R&D On Demand Market Engineer San Jose, CA

Company Overview

Embark on an enriching journey with PROCEPT Bio Robotics, where our vision, mission, and values guide everything we do as a company. At PROCEPT, we put the patient first in everything we do and are committed to revolutionizing treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH, otherwise known as prostate gland enlargement) through innovation in surgical robotics. As our company succeeds and grows, we improve the quality of life of patients, provide more effective treatment options for surgeons, uphold the trust of our shareholders.

That starts with a commitment to our People with a focus on creating an evolving landscape for your career, brimming with transformative opportunities that provide continuous career growth opportunities.

This amazing opportunity in the R&D department puts you in charge of projects focused towards on-market engineering for the robotic system. The work done here makes a real difference to PROCEPT’s product cost and quality; it will require innovation, creativity, solid engineering skills, robust testing, and clear documentation. You will regularly collaborate with other organizations including quality, manufacturing, supply chain, regulatory, and the clinical groups.

Your work is critical in providing a safe, precise, and high value product for our customers. You will be working with both internal engineering, failure analysis, production, and external teams such as commercial and field service.

• Fully participate in and successfully contribute to project teams including the following activities: product design and development, test of materials, preparation of specifications, process capability studies, research investigations (animal and clinical studies), report preparation, and process/test documentation
• Work collaboratively with other engineers, quality, manufacturing, supply chain, regulatory, clinical, and marketing to ensure project success
• Take a lead role for on-market engineering over designated assemblies of the robotic platform, focused on the handpiece and other disposables and accessories
• Design, develop, and improve on-market medical device systems and flex with new product development support as needed by the business
• Generate engineering documentation including:
  Solid Works 3D models, 2D prints, Product Specifications, Test Protocols, Test Reports, dFMEA, HA, BOM, etc
• Design, procure, and fabricate tooling and fixtures. These may be for testing, development and/or manufacturing
• Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Perform troubleshooting on new products/processes
• Design and coordinate standard engineering tests, procedures, and experiments
• Summarize, analyze, and draw conclusions from test results
• Prepare standard reports/documentation to communicate results to technical community
• Interface with vendors for component sourcing and fabrication (machining, sheet metal, rapid prototyping, injection molding, MIM, weldments, PCB, etc.)
• Independently manage projects and outside consultants, as needed
• Maintain trained status for, and comply with, all relevant aspects of the PROCEPT Bio Robotics Quality Management System to ensure product, and support regulatory compliance
• Understand and adhere to the PROCEPT Bio Robotics Quality and EHS policies

• BS Mechanical Engineering (or similar engineering degree)
• 8+ years experience in the medical device industry
• Proficiency using CAD (Solid Works) to design and document mechanisms, and strength in design analysis
• Proven experience of mechanism design, and electro‑mechanical systems
• Familiar with motion control, position sensing, feedback algorithms, motors, encoders, and linear actuators. Proven experience of drivetrain components such as gear trains, lead screws, splines, cams, linear guides, belts, and pulleys
• Proven understanding of component selection criteria, and design for reliability and volume manufacturability
• Experience with designing products in an FDA or other regulated industry; comfortable with concepts of…