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Staff R&D Engineer, Advanced Catheter Development

Imperative Care
Imperative Care Salary
Campbell, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2026
Title: Staff R&D Engineer, Advanced Catheter Development

Location: This position is full time and on-site in Campbell, CA

Why Imperative Care?

Do you want to make a real impact on patients? Imperative Care is changing the way stroke and vascular diseases are treated. As part of our team, you’d be supporting breakthroughs that will revolutionize the future of stroke care. Every day, the technologies that we develop at Imperative Care directly impact human lives. Our focus is on the needs of the patient, and they come first in everything we do

What You’ll Do

As an advanced professional in this field, the Staff R&D Engineer is responsible for conceptualization, design, development, and manufacturability of endovascular/neurovascular new products along with improvements to current product features. This position uses advance expertise and deep technical knowledge to design innovative new products and solutions that advance product development initiatives in one of the specific engineering focuses mentioned below. This role determines best course of action to solve complex situations and serves as the R&D lead on cross-functional project teams, mentoring other junior R&D engineers to contribute to their development.

  • Lead technical design and development of products and test methods from early-stage teams into formal design control programs
  • Drive innovation and ensure products achieve best-in-class performance while promoting manufacturability and meeting cost targets
  • Use advanced expertise to work directly with customer representatives, marketing, physicians, pre-clinical engineering, and regulatory affairs to understand user interactions, identify product opportunities, and develop comprehensive product requirements
  • Research and advise on new vendors, materials, and/or processes
  • Oversee that technical activities are properly documented; drive and contribute to technical discussion sessions to generate new intellectual property

What You’ll Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related discipline and a minimum of 8 years of related experience in the medical device or related regulated industry; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
  • Experience in endovascular/neurovascular techniques and devices, with knowledge of relevant standards preferred
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and exposure to product testing and data collection
  • Ability to be self-directed with minimal direction and supervision and take initiative to discern from multiple priorities when guiding a technical project team toward efficient solutions and opportunities
  • Must be able to travel domestically and internationally

Employee Benefits include a stake in our collective success with stock options, bonus, competitive salaries, a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, and a parental leave program.

Salary Range: $172,000 – 185,000 annually

Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Imperative Care considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity, as well as location, market and business considerations when extending an offer

Join Us! Imperative Care

The use of external recruiters/staffing agencies requires prior approval from our Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department at Imperative Care requests that external recruiters/staffing agencies not to contact Imperative Care employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Complying with this request will be a factor in determining future professional relationships with Imperative Care.

Imperative Care will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates themselves for either current or future positions. Submission of unsolicited resumes in advance of an agreement between the Human Resources Department and the external recruiter/staffing agency does not create any implied obligation on the part of Imperative Care.

Salary : $172,000 - $185,000

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