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# Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Cala Health

- **Company:** Cala Health
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-05-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/calahealth/jobs/5986082004

## Job description

## About Cala

At Cala, we’re working to free people from the burden of chronic disease. We began by creating the first non-invasive prescription therapy for hand tremor. After years of careful fine-tuning and improvements, we released Cala kIQ — our most sophisticated therapy yet. Our products have empowered thousands of people to get back to their lives with confidence and ease.

But we won’t stop there. Our pioneering technology can be applied across neurology, cardiology, and so much more. It’s all part of our mission to help people in their struggle with chronic disease. We’re only just getting started.

Summary

At Cala we’re working to free people from the burden of chronic disease. We began by creating the first non-invasive prescription therapy for essential tremor. After years of careful fine-tuning and improvements, we released Cala kIQ - our most sophisticated therapy yet. Our products have empowered thousands of people to get back to their lives with confidence and ease.

As Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be a key driver in the design, development, and testing of our revolutionary neuromodulation therapy devices. You will work on projects from early-stage prototyping all the way through manufacturing at scale, ensuring Cala’s products meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and usability.

Specific Responsibilities

- Mechanical Design Leadership: Lead mechanical design and reviews, managing complex schedules and technical requirements throughout the development process.
- Prototyping & Testing: Design high-fidelity prototypes to facilitate usability studies and requirements characterization.
- Verification & Validation: Define comprehensive testing plans, develop custom test methods and fixtures, and lead final product mechanical verification activities.
- Lifecycle Management: Support design control documentation and lead engineering change orders (ECOs) to maintain product documentation and integrity.
- Manufacturing & Sustaining: Drive manufacturing transfers and partner with production teams to identify, propose, and implement continuous improvements.
- Quality Compliance: Diagnose, document, and support Cala’s Quality Management System, including any NCMRs and CAPAs related to mechanical design.

## Skills and Experience

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to support product development in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment, exemplified by:

- Technical Expertise: 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, with a strong focus on electromechanical systems and early clinical study support.
- Practical Experience: Has taken a Class II medical device all the way from initial design through FDA 510k approval and transfer to manufacturing for commercialization. Experience with wearables or high-touch consumer electronics design a plus.
- Manufacturing Fluency: Design for Manufacturing (DFM) mindset, including knowledge of diverse processes including: plastic injection molding, silicone molding, machining, PCB fabrication/assembly, and 3D printing. Experience working with Contract Manufacturing partners to smoothly transfer development activity into production environment.
- Advanced CAD: Expert-level SolidWorks skills, specifically with complex surfacing, manufacturability, and tolerancing.
- Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with medical device standards, such as IEC 60601-1 (safety/essential performance) and ISO 10993 (biocompatibility).
- Quality & Rigor: Demonstrated experience with medical device phase-gate development, risk analysis, design control practices, and root cause analysis.
- Analytical Skills: GD&T, proficiency in statistical analysis (such as DOE) to inform design decisions and verification results.
- Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis, or eligible for work authorization through a sponsorship path that Cala Health is able to support. Sponsorship decisions are made individually based on role, timeline, and cost considerations, and are not guaranteed.

Cala Health believes our success is based on diversity of people, teams and thinking. We offer all employees the tools, training and mentoring they need to succeed. Our selection process is driven by the key requirements for the role rather than bias or discrimination on the basis of a candidate’s sex, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, non-jobrelated disability/handicap or medical condition, family status, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnicity, race or any other legally protected classification.

## About Cala Health

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cala Health is a bioelectronic medicine company developing non-invasive wearable neuromodulation therapies, starting with the FDA-cleared Cala kIQ system for treating hand tremors in essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.
- **Entity Type**: Private (total funding of $298.3M across 8 rounds)
- **Headquarters**: San Mateo, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Kate Rosenbluth, PhD (President & Chief Innovation Officer) [calahealth.com](https://calahealth.com/about-us/)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Medical Equipment Manufacturing / Bioelectronic Medicine / Healthcare
- **Target customers**: B2B (physicians, healthcare providers, payors) and B2C (patients with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease). Serves both Medicare/VA beneficiaries and commercial insurance patients.
- **Mission**: “To free people from the burden of chronic disease” and “set a new standard of care for chronic disease” [calahealth.com](https://calahealth.com/about-us/)

## Products & Services
- **[Cala kIQ™ System](https://calahealth.com/)**: An FDA-cleared, physician-prescribed wearable device that delivers transcutaneous afferent patterned stimulation (TAPS) therapy. Provides on-demand tremor relief lasting over 90 minutes per session. The device is covered by Medicare and the VA. Includes a patient portal (MyCala.com) for tracking therapy data and sharing results with clinicians.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $11.3M (latest estimate) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cala-health-inc)
- **Total Funding**: $298.3M (8 prior funding rounds) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cala-health-inc)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by leading healthcare and technology investors (specific names not disclosed in provided sources). Partners include Medicare (CMS), the VA, and various commercial insurance plans. [calahealth.com](https://calahealth.com/)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 37.5% YoY (82 employees). Job postings increased 50% monthly and 200% quarterly. Expanded presence to Japan. Launched next-generation Cala kIQ system. Received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for Parkinson’s disease tremors. CMS created unique HCPCS codes and a positive Local Coverage Determination for TAPS therapy. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cala-health-inc) [calahealth.com](https://calahealth.com/about-us/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in non-invasive prescription tremor therapy**: Cala kIQ is the only FDA-cleared wearable device for action hand tremor in essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.
- **Proprietary TAPS technology**: Combines neuroscience and wearable electronics to deliver individualized peripheral nerve stimulation.
- **Strong clinical evidence**: Completed the largest noninvasive therapeutic clinical study for essential tremor (PROSPECT study) and a multi-center randomized controlled trial (ET-03). Published long-term real-world evidence.
- **Reimbursement path**: Medicare coverage and unique HCPCS codes reduce barriers for patient access.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding indications**: Developing therapies for neurology, cardiology, and psychiatry beyond essential tremor.
- **Scaling commercial reach**: Growing sales, marketing, and therapy access teams (e.g., Director of Marketing, Sales Operations Manager).
- **Product iteration**: Continuous improvement of the Cala kIQ platform and patient data insights.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Patient-first mindset with values of “One Team”, “Trust”, and “Bold Innovation”. Emphasis on community through GOYA (Get Off Your A**) mentoring and LHF (Let’s Have Fun) event planning. [calahealth.com](https://calahealth.com/about-us/careers/)
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay, health & wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, company equity, onsite gym, cell phone reimbursement, paid holidays, flexible time off, educational stipend, lunch & learns, professional development and mentorship. [calahealth.com](https://calahealth.com/about-us/careers/)
- **Work model**: Mix of on-site (San Mateo, CA) and remote roles. Engineering and manufacturing roles are in the Bay Area or Minneapolis/St. Paul. Some positions (e.g., Sales Operations Manager) are fully remote. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/calahealth/jobs/5982842004)
- **Engineering culture**: Hands-on hardware and software development with direct impact on patient lives. Opportunities in firmware, full-stack, mechanical design, and manufacturing engineering.

## Sources
1. [calahealth.com](https://calahealth.com/about-us/) – Company history, leadership, mission, FDA milestones, clinical studies
2. [calahealth.com](https://calahealth.com/about-us/careers/) – Careers page with benefits, values, culture details
3. [calahealth.com](https://calahealth.com/) – Product page for Cala kIQ, therapy details, coverage information
4. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/calahealth/jobs/5982842004) – Open job listings and office locations
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cala-health-inc) – Company details: headcount, revenue, funding, employee growth, department breakdown

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