electrode or sensor integration on implantable platforms
• Experience supporting IDE or PMA regulatory submissions for Class III neurovascular devices
• Track record of close collaboration with interventionalists or neurosurgeons during iterative device development

Compensation

The base salary range for this role is $140,000 - $160,000 depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or equity grants, subject to board approval and company policy.

Visa Sponsorship

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position at this time.

Benefits (for W-2, full-time, exempt employees in the US only) ***Intern positions not eligible

• Subsidized medical and dental insurance coverage for you and your dependent(s)
• Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability
• 401k
• Discretionary unlimited PTO
• Flexible Spending Account for you and your dependent(s), with eligible plan elections
• Commuter benefits for NY employees