Principal Research and Development Engineer, Imperative Care

NPD

$210-225k

+ stock options + bonus

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Campbell, CA

Stroke intervention & treatment technology

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Stroke intervention & treatment technology

201-500 employees

HealthcareB2BScienceMedTech

Be an early applicant

$210-225k

+ stock options + bonus

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Campbell, CA

201-500 employees

HealthcareB2BScienceMedTech

Company mission

Imperative Care is addressing gaps across the entire patient journey — from detection through recovery — to elevate care for patients suffering from stroke and other devastating vascular diseases.

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Role

Who you are

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or related discipline and a minimum of 12+ years of related experience driving innovation in the development of flexible medical device instruments; or equivalent combination of education and work experience in related regulated industry
Experience leading a technical cross-functional team through all phases of product development
Ability to be self-directed with minimal direction and supervision and take initiative to discern from multiple priorities when guiding a technical project team toward efficient solutions and opportunities; ability to multi-task efficiently in a fast-paced environment
Entrepreneurial spirit, a strong foundation in documentation and communications skills required

What the job involves

As an expert professional in this field, the Principal R&D Engineer serves as the subject matter expert in the design, continuous improvement, and manufacturability of commercialized neurovascular, endovascular or vascular products/product line(s) and /or technical innovation of same
This position used deep expertise in this field and provides insights and leadership as an individual technical contributor to promote new ideas and innovation when establishing processes and methods/techniques that drive best practices and engineering principles to a broader technical team in one of the specific engineering focuses mentioned below. This role includes the responsibility of mentoring and developing other R&D engineers as an industry leader with formal reporting line to an engineering team when needed
Lead assigned technical projects in catheter engineering group to drive value improvement, line extensions, and commercial compliance with quality systems and global regulatory requirements
Evaluate performance characteristics of new product designs and identify opportunities for new development or improvements based on customer feedback, technologies, and clinical needs
Through research, technical discussions, and interaction with SAB and R&D team members, conceptualize and/or prototype new product designs, add-ons, or enhancements
Ensure products are designed to facilitate manufacturability addressing budget constraints, customer needs, and schedule requirements

Our take

Strokes pose a real and present threat to millions of people around the world, but many needs in stroke care are still not being met. Imperative Care is setting out to change this by developing innovative solutions for preventing and treating strokes.

Imperative Care was founded by an expert neuroendovascular surgeon and a serial entrepreneur, and its forward-facing technology and ambitious growth are testament to this partnership. Imperative has maintained a strong focus on physician-led care, developing its technology in close collaboration with working doctors. This has helped the company to identify and address key pain points in the existing stroke care system.

Imperative Care has scaled relatively quickly since it first launched, and this is a result of its rapid innovation cycle and its considerable funding success. Investment awarded to Imperative in 2024 will fuel its growth and product development in the coming years.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

21% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (2.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Mar 2026

$100m

CONVERTIBLE

Jul 2024

$150m

SERIES E

Total funding: $598m

Company benefits

Stock options
401k
Health benefits
Team events, competitions & activities

Company HQ

Campbell, CA

Leadership

Fred Khosravi

(Chairman & CEO)

Was Senior Product Development Engineer at Alcon, and Product Development Manager at Focal Therapeutics. Is currently Director of Instylla Medical.

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