Staff Catheter Manufacturing Engineer — Scale & Innovate

Synova Partners Limited; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Equity opportunities

Health benefits

401(k) contributions

Paid time off

Job summary

Synova Partners is partnering with a cardiovascular startup preparing for commercial launch and is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to lead early development and scale catheter manufacturing. You will own production processes, validate and scale, and drive yield, quality, and cost improvements across multiple lines.

The role includes mentoring engineers and collaborating with suppliers in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• 8+ years of medical device manufacturing experience.
• Hands-on catheter manufacturing experience preferred.
• Strong experience with process validation, DOE and SPC.
• Working knowledge of medical device quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, validate, and scale catheter manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, and fixtures.
• Own key production processes, resolve issues, and improve yield, throughput, quality and cost.
• Lead IQ/OQ/PQ, design of experiments (DOE), and root cause investigations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and equipment suppliers to improve manufacturability and expand capacity.
• Maintain risk assessments and quality documentation while training and mentoring engineers, technicians, and assemblers.

Skills

Process validation

DOE

SPC

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

Synova Partners is partnering with a cardiovascular startup preparing for commercial launch and is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Engineer to lead early development and scale catheter manufacturing. You will own production processes, validate and scale, and drive yield, quality, and cost improvements across multiple lines.

The role includes mentoring engineers and collaborating with suppliers in a fast-paced environment.