NPI Lead - MN

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.

Summary

Echo Neurotechnologies is developing novel Brain Computer Interface (BCI) products to restore autonomy to people living with disabilities and to improve quality of life. We are seeking a Sr. Mechanical Engineer to drive New Product Introduction activities for the Echo hardware. The candidate will serve as a liaison between the Echo Design and Manufacturing teams to ensure the custom hardware components, assemblies, and systems can be built to meet the design intent.

Primary Role and Responsibilities

• DFX: Collaborate with R&D to optimize parts and assemblies for manufacturability and reliability from prototype to scale.

• Design and documentation: Create and refine CAD models, 2D drawings, and tolerance stack-up analyses to ensure assembly success and yield

• Inspection: Identify and develop inspection protocols and metrology methods

• Partner with manufacturing to develop custom fixtures and tooling, ensuring process controls align with design intent and CTQ requirements.

• Risk management: Participate and drive dFMEA and pFMEA activities to identify and mitigate design and process risks.

• Drive failure analysis investigations to resolve complex design, material, or process issues

• Manage contract manufacturing partners, overseeing people (engineers and technicians) and processes (eg: machining, welding, and polymer processing)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar field

• Minimum 7 years of industry experience in product development of medical devices

• Minimum 5 years experience using computer-aided design (CAD) tools such as Solidworks

• Inclination toward hands-on engineering activities

• Experience with manufacturing of mechanical components such as plastic or metal parts, adhesives, printed circuit boards, and cables

• Expertise in dimensioning and tolerance analyses, and inspection methods

• Experience working with component and contract manufacturers

• Experience working within a quality system

Other Qualifications

• 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

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.