Senior Medical Device R&D Test Engineer – On-Site CA

Imperative Care; Campbell (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

401k plan

Generous PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Imperative Care in Campbell, CA is seeking a Senior R&D Test Engineer for an on-site, full-time role with up to 10% travel. You will measure device performance and develop robust test methods that support concept selection, design verification, and reliability.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will design fixtures, analyze data, document procedures, and help advance our medical devices to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 5+ years of related experience, or Master’s degree with 2 years in medical devices or related regulated industry.
• Experience with product testing, test method development, test method validation and automated data collection.
• Ability to design and document test fixtures including generation of technical drawings.
• Working knowledge of laboratory equipment such as mechanical test frames, load cells, pressure sensors, environmental chambers, scales.
• Use of statistical techniques, gage R&R, and DOE.
• Strong fundamentals in fluid mechanics; CFD a plus.
• Experience with GMPs, ISO 13485/9001, and MDD.
• Travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Measure and quantify the device's physical characteristics through experimental design.
• Develop test methods and equipment for evaluating and comparing performance of devices for concept selection, design optimization, and design verification with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain effective communication with peers and management in a continuous feedback loop between design, preclinical, and testing teams.
• Develop and maintain bench testing technologies and competencies, including test method validation and training.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify opportunities, implement new solutions, and incorporate improvements from technology, FDA feedback, and standards.

Skills

Test method development

Automated data collection

Fixture design

Statistical analysis

Gage R&R

DOE

Fluid mechanics

Regulated quality systems

Experimental design

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

Tools

Mechanical test frames

Load cells

Pressure sensors

Job description

Imperative Care in Campbell, CA is seeking a Senior R&D Test Engineer for an on-site, full-time role with up to 10% travel. You will measure device performance and develop robust test methods that support concept selection, design verification, and reliability.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will design fixtures, analyze data, document procedures, and help advance our medical devices to improve patient outcomes.