Senior R & D Engineer, Mechanical/Biomedical
About the role
Synchron is seeking a Senior R&D Engineer to join our Stentrode Kit Team based in San Diego, CA. This role involves designing and developing the mechanical aspects of Synchron's Stentrode, a non-surgical brain-computer interface, ensuring it meets high standards of performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
Responsibilities
- Drive the mechanical design and performance of the Stentrode, including body, electro-mechanical connections, and system interfaces.
- Define and refine Stentrode mechanical and electrical performance, ensuring 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.
- 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.
- Partner with the IRTU team to ensure mechanical and electrical compatibility at the Stentrode–IRTU interface.
- Work with neurosurgeons, interventional neuroradiologists, and clinical teams to incorporate procedural feedback into device design.
- Collaborate with wider R&D team on end-to-end requirements flow down from clinical use scenarios to component specifications.
Requirements
- 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.
Pay
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.
Benefits
- 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.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Synchron is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants and provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.