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Staff Product Design Engineer
San Bruno, CA
$177k - $265k
4 months ago
🚀 Startup💻 Open SourceExplicitly requires vibe-coding skills and hands-on software prototyping for hardware+AI prototypes.
About the Role
Lead design and build of hardware-based AI prototypes for healthcare, driving concept-to-prototype development across mechanical, electrical, and software domains. Serve as a hands-on technical lead in a small, scrappy team, focusing on integration with AI and Verily’s health platform.
Job Description
Role
Staff Product Design Engineer responsible for starting and advancing new hardware-based AI initiatives in healthcare. The role requires hands-on prototyping, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and the ability to move concepts through the design cycle in a low-headcount environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Conceptualize, design, and fabricate functional physical prototypes with emphasis on integration with AI and Verily’s health platform.
- Work in a scrappy, small-team environment where concept success directly affects growth.
- Take on higher-complexity projects and progress them through the design cycle using a leveraged model.
- Build at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, and software engineering; collaborate closely with electrical and firmware engineers.
- Write prototype software (including “vibe-coding”) as needed to bring prototypes to life.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field with at least 10 years of industry experience.
- Ability to perform as the sole mechanical engineer in a very small team.
- Experience with a variety of rapid prototyping processes to build functional physical prototypes.
- Experience with SolidWorks CAD and creating engineering drawings for outside fabrication.
- Experience architecting electronic devices and applying DFM/DFA; design for processes such as injection molding, machining, metal stamping, laser welding.
Preferred Qualifications
- MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field with at least 8 years of experience.
- Early-stage startup experience in a technical leadership role.
- Experience developing health and wellness devices; regulated medical device experience is a plus.
- Track record of concept generation and new product exploration and development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with scientists and engineers across disciplines.
Compensation
- US base salary range: $177,000 - $265,500 (base only) + bonus + benefits. Exact pay depends on location, skills, experience, and education.
Other Notes
- Role is eligible for Verily-sponsored immigration support.
- Verily is an equal opportunity employer.