Mechanical Engineering Manager – Implantable Medical Devices

Synchron, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchron, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager to guide a team developing next-generation implantable device technology in San Diego. You will lead both hands-on design and people leadership, advancing concepts from prototypes through design verification and manufacturing readiness.

You will drive overmolding, encapsulation, and miniature mechanical systems, ensuring compliance with medical device design controls, risk management, and reliable long-term performance.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Biomedical, or Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Significant medical device development experience in a regulated environment, including leading or managing engineering teams.
• Experience designing overmolded, encapsulated, polymer-based, or highly integrated mechanical assemblies where packaging, materials, and manufacturing are tightly coupled.
• Strong grounding in mechanical design, material selection, tolerance analysis, prototyping, and design for manufacturing.
• Experimental mindset and ability to navigate ambiguity, make sound trade-offs, and guide teams through rapid iteration.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of mechanical engineers developing next-generation implantable device components and assemblies.
• Set technical direction, priorities, and development plans aligned with program objectives, and manage workload and resources across concurrent projects.
• Recruit, coach, and develop engineering talent, fostering a culture of technical rigor, creativity, accountability, and rapid experimental learning.
• Lead mechanical development from concept through verification and transfer to manufacturing, consistent with medical-device design controls and risk management.
• Drive innovative overmolding and encapsulation approaches for miniaturized electronic and electromechanical assemblies.
• Guide design of miniature mechanical systems, deployment mechanisms, and architectures integrating electronics, flexible components, and interconnects in highly constrained form factors.
• Oversee selection of polymers, elastomers, adhesives, and coatings for performance, manufacturability, biocompatibility, and long-term reliability.
• Stay hands-on in design reviews, analysis, prototyping, and testing-identifying failure modes and resolving high-risk technical challenges.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

Materials selection

Prototype testing

Design for manufacturing

Tolerance analysis

Experimentation

Communication skills

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical, Biomedical, or Materials Engineering

Job description

Synchron, Inc. is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager to guide a team developing next-generation implantable device technology in San Diego. You will lead both hands-on design and people leadership, advancing concepts from prototypes through design verification and manufacturing readiness.

You will drive overmolding, encapsulation, and miniature mechanical systems, ensuring compliance with medical device design controls, risk management, and reliable long-term performance.