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Capstan Medical · 2 months ago

Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer, Robotics

Santa Cruz County, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

12+ years exp

Capstan Medical is committed to transforming the treatment of heart valve disease through innovative surgical robotics and catheter-based technology. The Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer will lead mechanical design efforts for a novel medical robotic application, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and prototype robotic systems.

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Responsibilities

Collaborate with Manufacturing and Clinical teams on designs, incorporating this input into quick and effective design iterations. Lead and set direction for system and subsystem architectures and mechanical design efforts while owning cross-functional mechanical deliverables and technical strategy

Participate in building and bringing up prototype robotic systems and support all things mechanical in their pre-clinical lab use

Lead alignment of complex technical topics and hardware architecture across the Mechanical Engineering team and broadly across the R&D organization and Capstan

Document and communicate learnings on design manufacturability and reliability to the broader hardware team, mentoring others in best practices and scalable design approaches

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 objectives, driving alignment across teams when priorities conflict

Strengthen the team by providing leadership and mentorship on best practices and design strategies as they grow in their abilities to develop performant, scalable, and elegant designs. Be a valuable partner with feedback and collaboration in brainstorming and design reviews

Qualification

Robotic system designMedical device experienceDesign control processesMechanical engineeringKinematicsMechanismsPythonMatlabLeadership experienceCollaboration skillsMentorship abilities

Required

BS in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience

Expecting 12+ years of relevant experience (medical device experience preferred)

Comfort 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

Deep expertise in areas particular to robotic system design: kinematics, mechanisms, bearings, gears, sensors, actuators

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

Preferred

Experience with the full commercial lifecycle from concept through reacting to and addressing field issues with your designs

Skills with Python or Matlab for data analysis, simulation, and interacting with robotic equipment

Excessive nerdiness about manufacturing, mechanisms, robots, or any other adjacencies

Leadership experience. While this role is as an individual contributor, it is a position of significant technical and thought leadership within the company