About Vave
We are on a mission to change the paradigm of healthcare, starting with ultrasound.
Vave Health is a healthcare technology startup based in the Bay Area. Our next-generation wireless ultrasound solution enables faster diagnosis and treatment at the point of care resulting in better patient outcomes. We believe that by working passionately in concert with clinicians and other creators, we will bring the most efficient and effective products to the medical field. Vave is accelerating access to imaging by designing the first wireless ultrasound-as-a-service platform. The low-cost subscription includes a portable ultrasound device, intuitive software, and Vave Health’s customizable educational platform. Our mission is to increase access to innovative imaging, improving the quality of care for those who need it most.
At Vave Health, we are committed to equal employment opportunities. Vave company offers a drug-free work environment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law. Equal employment opportunity includes hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotions, and termination.
Open Job Postings
Join our diverse team of innovators to reimagine how health care can be delivered.
Please email your resume and cover letter to info@vavehealth.com to apply and learn more.
Lead Mechanical Engineer
Purpose & Description
The Lead Mechanical Engineer will own the design, development, and delivery of all Vave’s mechanical components and subsystems. The Lead Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the high-level and detailed design of Vave mechanical components. A natural problem solver, able to contribute to all aspects of development, testing, and document generation. The Lead is also responsible for troubleshooting and failure analysis, as needed.
As Lead Mechanical Engineer, this individual will work with cross-functional teams to build and deliver new products. Responsible for material selection and equipment sizing in compliance with codes and standards. You will work closely with project teams to determine work scope requirements, monitor, and control project costs, and pro-actively resolve variances from project plans. This role is ideal for someone who has a technical background and enjoys being “hands on”.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Work with hardware and cross-functional teams to identify, understand, and define design specifications and develop mechanical components to meet them
- Generate novel and unique solutions to technical challenges in mechanical designs, including injection molding, die-casting/thixo-molding, or compression molded parts. Develop innovative solutions to waterproofing, latching, locking, or usability challenges
- Develop plans, protocols, reports, bench tests, and fixtures to verify mechanical designs
- Use prototyping solutions to quickly develop proofs of concept of the designs
- Perform formal release of documentation in support of quality and regulatory requirements for medical devices
- Analyze and debug failures found during system testing and use
- Work with domestic and international vendors and CMs
- Develop test and assembly fixtures, and work instructions for manufacturing
- Identify opportunities for scalable processes for mass production to reduce COGs and overhead
- Work with the manufacturing team and CM on NPI and mass production.
- Maintain knowledge of current technical advancements in the general field of mechanical engineering, rapid prototyping, volume manufacturing by keeping up with current developments and trends
- Contribute to teamwork in an Agile development environment
- Support and conduct validation studies, technology transfer activities, process characterization studies, and gauge R&R studies within the manufacturing process. Provide guidance on the equipment/process validation requirements and design control activities for new product development projects
- Lead cross-functional group in conducting analysis of NCMRs, with the purpose of evaluating the underlying issues and offering long-term solutions. This includes the completion of required CAPA processes. Document and implement system improvements
- Responsible for ongoing process improvement: take initiative to define, plan, and execute improvement projects, achieve objectives in increasing yields, reducing cycle time, reducing overall cost, and improving product quality and reliability
- Maintain and improve existing product manufacturing processes. Anticipate manufacturing’s need for new products and fixtures
- Survey and identify replacement components for reasons of obsolescence or cost reduction.
- Work with the quality team to drive component issues upstream to suppliers. Use continuous improvement process in yield and quality/reliability programs
- Review product designs for compliance with engineering principles, company quality and regulatory standards, customer requirements, and related specifications
- Troubleshoot or refine existing products and raw materials components. Provide instruction and support to manufacturing and QA on manufacturing techniques, procedures, and QC inspections
- Conduct failure mode investigations (FMEA), and risk analysis of medical devices according to FDA QSR
- Coordinate with external test labs to conduct compliance and environmental testing
Education
- BS, MS, in Mechanical Engineering or related fields
Experience
- Minimum 6 years of experience developing mechanical systems, and minimum 3 years developing medical devices. Experience developing devices according to FDA and IEC 60601-1 standards desirable.
- Experience with plastic parts for volume production
- Experience with relevant fabrication techniques such as injection molding, ultrasonic welding, laser welding, machining, casting, and 3D printing
- Experience developing lab test software (e.g. LabView or similar, Python scripting)
Knowledge & Training
- Expert knowledge in designing for volume molding processes (injection, die-casting, compression, over-molding, etc.)
- Experience with polymers and metals, and their properties
- Proficiency with SolidWorks and associated PDM tools
- A record of owning projects successfully and working in a fast-paced environment
- Thorough understanding of DFM
- Self-driven personality, startup mindset
- Working knowledge of CAD design and simulation tools (SolidWorks preferred).
- Experience with engineering change orders, documentation needs, protocol, and report writing. Familiarity with FMEA, DOE, and QSR design control
- Hands-on prototyping and testing abilities
- Knowledge of supplier quality systems processes
- Results-oriented self-starter. Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently
- Ability to assess the feasibility of design modifications to existing designs
- Experienced in troubleshooting and recommending corrective or preventive actions to improve product reliability
- Experience with medical product manufacturing including new product introduction, product transfer and scale-up
- Experience in implementing and using automated systems engineering tools
- Experience with human factors assessment
- Process development or technology transfer experience (proven track record of new product and sustaining support with contract manufacturers)
Lead Software Engineer, React Native
Purpose & Description
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be leading the mobile app development at Vave. Your responsibilities will include working with the Product team to develop software requirements, taking ownership of the solution design and architecture, and leading development efforts across the team. You will drive initiatives to address technical debt and improve software quality. At the same time, you will instill best practices and employ coding standards to drive timely and quality releases. You will lead a team of on-shore and off-shore engineers, and your influence will help grow and mature both the individuals as well as the processes that drive the team moving forward.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Write well-designed, testable, efficient code
- Build integrations with external software systems and components (libraries, plugins, APIs)
- Produce software specifications and determine technical feasibility
- Develop software verification protocols that meet regulatory standards
- Ensure software is properly tested and maintained over its lifecycle
- Adopt tools as necessary to improve software reliability, productivity, and efficiency
- Delegate work amongst team efficiently to meet delivery timelines
- Collaborate across Product and Engineering teams to ensure alignment of initiatives
- Build an agile engineering culture
Education
- BS, MS, in Software Development or related fields
Experience
- 3+ years in a technical lead or equivalent role
- 8+ years of experience developing production software
- 3+ years of experience working with React Native or other hybrid mobile app development frameworks
Principal Ultrasound Scientist
Purpose & Description
The Principal Ultrasound Scientist is responsible for the Vave ultrasound platform IQ performance and development of imaging features & modes from R&D concept to NPI development and validation, aligned with Vave’s go-to-market strategy.
Key focus is on ultrasound system signal chain processing design, algorithms, and implementation for new imaging features/modes and optimizations per priority clinical applications, working closely with Vave’s clinical and engineering teams.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Assume full ownership of the ultrasound sound image quality including signal processing algorithm research and development (TX and RX frontend, beamforming, and backend processing), system performance verification, and clinical image optimization
- Partner with FPGA, FW, and App SW teams in the development of RF/IQ data acquisition and analysis tools to improve the development environment and improve IQ optimization efficiency
- Lead system NPI product development, owning design specifications and verifications that comply with related medical device regulations/standards (FDA, IEC, etc.), and with internal quality management and design control processes
- Drive innovation of advanced imaging modes and features from concept to prototyping, to NPI product implementation and release-to-markets
- Identify innovations and lead R&D projects for inclusion in the product technology roadmap
- Work effectively with core stakeholder functions including product management, hardware, and software engineering, and clinical to deliver the complete and successful Vave product solution
- Enforce design control rigor from requirements/specifications, design reviews & documentation, maintenance of design history, and V&V testing to meet business targets with regulatory compliance
Education
- MS or PhD in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or other related fields
Experience
- Minimum 6 years focused on advanced ultrasound technology development
- Experience developing medical devices according to FDA and IEC 60601-1 standards is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of ultrasonic acoustics in human tissues and the relationship to an ultrasound system and imaging performance
Vave Health is committed to equal employment opportunities. The company offers a drug-free work environment to all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law. Equal employment opportunity includes hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotions, and termination.