Senior/Principal Catheter Engineer

Company Overview:

NinePoint Medical, Inc. is a transformational medical device company developing innovative, real-time, in vivo pathology devices.  The company’s first goal is to develop a device that enables remote pathology, or telepathy, which would facilitate immediate review of images during diagnostic procedures.  This capability could potentially provide physicians with immediately actionable information and eventually allow them to pursue therapeutic remedies at the time of diagnosis.  This convergence of access, diagnosis and treatment during one procedure is expected to improve patient experiences and outcomes, improve the efficiency of care and provide important savings to the healthcare system.  Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, NinePoint is backed by Third Rock Ventures and Prospect Venture Partners.

Position Requirements:

We are looking for a talented senior level engineer who will be responsible for the design through commercialization of disposable catheter systems that facilitate the use of NinePoint Medical’s medical imaging platform.  The qualified candidate will be responsible for all aspects of catheter development and implementation, working closely with the hardware designers and systems engineers to develop novel medical imaging systems.  The qualified candidate will collaborate with a cross-functional team in the design and development of the medical imaging platform.

• 10+ years of catheter development experience including design, assembly, implementation, and commercialization.


• Ability to work collaboratively in order to achieve the best overall system performance.


• Ability to independently facilitate the required preclinical testing to prove safety and efficacy.


• Experience determining the clinical user needs and gaining feedback directly from the practicing physicians.


• Hands on and action orientated with the ability to do all required documentation.

Desirable experience:

• Design of rotating shafts


• Endoscopic or vascular catheter experience


• Understanding of plastics used in medical applications


• Plastic processing: balloon forming, injection molding, extrusion


• Catheter bonding operations (thermal, adhesive)


• CAD (SolidWorks)

Education Requirements:

A minimum of a technical Bachelors or equivalent required.   Masters Degree desirable.

Preferred fields:  Biomedical engineering, Plastics engineering, Mechanical engineering, Chemical engineering.

For consideration please forward resume to HR@ninepointmedical.com.