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Capstan Medical, Inc.

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Staff R&D Mechanical Engineer, Robotics

Santa Cruz, CaliforniaHybridFull-time

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Senior mechanical engineer leading design of robotic hardware for a medical device, from concept through product, including prototyping, design reviews, and cross-functional collaboration.

About this role

Reports to: Managing Principle Mechanical Engineer, R&D
Workplace Type: Hybrid, on-site in Santa Cruz an average of 4-days per week

At Capstan Medical, we’re building one of the most exciting and innovative companies in medtech—developing a first-of-its-kind robotic platform for minimally invasive heart valve treatment. Our team combines surgical robotics, catheter-based delivery, and next-generation implants to transform complex procedures into safer, lower-stress solutions for patients and clinicians alike. As a highly collaborative, hands-on team, we move fast, wear multiple hats, and believe the best ideas can come from anyone.

Based in Santa Cruz, our unique workspace blends cutting-edge Bay Area innovation with a lifestyle-driven environment near trails, beaches, and open space—creating the perfect place to do meaningful, career-defining work.

The Opportunity:
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.

What You’ll Do:

  • Collaborate with Manufacturing and Clinical teams for feedback on designs, incorporating this feedback into quick and effective design iterations. Lead and set direction for mechanical design efforts, 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.
  • Align individual work to best support company goals. Proactively identify cross-functional risks and lead resolution strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders
  • 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
  • Provide mentorship to the team on best practices and design strategies, and be a valuable partner in design collaboration and reviews.

    • What You’ll Need:

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience
  • Expecting 8+ 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
  • Understanding of sensor and actuator selection.
  • 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

    • Ways To Stand Out:

  • 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.

    • Why Join Us:

  • We offer a fun, fast-paced, collaborative environment where you will be working on transformational technologies in the cardiac healthcare space.
  • We offer outstanding benefits with medical, dental, and vision covered at 100% for you and your family, as well as flex time off.
  • We thrive in our work-hard, play-hard environment. Bring your bike or running shoes if you’d like or just be ready to enjoy a fun office outing. We enjoy time inside the office and out!

    • Skills

    Actuator SelectionCADCross-Functional CollaborationData AnalysisDesign ControlDesign For ManufacturabilityDesign ReviewsDesign TransferManufacturing SupportMatlabMechanical DesignMedical Device DevelopmentMentorshipPre-clinical Lab WorkProject LeadershipPrototype DevelopmentPythonRegulatory ProcessesRisk AssessmentRobotic SystemsSensor SelectionVerification And Validation

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