Product Development Lead
Position Overview
Neuraworx Medical Technologies is a VC-backed seed-stage medical device company developing a wearable neurostimulation platform for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other CNS disorders—areas where innovation has lagged and patient needs remain unmet.
Our clinical path is forming. Our scientific vision is clear. Now we’re looking for a Head of Product Development to turn that vision into a robust, manufacturable, regulatory-ready device to change lives.
This is an engineering leadership role for a technical engineer who wants to shape the architecture, roadmap, and engineering culture of an early-stage company while staying hands-on. You will be the technical backbone of the organization—making real decisions, solving real problems, and building something that matters.
As Head of Product Development, you are the primary technical authority for Neuraworx’s neurostimulation platform. You will own device architecture, performance, and design integrity from concept through commercialization, working closely with our CDMO while retaining hands-on involvement in critical technical work. You will grow this role—and the engineering organization—intentionally as the company scales.
This role is ideal for:
• A senior engineer ready to step into technical leadership, or,
• A current engineering leader seeking early-stage ownership and impact
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership & Product Strategy
Own the overall device architecture, performance specifications, and system-level design decisions.
Define the technical roadmap, critical-path milestones, and engineering deliverables that support clinical and commercial goals.
Make informed, decisive tradeoffs across electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineering.
Identify, evaluate, and select core technologies, components, and subsystems.
Establish and maintain design controls, including requirements, specifications, V&V plans, and risk management documentation.
CDMO Partnership & Development Execution
Lead technical relationship with our CDMO partner, serving as the primary technical interface for design, development, and manufacturability discussions.
Translate product vision into clear engineering requirements while maintaining internal design authority.
Lead design transfer, manufacturability discussions, and scale-up activities to insure quality and reliability.
Lead verification and validation development and execution with CDMO and external partners.
Conduct design reviews and technical audits to ensure quality and accountability.
Build a collaborative, high-trust partnership that accelerates—not slows—progress.
Hands-On Engineering
Actively contribute to design, analysis, prototyping, and troubleshooting—this is not a passive oversight role.
Participate in concept generation, feasibility studies, and proof-of-concept builds.
Lead or personally execute critical technical analyses (electrical, mechanical, software, systems integration).
Drive root-cause analysis and corrective action when issues arise.
Maintain technical depth across the full device ecosystem: wearable electronics, power delivery, wireless communication, biocompatibility, and user interface.
Regulatory & Quality
Support regulatory and quality strategy and activities for FDA approval pathway (510(k), de novo, or PMA as appropriate).
Ensure all development activities comply with applicable medical device standards (IEC 60601 series, ISO 14971 risk management, design control requirements).
Prepare technical documentation required for regulatory submissions.
Establish design control processes and ensure rigorous documentation and traceability.
Support quality system development as the company grows.
Team Building & Culture
Mentor and develop engineering staff as the team expands.
Foster a culture of technical excellence, rigorous problem-solving, and collaborative innovation.
Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders including investors, board members, and clinical partners.
Build partnerships with external resources (contract design firms, testing labs, consultants) as needed.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or equivalent engineering discipline.
Progressive experience in stimulator medical device development, including hands-on design work across multiple engineering disciplines.
Deep experience with at least two of the following domains: embedded electronics and firmware, mechanical design and analysis, systems architecture, or software engineering for medical devices.
Demonstrated experience managing or collaborating closely with contract manufacturers or CDMOs.
Knowledge of medical device regulatory requirements, design control processes, and relevant standards (ISO 14971, IEC 60601, FDA guidance).
Strong systems thinking: ability to understand and optimize across electrical, mechanical, software, and manufacturing domains simultaneously.
Proven track record of taking device concepts from design through verification, validation, and commercialization.
Excellent communication skills: ability to translate between technical and business contexts.
Entrepreneurial mindset: comfort with ambiguity, ability to prioritize effectively with limited resources, and enthusiasm for building something from the ground up.
Preferred Qualifications
Graduate degree in Engineering or related field.
Experience with implantable or wearable stimulator medical devices (pacemakers, neuromodulation, etc.)
Experience leading or managing engineering teams (demonstrates readiness for VP/Director-level roles).
Prior startup or early-stage company experience.
Expertise in neurostimulation, bioelectronics, or neural interface technologies.
Experience with IoT, wireless power transfer, or miniaturized electronics for implanted systems.
Familiarity with product liability, risk management, and failure analysis methodologies.
Track record of successfully launching products in regulated markets.
Publications, patents, or visible technical contributions to the medical device or bioelectronics field.
What We're Looking For
Beyond formal qualifications, we seek a person with these characteristics:
Technical depth with breadth: You don't need to be expert in everything, but you must be genuinely dangerous in 1-2 disciplines and credibly competent across the full device stack.
Intellectual humility: Willingness to learn unfamiliar domains and seek expertise from others.
Bias toward action: Comfortable making decisions with imperfect information; avoids analysis paralysis.
Collaborative problem-solver: Enjoys working across disciplines and bringing different perspectives together.
Patient but driven: Can nurture relationships with external partners while maintaining urgency around milestones.
Translational thinker: Able to understand clinical needs, translate them to engineering requirements, and explain technical constraints to business stakeholders.
Hands-on leadership: Wants to stay engaged in technical work, not just delegate.
What We Offer
Significant hands-on technical work: You'll spend ~60% of your time actively engineering, ~40% on leadership, strategy, and cross-functional alignment.
Equity ownership: Meaningful equity stake reflecting your pivotal role in shaping the company's technical success.
Growth trajectory: Clear advancement path as the company scales.
Resources & autonomy: Freedom to help build the engineering function the right way from the ground up; budget and decision-making authority commensurate with the role.
Impactful mission: Develop technology that could meaningfully improve patients' lives; avoid "me-too" products in favor of genuine innovation.
Collaborative culture: Work directly with CEO and co-founders who value technical input in strategic decisions.
Learning environment: Access to leading contract design firms, testing facilities, and clinical advisors; opportunity to deepen expertise across multiple engineering domains.
How to Apply
Send resumes to chris@neuraworx.com
Tell us about your most significant technical challenge in medical device development and how you solved it.
Describe your experience working with manufacturers or CDMOs‚ what worked well, and what didn't.
What aspects of neurostimulation or wearable bioelectronics excite or intrigue you most?
About the Role's Evolution
This is a foundational engineering role. Initially, you will be the primary internal engineering leader, working directly with the CEO and CDMO. As the company grows, you will help build a team of specialized engineers (firmware, mechanical, systems). Success in this role is measured by product performance, clinical readiness, and commercial success—not by headcount managed.