- Robot type
- Surgical and Medical
- Location
- San MateoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 15, 2026
- Salary
- $170,000–$185,000 a year
Senior Systems Engineer
Job description
Mendaera is developing technology that will enable all healthcare providers to do more for their patients. Our platform combines real-time imaging, robotics, and artificial intelligence to make precise and consistent intervention more accessible. Our aim is to eliminate barriers in the patient journey, accelerate recovery, delight customers, and reduce cost of care.
Mendaera is looking for a Systems Engineer to support the successful commercialization of the Focalist system; define solutions that address unmet needs in healthcare; quantify those solutions with engineering specifications and KPIs; lead system level prioritization and execution.
Job responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional teams to design and develop new features for the Focalist System
- Understand the system from both a technical and user perspective, and drive definition and development of the system accordingly
- Work with product to translate clinical and business requirements to design input requirements and technical specifications
- Generate engineering studies and risk assessments to bound technical problems and clearly communicate trade-offs between engineering solutions
- Develop test methods to accurately characterize and verify the system design against performance requirements
- Integrate and debug prototypes, maintain configuration and documentation records of verification candidates
- Maintain risk file documents, including FMEA and System Hazard analysis
- Prioritizing engineering feature sets and driving system level execution
Job requirements
- Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and independent
- Excellent technical and analytical capability
- High emotional intelligence and ability to build and manage diverse relationships
- Significant demonstrated experience collaborating with technical partners
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Versatility and ability to operate in a small-team environment
- Excellent technical and analytical capability
- Medical-device product development experience including verification and validation
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