Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer (Robotics)

Company: Capstan Medical
Location: Santa Cruz
Posted on: April 8, 2025

Job Description:

Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer (Robotics)Capstan Medical: Creating a new standard for minimally invasive structural heart treatmentAt Capstan Medical, we're driven by an unwavering commitment to transforming the treatment of heart valve disease. By merging surgical robotics with catheter-based technology and next generation implants, we've pioneered a patient-optimized approach to repair and replace heart valves.Our innovative technology offers a significantly less invasive alternative to traditional open-heart surgery while ensuring precise and reliable placement of the heart valve implant. With these advancements, we may be able to provide patients with a solution to their heart valve disease while significantly reducing recovery time and minimizing the risk of complications. With a dedicated team of heart valve device experts and robotics engineers, we are fully committed to developing a comprehensive and transformative solution that will positively impact the lives of individuals affected by this condition.Capstan Medical is uniquely positioned in Santa Cruz. This gives us access to the amazing technical talent of the Bay Area, but in an environment that we feel is conducive to doing our best creative work. Our office is adjacent to large tracts of open space with bicycle trails straight from the office doors offering access to the hills and beaches of Wilder Ranch State Park for road/mountain bicycle riding, hiking, and surfing.Come join us and become part of a team revolutionizing heart valve treatment!Description:We are building a novel medical robotic application, bringing together an exciting set of hardware and software into an elegant product. We are looking for someone who can take a mechanical system of the robot design from initial concept all the way to product.

• Collaborate with manufacturing and clinical for feedback on designs, incorporating this feedback into quick and effective design iterations. Be responsible for all things mechanical, owning all deliverables and milestones
• On-site participation in building and bringing up prototype robotic systems and support in their pre-clinical lab use, supporting all things mechanical
• Align individual work to best support company goals. Identifying high risk items and being part of developing solutions
• Document and communicate learnings on design manufacturability and reliability to the broader hardware team
• Document and communicate your work through design reviews and as appropriate released documents as part of the product development process
• Identify gaps and pitch in as needed to ensure that the team meets their goals and objectivesSkills:
  • Experience with using CAD (SolidWorks preferred) for creating detailed parts, assemblies, and drawings for manufacturing, using GD&T as appropriate and working within a PDM system
  • Ability to manage vendors to identify and solve problems through strong vendor collaboration
  • Experience with designing tightly packaged custom electromechanical products
  • Understanding of how early design decisions cascade into outcomes later. Ability to make smart decisions regarding DFM, clinical workflow, regulations, and risk management to save time and effort laterRequirements:
    • BS in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience
    • Expecting 5+ years of relevant experience (medical device experience preferred)
    • Comfortable working with high levels of ambiguity and an ability to convert that into tangible outcomes
    • Experience with designing, manufacturing transfer, and shipping of medical device capital equipment or equivalent complexity systems
    • Experience with medical device (or equivalent) development process, design control, design verification, and regulatory processes
    • Ability to work in a hybrid work environment, working onsite in Santa Cruz on average 4 days a week
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