Staff R&D Mechanical Engineer, Robotics

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Clinical teams for feedback on designs, incorporating this feedback into quick and effective design iterations.
• 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.

Job requirements

• 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