Senior Mechanical Engineer, Hardware at Neptune Medical

Compensation

$150,000 – $180,000/yr

Location: Burlingame, California
Type: Full-time
Level: Senior
Posted: Mar 18, 2026

Description

Neptune Medical, a venture capital-funded medical device startup, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer, Hardware. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and building complex robotic test systems, including subsystem bench tests and large-scale end-of-line test systems for endoscope and capital products. This role involves owning the architectural and mechanical design, assembly, and testing of systems, requiring strong collaboration across engineering disciplines.

Required Skills

mechanical design
electromechanical design
Solidworks CAD models
manufacturing methods and fixtures
risk analysis and risk mitigation

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Required Previous Experiences: Demonstrated experience designing and building mechanical mechanisms, interfaces, and structures.
Ability to document designs and assemblies in a manner that is reproducible and follows good documentation practices.
Experience testing, iterating, and documenting prototype solutions to undefined problems.
Knowledge of various types of motors, encoders, sensors, power transmission, and drive-train-related components.
Experience in electromechanical design.
Experience using various rapid prototyping techniques and basic machinery such as 3D printing machines and basic machinery (mill/lathe).
Demonstrated experience designing novel solutions to unsolved problems.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with test bench and complex test system design.
Demonstrated experience in mechanical analysis including modeling tolerance stacks, static and dynamic analysis, FEA and thermal analysis.
Experience designing for manufacturability and understanding common manufacturing processes such as machining, sheet metal, etc.
Experience with risk analysis and risk mitigation to develop robust systems.
Demonstrated ability to generate original ideas by history of patents and IP.
Experience in a fast-paced environment.
Experience creating and managing schedules, budgets, and plans.