Staff R&D Engineer, Guidewire
Imperative CareCalifornia, United States
Posted February 26, 2026
161000 - 185000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Imperative Care is a Silicon Valley-based medical technology company dedicated to developing connected innovations for vascular disease treatment, particularly stroke and pulmonary embolism. The company addresses specific gaps in care across the patient journey through advanced mechanical thrombectomy and medical device engineering, aiming to significantly improve patient outcomes.
Job Description
Join Imperative Care as a Staff R&D Engineer to lead technical innovation, design, development, manufacturability, and testing/verification/validation of new medical devices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in intravascular medical device design, development, and manufacturing methods and controls, with a focus on guidewires, stents, stent delivery devices, catheters, and/or similar devices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, or related field
- 8+ years (BS) or 6+ years (MS) of hands-on experience in medical device industry experience
- Strong 3D CAD skills (SolidWorks or similar), with an ability to interpret GD&T and tolerance stack-ups and to generate engineering drawings
- Experience with precision processing/machining techniques (tube drawing, coil winding, braiding, laser processing, grinding, EDM, CNC) for challenging materials like stainless steel, platinum, and nitinol (wire and tubing forms)
- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally, as necessary; up to 25%
Benefits
- 401k plan
- health benefits
- generous PTO
- parental leave program