Senior Clinical Engagement R&D Engineer — MedTech Innovator

Surf Search Inc.; Lake Forest (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Surf Search Inc. is seeking a Senior R&D Engineer for Clinical Engagement at its Laguna Hills R&D Center. You will host physicians, present technologies, and translate clinical feedback into product insights while collaborating with global R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, and Clinical teams.

The role emphasizes development and sustaining engineering initiatives, with hands-on prototyping, testing, and cross-functional collaboration across multiple time zones.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of medical device engineering experience, neurovascular or related devices preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials Engineering or related discipline.
• Excellent presentation, communication & interpersonal skills with physicians and executives.
• Strong customer-facing skills to represent the R&D organization effectively.
• Experience with product development, prototyping, testing or sustaining engineering.
• Experience translating physician or customer feedback into actionable insights.
• Familiarity with GMP, ISO 13485, and medical device development requirements.
• Ability to work independently and across multicultural, globally distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and host physician visits with technical presentations and product demonstrations.
• Present products and R&D capabilities clearly to clinical and non-technical audiences.
• Capture VOC/KOL feedback and translate insights into product development opportunities.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Clinical Affairs on training and engagements.
• Contribute to new product development and sustaining engineering programs.
• Hands-on engineering: prototyping, design refinement, verification and validation testing.
• Develop/test protocols and support FMEA activities.
• Coordinate with global teams across the U.S., China, and Germany.

Skills

Presentation skills

Customer-facing

Cross-functional collaboration

Prototyping & testing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Materials Engineering, or related

Tools

GMP

ISO 13485

Job description

Surf Search Inc. is seeking a Senior R&D Engineer for Clinical Engagement at its Laguna Hills R&D Center. You will host physicians, present technologies, and translate clinical feedback into product insights while collaborating with global R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Marketing, and Clinical teams.

The role emphasizes development and sustaining engineering initiatives, with hands-on prototyping, testing, and cross-functional collaboration across multiple time zones.