Petal Surgical, Inc. Engineer (Mechanical Design) Redwood City, CA · Full time Company website

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[This posting is for candidate use only. No recruiters or staffing agencies. Unsolicited submissions will not be accepted or compensated.] For centuries now, surgery has been about invasive and painful manipulation of tissue with one or more tools. Even the most recent advances in the field have not been able to break this fundamental constraint. We are changing that. At Petal, we are on a mission to make incisionless surgery the standard of interventional care, for everyone, everywhere.

Responsibilities

Own the top level assembly model of the entire product to enable creation of reliable, manufacturable, and compliant incisionless surgery products that meet the required performance and regulatory standards.

• Responsible for the top level assembly model of the entire product.
• Develop 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, and assemblies while ensuring design intent aligns with functional requirements.
• Partner with mechanical and electrical engineers to integrate subsystems into cohesive designs.
• Oversee prototype fabrication and assembly suppliers.
• Build prototype assemblies in preparation for transfer to manufacturing
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing engineers to optimize designs for cost-effective production and quality compliance.
• Ensure design documentation meets internal standards and regulatory design control requirements.
• Guide junior designers and engineers, mentoring in best practices for mechanical design, modeling, and documentation.
• Support verification and validation testing activities, including fixture design and test execution.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of design standards, CAD libraries, and engineering processes.
• Solidworks CAD administrator.

Job Qualifications.

Minimum qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering field or similar.
• 8+ years of experience in mechanical design, with at least 4 years in capital equipment or medical device systems.
• Strong proficiency in 3D CAD platforms (e.g., SolidWorks, Creo, or NX) and PLM systems for design control management.
• Established track record in designing complex electromechanical systems.
• Proven understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, and part tolerancing principles.
• Familiarity with regulatory and quality system requirements for medical devices.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Strong mechanical assembly problem-solving skills with hands-on prototyping experience.

Preferred qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in mechanical design, with at least 10 years in capital equipment or medical device systems.
• Experience designing mobile cart medical devices.
• Working knowledge of design for reliability, FEA, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Practical experience in supplier development and design transfer.

Level: Senior.