Job Title: Staff Mechanical Engineer

Department: Research and Development

Location: 100 Dover St. Somerville, MA

Reports to: Director, Research and Development

About Podimetrics: 

Founded in 2011, Podimetrics set out on a mission to improve patient lives through early detection and prevention of diabetic foot ulcers, the leading cause of lower limb amputations. Podimetrics has since evolved to become a rapidly growing virtual care management company with advanced technology and patient-centered services.

Today, Podimetrics teams with and provides solutions to patients, payers and providers that alleviate the health and financial implications of diabetic foot complications in high-risk populations. We are a mission driven, financially responsible enterprise that enables patients to stand on their own feet and live more independent and fulfilling lives. 

Core Values:

• People First: We care for our people: team, patients, clinicians & health plans, and stockholders.
• Empathy & Compassion: We seek to understand and take action to improve.
• Respectful Candor: We are direct in communication and work to create an environment where all can share their perspectives without risk of repercussions.
• Active Curiosity: We are deeply curious, always striving to learn more and do better.
• Resourcefulness: We are deliberate in our investment of team and capital, creating opportunity regardless of resources.
• Do the Right Thing: We do the right thing, consistent with our values, even when it is challenging.
• Enjoy the Ride: We are going to have a lot of fun doing it.

Role Description:

The Staff Mechanical Engineer, reporting to the Director of R&D, for our medical device R&D team, will develop, test, and deploy the systems for new devices to expand the Podimetrics portfolio of remote patient monitoring products from concept to launch. The ideal candidate is passionate about patient care, has excellent problem-solving skills, experience developing medical device designs, is knowledgeable about FDA-regulated design and development processes, is comfortable in a fast-paced and rapidly growing business, and has excellent communication skills.

This is an on-site position based in the Somerville, MA office.

The role comes with a strong base salary, bonus, and equity structure.

Responsibilities:

• This role will be tasked with new mechanical development of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) products. This includes all phases of medical device development.
• Own system/subsystem/component level design and their project management process including timeline/resource management/manufacturing plan/tests/design reviews.
• Apply knowledge of engineering principles to design, develop, test and analyze all aspects of RPM devices.
• Establish and apply design guidelines for design for manufacturability, design for test, and design for quality/reliability.
• Support comprehensive medical device verification and validation strategies at the subsystem and system level.
• Collaborate with cross functional team members on proving design feasibility, functionality, and performance by conducting benchtop tests, functional testing, and user studies to ensure the mechanical design meets system requirements, user needs, basic safety, and essential performance requirements.
• Support the development of manufacturing test fixtures and documentation.
• Support the documentation for all phases of the design including requirements, specifications, risk analysis, plans, reviews, test procedures, test reports, and design for manufacturing etc. in accordance with Podimetrics’ Quality Management System
• Assist in sustaining and improving the reliability of existing products as needed.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead design reviews.

Qualifications:

• 10 years’ experience with bachelor’s degree OR 8 years’ experience with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field
• Specialized in medical device engineering, versed in 21 CFR 820 design regulations, IEC-60601, ISO 13495 & ISO 14971 standards.
• Demonstrated experience in Medical Device Development process through a minimum of 2 medical product launches and hands on experience in requirement management, risk management, human-centric design, planning for design verification and validation, human factor study, IQ/OQ/PQ practices etc.
• Ability to produce, review, and understand engineering drawings, GD&T and tolerance analysis expertise required.
• Strong understanding of DFM, DFMA, DFSS and its various tools.
• Strong understanding of material selection for various prototyping /manufacturing techniques including 3D printing, metal manufacturing, thermoforming, vacuum forming, adhesive methods etc.
• Design for plastic injection molding experience is required.
• Experience in electromechanical and product packaging design is a plus
• Experience in design including various physiological sensors such as load cells, ECGs, PPGs, thermistors, cameras etc. is desired.
• Strong CAD experience with advanced surface modeling skills is required. Solidworks Certified Professional is preferred.
• Experience in FEA for Static/Thermal component and system level analysis is required. Proficient in CAA tools using SolidWorks Simulation (preferred), ANSYS or similar for static/dynamic/thermal analysis.
• Familiarity with C, C , Python, Matlab, Minitab for DFSS tools, Arduino

Competencies: The successful candidate will embody the following competencies:

Analytical skills: able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it. Exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights.

Persistence: demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to accomplish success.

Creativity/Innovation: generates new and innovative approaches to problems.

Proactivity: acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the company.

Efficiency: able to produce significant output with minimal wasted effort.

Teamwork: reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.

Compensation and Benefits: 

Base salary: $130,000-$150,000 commensurate with experience

Annual bonus opportunity

Stock Option Grant

Flexible Paid Time Off

16 weeks of paid parental leave.

Annual Tuition and Fitness reimbursements

Home office and internet usage stipend

Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans – Podimetrics covers 80% of premiums.

Health Savings Account option

Health Reimbursement Account when covered under a Podimetrics sponsored health plan

Employee Assistance Program - Free, confidential advice for team members who need help with stress, anxiety, financial planning, and legal issues

401k; match up to 4% with no vesting schedule

Life Insurance - Podimetrics pays 100% of the cost of Basic Life & Personal Accident Insurance.

Disability insurance – Podimetrics pays 100% of the cost of Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance.

Additional life insurance, critical illness, and accident coverage are available.

Podimetrics is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.