Biomechanics Expert

About Hike Medical Hike Medical is building the defining company in musculoskeletal care. We sit at the intersection of AI, robotics, and healthcare, operating across three product lines: a proprietary AI-vision platform that turns a 30-second, web-based foot scan into custom 3D-printed orthotics; an AI agent platform that automates the entire DME workflow from pre-visit processing through claims and revenue cycle; and SoleForge, our vertically integrated 3D-printing factory producing custom medical devices at a scale the industry has never seen. Insoles today, full DME tomorrow, bionics by 2040. Custom insoles are just the wedge. Our long-term vision is bionics: AI-designed, robotically manufactured orthotic and prosthetic devices at scale, replacing a fragmented, manual industry that hasn’t changed in decades. Read the full vision at bionics2040.com. We’re live across the industry’s largest national orthotics-and-prosthetics providers and tracking toward a $50M run rate by the end of 2026. We’ve stealthily raised $22M across Seed and Series A from top-tier investors who backed OpenAI, Anduril, and Mercury early, and we run a fast, results-first, high-ownership culture out of our SF Rincon Hill office. About the Center of Excellence The Center of Excellence is the intelligence engine of Hike. It owns the clinical and coding knowledge that powers every AI agent — producing agent guides per code block, setting evaluation standards, informing all compliance policies, and managing the human-in-the-loop team. CoE roles are the highest-leverage positions in the company: the documents and workflows you build determine how fast we expand into new device categories. The Role The Biomechanics Expert sets and continuously improves the physical product design standards across all Hike device categories. You work alongside our design team to ensure every device we fabricate or source meets measurable functional and clinical standards — and that those standards improve over time based on outcomes data and clinical feedback. You also define the clinical rationale behind device selection criteria: why this particular device for this patient presentation, and how that decision is documented defensibly. What You Will Do Define and maintain physical product design standards for all Hike-fabricated devices (custom inserts, AFOs, and future categories). Review design outputs from the fabrication team for clinical appropriateness and set quality gates before devices ship. Build and maintain the physical product roadmap: what improvements are needed, in what sequence, and why. Define the biomechanical rationale for device selection criteria in Hike Clinical evaluation modules. Track device outcome data and incorporate learnings into design standards. Evaluate third-party manufacturing partners for prefabricated categories against Hike quality standards. Support clinical protocols with biomechanical expertise, particularly for custom AFO and prosthetic categories. What We Are Looking For Degree in biomechanics, biomedical engineering, orthotics & prosthetics, physical therapy, or a related clinical/engineering field. 3+ years in lower-extremity device design or clinical biomechanics, preferably in manufacturing or an O&P practice. Hands-on knowledge of AFO design mechanics: rigid vs. articulated, ground reaction force AFOs, floor reaction configurations, and SMO indications. Experience evaluating prefabricated device options against clinical standards. Ability to communicate biomechanical rationale in plain language for protocols and documentation. Familiarity with 3D scanning, CAD, and/or additive manufacturing for custom devices a strong plus.