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# Senior Systems Engineer at Mendaera, Inc.

- **Company:** Mendaera, Inc.
- **Location:** San Mateo, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-09-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mendaerainc/jobs/6193441004

## Job description

About Mendaera, Inc.

Mendaera is developing technology that will enable all healthcare providers to do more for their patients. Our platform combines real-time imaging, robotics, and artificial intelligence to make precise and consistent intervention more accessible. Our aim is to eliminate barriers in the patient journey, accelerate recovery, delight customers, and reduce cost of care.

## About the Opportunity

Mendaera is looking for a Systems Engineer to support the successful commercialization of the Focalist system; define solutions that address unmet needs in healthcare; quantify those solutions with engineering specifications and KPIs; lead system level prioritization and execution. The position reports to Mendaera’s Systems Engineering Manager, and will collaborate closely with our product management and engineering teams.

Salary range: $170,000 to $185,000

## About You

We are looking for candidates who: thrive in fast-paced environments; embrace ambiguity; can create frameworks and work-product from scratch; are able to level between micro and macro analysis; possess critical and system thinking ability; are detail oriented.

Systems Engineer responsibilities include:

- Lead cross-functional teams to design and develop new features for the Focalist System
- Understand the system from both a technical and user perspective, and drive definition and development of the system accordingly
- Work with product to translate clinical and business requirements to design input requirements and technical specifications
- Generate engineering studies and risk assessments to bound technical problems and clearly communicate trade-offs between engineering solutions
- Develop test methods to accurately characterize and verify the system design against performance requirements
- Integrate and debug prototypes, maintain configuration and documentation records of verification candidates
- Maintain risk file documents, including FMEA and System Hazard analysis
- Prioritizing engineering feature sets and driving system level execution
- Tracking engineering requirements and KPIs across development lifecycle

Desired skills:

- Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and independent
- Excellent technical and analytical capability
- High emotional intelligence and ability to build and manage diverse relationships
- Significant demonstrated experience collaborating with technical partners
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Versatility and ability to operate in a small-team environment
- Excellent technical and analytical capability
- Medical-device product development experience including verification and validation
- Advanced technical degree and ≥5 years industry experience preferred

## About Mendaera, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Mendaera is building a new category of handheld robotics to simplify and enhance ultrasound-guided needle procedures across healthcare.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: San Mateo, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Not publicly listed on the company site or LinkedIn (co-founder and CTO Jason Wilson is mentioned on LinkedIn)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Medical Equipment Manufacturing / Healthcare Robotics
- **Target customers**: B2B – hospitals, clinics, and healthcare providers performing ultrasound-guided needle procedures (biopsy, ablation, drainage, etc.)
- **Mission**: To bring breakthrough innovation to critical needle-based procedures so healthcare providers can do more with greater confidence for their patients.

## Products & Services
- **[Focalist™](https://www.mendaera.com/)**: Handheld robotic system designed for ultrasound-guided needle placement. Combines real-time imaging with handheld robotics to give clinicians precision and confidence. Received FDA 510(k) clearance in July 2025 and is preparing for a broad launch in 2026.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$97.0M** (Seed in 2021, Series A of $24M in August 2023 led by Lux Capital, Series B of $73M in September 2024 led by Threshold Ventures). Annual revenue estimated at **$1.5M** (per LinkedIn).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lux Capital, Threshold Ventures, PFM Health Sciences, Founders Fund, Puma Venture Capital. Also partnered with EchoNous for image-guided intervention.
- **Growth Signals**: 66 employees (+40.7% YoY); 9,751 LinkedIn followers (+112.5% YoY); FDA clearance for first product; acquired Avail Medsystems (telepresence technology) in March 2024; named to Fierce Medtech’s Fierce 15 in 2025; included in Bessemer Venture Partners’ Top 50 startups transforming industries with physical AI.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Handheld form factor** – unlike larger, fixed robotic systems, Focalist is portable and designed for universal deployment across clinical settings.
- **Real-time imaging integration** – combines ultrasound guidance directly with robotic precision, reducing the learning curve for needle placement.
- **FDA clearance** already achieved, enabling commercial launch in 2026.
- **Strong investor backing** from top-tier healthcare and deep-tech VCs.
- **Acquisition of Avail Medsystems** adds telepresence capabilities for remote collaboration.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale manufacturing and commercial launch** of the Focalist system in 2026.
- **Expand clinical applications** beyond the initial cleared indications (likely biopsy and other needle-based procedures).
- **Build out service and support infrastructure** (hiring Technical Service Lead in Tampa, FL).
- **Continue AI and robotics R&D** to enhance precision and ease of use.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as creative, collaborative, and passionate about making healthcare better. The company values problem-solving, pushing boundaries, and building new things.
- **Team**: Small but growing rapidly (66 people) with a mix of engineers, clinicians, and commercial talent. Many hires come from leading robotics and medtech companies (Intuitive, Auris, Noah Medical, Johnson & Johnson).
- **Work policy**: Likely hybrid/office-based given the hardware focus; HQ in San Mateo, CA and a service role in Tampa, FL. Open roles include Senior Clinical Engineer (San Mateo) and Technical Service Lead (Tampa).
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but being an early-stage company with strong funding offers equity, impact, and the chance to shape a new product category.

## Sources
1. [mendaera.com](https://www.mendaera.com/)
2. [mendaera.com/careers](https://www.mendaera.com/careers)
3. [mendaera.com/about](https://www.mendaera.com/about)
4. [linkedin.com/company/mendaera-inc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mendaera-inc)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/mendaerainc](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mendaerainc)

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