# Manager, R&D Test Lab at Carlsmed

- Company: Carlsmed
- What the company does: Provider of medical technology for spine surgery. The company’s proprietary Aprevo™ digital-to-device 3-D printed implant system for spine is the first-ever surgical implant to be designated by the FDA as a breakthrough technology. Backed by B Capital.
- Company website: https://carlsmed.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Carlsbad, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $170K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-06
- Apply by: 2026-12-21
- Apply: https://carlsmed.bamboohr.com/careers/261?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/carlsmed-manager-r-and-d-test-lab/

## About the role

As Manager, R&D Test Lab , you will support the Product Development team’s goal of improving patient outcomes by developing new implants, instruments, and complementary surgical planning and quality production systems that integrate with our universal platform. You will be responsible for leading the R&D mechanical testing laboratory supporting development and verification of spinal implants, instruments and associated technologies. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Establish and lead day-to-day operation of mechanical testing lab and test frames including capacity planning, prioritization, scheduling, maintenance, calibration coordination and equipment uptime
- Provide technical leadership for static, fatigue, torsion, compression, bending, pullout, subsidence, construct and instrument testing per the associated ASTM standards and as applicable to the product portfolio
- Maintain awareness of applicable ASTM/ISO standards and FDA expectations relevant to spinal implants and instrumentation
- Provide best practices and reference guidance to ensure testing is technically sound, repeatable, traceable, and appropriately documented
- Partner with engineers to translate design questions and product requirements into meaningful mechanical experiments acting as a true research laboratory
- Lead or partner with engineers to investigate complaints or field issues, production issues, anomalous results, equipment issues, test failures, and method variability


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