Senior NPI Process Development Engineer

Neptune Medical, is an innovative, venture capital funded medical device startup headquartered in Burlingame, CA. We have already commercialized novel medical devices using our technology. Now the team at Neptune is building something truly unique: a fully flexible medical robot that enables doctors to reach deep into human anatomy. Triton Robotic Endoscopy will disrupt flexible endoscopy and set a new standard in outcomes for decades to come.

TITLE: Senior NPI Process Development EngineerPOSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior NPI Process Development Engineer will focus on further developing our product and then transferring it into a manufacturing setting. The successful candidate will possess a passion for medical device engineering and a record of successful process, tooling and equipment design. This role will engage in cross-functional collaboration to accelerate the product development process, reduce cost of goods, and enable more complex designs through manufacturing improvements.

The ideal candidate will act with passion and intensity in a medical device start-up that is fast paced and collaborative and will display the ability to perform to the requirements outlined below. For the right person, this position will be a tremendously exciting and career-defining opportunity, making core contributions to a genuinely new type of medical robotic platform.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with product development to design and prototype novel manufacturing processes and equipment

• Develop new processes to manufacture our products to meet device performance and cost targets.

• Design and prototype novel manufacturing equipment and fixturing

• Create and maintain necessary Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPI’s), test methods, product drawings, and component specifications

• Upgrade our manufacturing processes to ensure proper DFM and maximum scalability of our medical devices

• Initiate and implement programs to continuously improve quality, cost and cycle time

• Prototype fixtures using 3-D printers, lathe, drill press, band saw, etc.

• Provides technical support and performing failure analysis for non-conforming components, assemblies, and process defects

• Build the assembly line for our clinical launches

• Specify, support and maintain the proper CER space to manufacture our medical devices under defined environmental quality controls.

• Manage the flow of WIP through Lean practices including Kanban and 5S.

• Maintain relationships with key vendors and suppliers and support supplier validations and supplier management best practices.