Nevro

About Nevro

Nevro (NYSE: NVRO) is a global medical device company headquartered in Redwood City, California. We are focused on delivering comprehensive, life-changing solutions that continue to set the standard for enduring patient outcomes in chronic pain treatment. The company started with a simple mission to help more patients suffering from debilitating pain and developed its proprietary 10 kHz Therapy, an evidence-based, non-pharmacologic innovation that has impacted the lives of more than 100,000 patients globally. 

Nevro’s comprehensive HFX™ spinal cord stimulation (SCS) platform includes a Senza SCS system and support services for the treatment of chronic trunk and limb pain and painful diabetic neuropathy. Senza®, Senza II®, Senza Omnia™, and Senza HFX iQ™ are the only SCS systems that deliver Nevro's proprietary 10 kHz Therapy. HFX iQ, Nevro’s latest innovation, is the first and only SCS System that uses Artificial Intelligence to optimize and maintain pain relief using each patient's response1.Nevro’s unique support services provide every patient with an HFX Coach™ throughout their pain relief journey and every physician with HFX Cloud™ insights for enhanced patient and practice management. 

Nevro also recently added a minimally invasive treatment option for patients suffering from chronic sacroiliac joint ("SI joint") pain and now provides the most comprehensive portfolio of products in the SI joint fusion space, designed to meet the preferences of physicians and varying patient needs in order to improve outcomes and quality of life for patients.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Systems Engineer III will play a key role in the development of a Class III implantable Neuromodulation system for pain management, working cross functionally to help define systems and ensure that all stakeholders are aligned, and user needs are met. In this role, you will be a highly productive member of the technical team to help make key and impactful decisions.

• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer requirements and performance requirements into systems solutions that account for technical, cost and schedule constraints.
• Assist with investigation and definition of systems engineering requirements for new algorithms or features, and facilitates the transition of algorithms into new projects through clinical review and evaluation.
• Owns tasks within a larger effort such as definition, verification or product development of a system, and drives them to on-time, high quality completion.
• Perform human factors engineering across the product lifecycle including identification of customer user needs and use scenario, definition of use specifications (user profiles, user environments) and user interface requirements.
• Assist with generation of deliverables for compliance with IEC 62366, ANSI/AAMI HE75, and FDA Guidance for Human Factors and Usability Engineering, including working with external vendors as necessary.
• Assist with generation of cybersecurity deliverables for compliance with MDCG 2019-16, FDA Guidance Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions, and FDA Guidance Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices.
• Performs hands-on system integration testing and troubleshooting of technical issues. Works with development team to identify root cause and viable resolutions for issues.
• Performs system level verification against requirements. Creates test plans, procedures and reports, performs and analyzes system set up, and conducts verification and validation activities.
• Provide technical guidance to teams of engineers for systems engineering activities and deliverables
• Assists with development of quality processes consistent with existing practice in collaboration with cross functional stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned

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Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent degree/major required. Years of experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years, or Master’s degree with 3 years experience with development or verification in the medical device industry (Class III medical device experience preferred).

Skills and Knowledge

• Experience with development in a regulated industry such as medical device, defense, or automotive.
• Experience in Systems Engineering as related to stakeholder needs definition, creation of use case workflows, requirements definition and decomposition, functional architecture, and system design.
• Experience generating technical documentation such as product requirements, specifications, engineering reports, test plans & procedures, validation plans and reports.
• Experience working on multiple projects in a deadline driven environment.
• Experience with RF communications systems is desirable.
• Ability to generate buy-in from stakeholders to solutions for both technical and non-technical issues.
• Ability and willingness to make sound decisions potentially with high impact in a timely manner.
• Ability to provide creativity while solving complex problems without known solutions.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) to all levels of an organization.
• Experience interfacing with Software Development, Mechanical, Electrical, Operations, Quality and Regulatory
• Usability engineering (human factors) experience strongly desired.
• Risk management experience strongly desired.
• Cybersecurity in medical devices experience strongly desired.
• Project management skills including planning and estimation of tasks, milestones, resources, and budget desired.
• Willing to travel up to 10% as needed

Target Pay Range

$130,293 - $162,866. The final starting salary offer to the successful candidate will be determined by evaluating several factors, such as education, experience, knowledge, skills, internal equity, alignment with market data, and geography. *Nevro is a multi-state employer, so the target pay range may increase or decrease depending on the city/state.

Full-time Nevro team members enjoy a full suite of additional benefits such as market-leading medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401k matching, ample vacation time, pre-tax savings perks, tuition reimbursement, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), short and/or long-term incentive opportunities, recognition awards, volunteer time off, and several employee resource groups that focus on supporting our Wellness, Leadership Development, and Diversity and Inclusion.

EEO Statement

Nevro offers equal employment opportunity, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, marital or family status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression (including religious dress and grooming practices), gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), physical or mental condition, protected veteran status, disability, age or other characteristics protected by laws.