- Robot type
- Surgical and Medical
- Location
- SunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Sep 11, 2026
Full-time
Manager, Manufacturing Engineering
Job description
Contribute your technical manufacturing, equipment design, process engineering, and project management skills to lead a dynamic and growing engineering team responsible for creating and implementing high volume manufacturing solutions for minimally invasive robotic surgery. The role requires strong leadership within the within the cross-functional organization to develop and launch automation systems, components, assemblies, process documentation, tooling and validation methods. Our objective is to implement novel automation and vertical integration solutions to enable better outcomes for more patients every day.
Job responsibilities
- Lead and help grow a team of engineers to develop, implement, and sustain advanced manufacturing equipment and processes.
- Collaborate with multiple international teams to deliver product in a high volume environment.
- Design and develop next generation manufacturing architecture utilizing internal and external resources.
- Create, maintain and improve mid- to high volume manufacturing assembly lines, specifying and/or refining BOMs, workflow processes, manufacturing plan and detailed work instructions.
- Apply experience in automation control and robot manufacturing systems to ensure designs and processes are capable (Yield/MTBF), serviceable (MTTR) and able to produce required throughput consistently (OEE).
- Utilize process design tools such as discrete event, PLC and robot path simulation to validate equipment designs prior to physical build.
- Lead design for manufacturing, design for automation, tolerance stack analysis, locator development and other inputs with cross functional team during product design.
- Design, document, procure, qualify, implement, and improve fixtures, tools and equipment.
Job requirements
- BS degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent. MS preferred
- Minimum 5 years’ experience process and/or manufacturing experience including automated production systems.
- Preference for candidate with strong electrical and/or controls background.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to interface and update technicians, engineers, and leadership on a regular basis.
- Prior responsibility for process, equipment or product validation/verification.
- Experience with process capability/statistical analysis of production and engineering metrics (cPK, SPC, etc).
- Prior experience designing and maintaining automated production equipment.
- Strong project leadership experience and experience launching new manufacturing into production.