Senior Mechanical EngineerNew San Francisco

Company Overview

Echo Neurotechnologies is an exciting new startup in the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) space, driving innovation through advanced hardware engineering and AI solutions. Our mission is to deliver cutting-edge technologies that restore autonomy to people living with disabilities and improve their quality of life.

Team Culture

Join a small, dedicated team of knowledgeable and motivated professionals. Our early-stage environment offers the opportunity to take ownership of broad decisions with significant and long-lasting impact. We emphasize continuous learning and growth, fostering cross-functional collaboration where your contributions are vital to our success.

Role Overview

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will own the mechanical architecture, design, development and scale of a brain-space active implantable product toward high-volume manufacturing, working closely with contract manufacturing partners. You'll take a design through human-factors testing, design verification, and into full-scale production.

Responsibilities

• Device Design Refinement: Evolve mechanical assemblies — hermetic enclosures, ultra-fine multi-lumen components, connectors, and surgical deployment tools — optimizing for manufacturability and reliability.
• Contract Manufacturer Collaboration: Serve as primary technical point of contact for contract manufacturers, driving joint development, process characterization, resolving yield and quality issues, and holding CMs accountable to design intent, timelines, and quality.
• Materials Application: Apply and validate biocompatible materials (titanium, platinum-iridium, specialized polyurethanes, silicones) for chronic implantation, fatigue resistance, and biostability.
• Tolerance & Stress Analysis: Perform FEA for stress, strain, and fatigue, plus GD&T, to ensure manufacturability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Electrical Engineering (circuitry and hermetic feedthrough integration), Neurosurgeon/Neurologist, and Clinical/Regulatory teams.
• V&V: Draft test protocols and execute/manage mechanical testing (tensile, flex-fatigue, leak, environmental stress cracking) to meet FDA and ISO 14971 standards. Own reliability testing DOEs beyond V&V to explore/capture corner cases failure modes.
• DFM/DFA: Develop and refine processes for laser welding, micro-molding, and automated assembly of sub-millimeter components with CM partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Materials Science (Master's or Ph.D. preferred).
• 7+ years of mechanical design experience, ideally with Class III active implantable medical devices, including taking designs through V&V, DFM, and into production.
• Demonstrated experience managing or partnering with contract manufacturers on process transfer, tooling qualification, and scale-up.
• Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks, PTC Creo, or equivalent 3D modeling software.
• Deep understanding of micro-machining, injection molding, hermetic sealing, and the mechanical challenges of ultra-flexible, multi-contact implantable components.
• Familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, and ISO 14708 (active implantable devices).
• Meticulous attention to detail, a passion for complex spatial problem-solving, and empathy for the patients who rely on this technology.

Pay

$150,000 - $215,000 USD

Benefits

• An opportunity to work on exciting, cutting-edge projects to transform patients' lives in a highly collaborative work environment.
• Competitive compensation, including stock options.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• 401(k) program with matching contributions.