- Robot type
- Surgical and Medical
- Location
- SunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Manufacturing
- Posted
- Mar 18, 2026
Full-time
Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Wire Stranding
Job description
Primary Function of Position: Stranded and braided wire cables are a key technology in surgical robotics. This position will bring strong experience in the stranding and braiding of fine wire cables to improve our manufacturing processes and cable designs.
Contribute your technical manufacturing, design, and project management skills to a dynamic and growing development team creating high volume automated assembly lines for precision instruments and accessories. This position will focus on developing equipment and processes used for the manufacture of high performance tungsten wire cables.
Job responsibilities
- Drive process development of stranded wire cables.
- Lead project management of engineering projects.
- Lead the sourcing and evaluation of new pieces of equipment and equipment suppliers.
- Lead the creation of automation line specifications
- Evaluate current and future Robotic Surgery Accessories and Instruments to determine feasibility and value of automated assembly
- Be point of contact for machine integrator in development, evaluation, and shipment of production equipment
- Support line commissioning and validation
- Support the development and execution of IQ/OQ/PQ and PPQ protocols for high volume automation assembly lines.
Job requirements
- BSME or equivalent required, MSME preferred (similar engineering and technical fields will be considered.)
- 7+ years’ mechanical or manufacturing engineering experience required.
- Wire and/or Cable product experience highly preferred.
- Strong preference for experience with fine gauge stainless steel and tungsten wire.
- Small team leadership experience preferred.
- Experience with automated line controls (PLC, I/O Components, etc) required
- Experience in 8D problem solving techniques related to high volume automation is a plus
- Experience with Robotics programming a plus