Senior Mechanical Engineer

Company Overview

Echo Neurotechnologies is an exciting new startup in the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) space, driving innovation through advanced hardware engineering and AI solutions. Our mission is to deliver cutting-edge technologies that restore autonomy to people living with disabilities and improve their quality of life.

Team Culture

Join a small, dedicated team of knowledgeable and motivated professionals. Our early-stage environment offers the opportunity to take ownership of broad decisions with significant and long-lasting impact. We emphasize continuous learning and growth, fostering cross-functional collaboration where your contributions are vital to our success.

Role Overview

• We are seeking a Sr. Mechanical Engineer to drive product development of the Echo
• wearable hardware device. The candidate will be responsible for designing, prototyping,
• and evaluating custom Echo hardware devices. The candidate will drive manufacturing
• vendors, and own design verification activities for medical device product development.

Primary Role and Responsibilities

• •Design and prototype mechanical components and assemblies including rapid
• prototyping, machining, injection molding

• •Develop component and assembly drawings including tolerance stack-ups and
• analyses

Identify and manage manufacturing vendors of components and assemblies

• •Perform simulations and analysis (FEA, thermal, etc) with vendors to drive design
• decisions

• •Develop custom electromechanical systems for characterization and testing of
• assemblies and components

Develop and execute design verification activities

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field

Minimum 7 years of post-academic, industry experience in product development of electro-mechanical hardware devices

Experience with, and inclination toward hands-on rapid prototyping

Experience designing mechanical components for manufacturing such as plastic or metal parts, mechanical assemblies, printed circuit boards, cables

Experience selecting and working with component and contract manufacturers

Experience with dimensioning and tolerance analyses

Minimum 7 years of experience using computer-aided design (CAD) tools such as Solidworks including concept development, detailed design, and corresponding assembly drawings

Experience with analysis tools for thermal, and structure analyses (eg: FEA, ANSYS, etc)

Experience developing and implementing custom electro-mechanical test systems (eg: mechanical fatigue testing, reliability testing, tensile testing, etc)

Experience working within a quality system

Other Qualifications

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

Knowledge of medical device development processes, including design controls, risk management, and regulatory compliance for medical devices

Strong collaboration mindset

Superior written and verbal communication skills

Occasional travel to vendors (<10%)

Salary

$150,000 — $215,000 USD

What We Offer

An opportunity to work on exciting, cutting-edge projects to transform patients’ lives in a highly collaborative work environment.

Competitive compensation, including stock options.

Comprehensive benefits package.

401(k) program with matching contributions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Echo Neurotechnologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Confidentiality

All applications will be treated confidentially. Applicants may be asked to sign an NDA after the initial stages of the interview process.