Mendaera

Delivers point-of-care medical devices

Senior Systems Engineer

Biomedical Engineering & Medical DevicesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Mateo, CA, USA$170k - $185k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Experience collaborating with technical partners.
Medical-device product development experience, including verification and validation.
Ability to create frameworks and work products from scratch.
Ability to perform analysis at both micro and macro levels.
Critical-thinking and systems-thinking ability.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
Detail-oriented approach.
Advanced technical degree and at least 5 years of industry experience are preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional teams to design and develop new features for the Focalist System.
Understand the system from technical and user perspectives and drive its definition and development accordingly.
Work with product teams to translate clinical and business requirements into design input requirements and technical specifications.
Generate engineering studies and risk assessments to bound technical problems and communicate trade-offs between engineering solutions.
Develop test methods to characterize and verify the system design against performance requirements.
Integrate and debug prototypes, and maintain configuration and documentation records for verification candidates.
Maintain risk-file documents, including Failure Modes and Effects Analysis and System Hazard Analysis.
Prioritize engineering feature sets and drive system-level execution.
Track engineering requirements and key performance indicators across the development lifecycle.

Desired Qualifications

Medical-device product development experience, including verification and validation.
An advanced technical degree.
At least 5 years of industry experience.

About Mendaera, Inc.

Mendaera is developing technology that will enable all healthcare providers to do more for their patients. Our platform combines real-time imaging, robotics, and artificial intelligence to make precise and consistent intervention more accessible. Our aim is to eliminate barriers in the patient journey, accelerate recovery, delight customers, and reduce cost of care.

About the Opportunity

Mendaera is looking for a Systems Engineer to support the successful commercialization of the Focalist system; define solutions that address unmet needs in healthcare; quantify those solutions with engineering specifications and KPIs; lead system level prioritization and execution. The position reports to Mendaera’s Systems Engineering Manager, and will collaborate closely with our product management and engineering teams.

Salary range: $170,000 to $185,000

About You

We are looking for candidates who: thrive in fast-paced environments; embrace ambiguity; can create frameworks and work-product from scratch; are able to level between micro and macro analysis; possess critical and system thinking ability; are detail oriented.

Systems Engineer responsibilities include:

Lead cross-functional teams to design and develop new features for the Focalist System
Understand the system from both a technical and user perspective, and drive definition and development of the system accordingly
Work with product to translate clinical and business requirements to design input requirements and technical specifications
Generate engineering studies and risk assessments to bound technical problems and clearly communicate trade-offs between engineering solutions
Develop test methods to accurately characterize and verify the system design against performance requirements
Integrate and debug prototypes, maintain configuration and documentation records of verification candidates
Maintain risk file documents, including FMEA and System Hazard analysis
Prioritizing engineering feature sets and driving system level execution
Tracking engineering requirements and KPIs across development lifecycle

Desired skills:

Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and independent
Excellent technical and analytical capability
High emotional intelligence and ability to build and manage diverse relationships
Significant demonstrated experience collaborating with technical partners
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Versatility and ability to operate in a small-team environment
Excellent technical and analytical capability
Medical-device product development experience including verification and validation
Advanced technical degree and ≥5 years industry experience preferred

About the Company

Mendaera

Delivers point-of-care medical devices

Mendaera provides medical devices and healthcare technology designed to support clinicians at the point of care. Its solutions help doctors and nurses perform procedures with higher precision and consistency directly where patients receive treatment, aiming to streamline care and improve outcomes. The devices integrate into the care workflow to reduce unnecessary patient movement, speed recovery, and lower overall costs. Revenue comes from selling these technologies to hospitals, clinics, and individual practitioners, with engagement also involving administrators and payors to align value and reimbursement. The company adheres to regulatory standards to ensure safety and effectiveness, partnering with regulators and stakeholders to bring compliant technologies to market. Overall, Mendaera’s goal is to improve patient outcomes, boost patient satisfaction, and reduce the cost of care by making medical interventions more efficient at the point of care.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Series B
Total funding: $97M
Headquarters: San Mateo, CA
Founded: 2020

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