Senior Systems Mechanical Engineer – Medical Devices (Onsite, SD)

BioTalent; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BioTalent in San Diego is seeking a Staff/Principal Mechanical Engineer for a medical device startup developing a wearable insulin delivery system. You will own the hardware system from design to volume manufacturing, hands-on with proofing and testing.

You’ll coordinate interfaces across mechanical, electrical, and industrial design, lead risk analysis, and ensure design controls, V&V, biocompatibility, sterilization, and human factors are integrated.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of mechanical product design experience, preferably medical devices or safety-critical systems.
• Experience as the technical integrator across mechanical, electrical, industrial design, and user requirements.
• Experience designing mechanisms and moving assemblies, ideally compact motorized electromechanical devices.
• Hands-on expertise with molded and machined parts and advanced tolerance analysis.
• Knowledge of design controls, V&V, risk analysis, biocompatibility, sterilization, and human factors.

Responsibilities

• Integrate mechanisms, electronics, motion, and packaging into a cohesive, user-centered product.
• Lead risk analysis to drive design decisions and mitigations from early stages.
• Own electronics integration within the mechanical system alongside electrical engineering.
• Coordinate projects, timelines, and budgets; mentor junior engineers as the team grows.

Skills

System integration

Mechanical design

Tolerance analysis

Risk analysis

V&V

Biocompatibility

Human factors

Hands-on prototyping

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS preferred

Job description

BioTalent in San Diego is seeking a Staff/Principal Mechanical Engineer for a medical device startup developing a wearable insulin delivery system. You will own the hardware system from design to volume manufacturing, hands-on with proofing and testing.

You’ll coordinate interfaces across mechanical, electrical, and industrial design, lead risk analysis, and ensure design controls, V&V, biocompatibility, sterilization, and human factors are integrated.