Senior Machine Learning Engineer, CAD Computational Design
Hike MedicalDigital Health company
San Francisco, United States$190,000–$270,000Senior
Indicator Ventures
RiverPark Ventures
Rosecliff Venture Partners
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Lead the parametric design layer for custom orthopedic devices, integrating AI and CAD pipelines.
- •Hike Medical is reinventing custom orthopedic product manufacturing using AI, 3D reconstruction, and computational design.
- •This role focuses on the parametric design layer behind their products, bridging software engineering and product design.
- •Key Responsibilities Design and build parametric, procedural CAD pipelines for custom orthopedic devices.
- •Translate clinical knowledge into parameterized systems and automated CAD pipelines.
- •Collaborate with AI, clinical, and manufacturing teams to build scalable design systems.
- •Develop geometric tooling and drive geometry programmatically through CAD/geometry APIs.
- •Own the bridge from design to manufacturing, ensuring manufacturability and quality.
- •Requirements 5+ years building parametric and procedural CAD systems, ideally in a product or manufacturing context.
- •Strong programmatic CAD experience (e.g., Rhino/Grasshopper, Onshape API, SolidWorks API).
- •Solid command of geometric modeling fundamentals (NURBS, B-Rep, meshing).
- •Proficiency in Python, Typescript, or C++.
- •Collaborative mindset to translate expert intuition into precise, parameterized systems.
Required skills
PythonTypeScriptC++
Nice-to-have skills
Computer Vision
Domain expertise
healthtechbiotech
Benefits & perks
equity, benefits
Tech stack
PythonTypeScriptC++