Senior Operational Excellence Engineer

TITLE: Senior Operational Excellence Engineer

Company Summary: Join a team that's redefining what's possible in cardiovascular treatment. At Jupiter Endovascular, we're revolutionizing catheter-based therapies by bringing the precision and control of surgery to minimally invasive procedures. For decades, catheters have remained largely unchanged—rigid, unstable, and difficult to maneuver through the body's winding anatomy. We've developed a transforming fixation technology that navigates flexibly through the vascular system, then locks into place to deliver treatment with surgical-like stability and control.

Our device solves one of the longest-standing challenges in endovascular procedures, empowering physicians and improving outcomes for millions of patients living with cardiovascular disease. We're entering an exciting new phase—scaling up production, expanding our team, and preparing for commercial launch.

Founded and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Jupiter Endovascular is led by a proven team of medical device entrepreneurs and backed by top-tier investors across venture capital, private equity, and strategic partners. We've built a fast-paced, collaborative culture grounded in innovation, teamwork, and purpose. Every role at Jupiter directly contributes to our mission: saving lives by advancing the future of endovascular therapy.

Position Overview: Jupiter Endovascular is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Operational Excellence Engineer to drive process optimization, efficiency, and scalability across our manufacturing and business operations. This role is central to supporting Jupiter's rapid growth and commercialization efforts by implementing lean methodologies, improving quality systems, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across functions.

This is an in-office role at our Bay Area headquarters.

Key Responsibilities

• Process Optimization: Map current workflows and identify opportunities to eliminate waste, reduce variability, and increase process efficiency across critical functions.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead Lean and Six Sigma initiatives to reduce cost, improve quality, and accelerate product development and commercialization timelines.(lean initiatives, value steam mapping, Kaizen, line balancing)
• Data-Driven Analysis: Gather and interpret key performance metrics, providing actionable insights and recommendations to drive operational performance.
• Problem Solving: Facilitate cross-functional Kaizen events, root cause analysis, and focused problem solving.
• Change Leadership: Champion a culture of improvement by training and coaching teams on best practices in problem solving, standardization, and performance measurement. Act as a change agent by communicating changes to employees and helping them learn and grow within the continuous improvement culture.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with supply chain, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure alignment across production readiness, scaling initiatives, and compliance activities.
• Project Management: Lead and implement cross-functional improvement projects from conception through validation, measuring impact on cost, efficiency, and quality.
• Compliance and Quality Systems: Support adherence to FDA and ISO 13485 requirements by integrating lean principles into compliant and sustainable processes.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain clear, accurate documentation of process analyses, improvement actions, and outcomes.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or related field required (Master's preferred).
• 5 years of experience in operational excellence, process engineering, or manufacturing operations, ideally within a medical device or regulated industry required.
• Proven experience leading Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen initiatives. Certification (Green Belt/Black Belt) strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success in process mapping, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Working knowledge of regulatory and quality system requirements, including FDA and ISO 13485 standards.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with a collaborative, hands-on approach.
• Startup experience and comfort working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  
  

Compensation: Our job titles may span more than one career level. The starting base pay for this role is between $120,000â??$140,000. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for equity, benefits, and 401(k) with matching.

Jupiter Endovascular provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.