Sr/Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Robot Productization

Full-timeOn-site
Santa Cruz, Californiavia Capstan Medical CareersPosted Oct 1, 2026
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Technical skills

Technical writing

About this role

There is no playbook for what we're building. Capstan is bringing a first-of-its-kind surgical robot to

patients, and the processes to build it reliably at scale don't exist yet – you'll help create them. This isn't

sustaining a mature product on a settled line. You'll join a newly formed team that works hand in hand

with R&D owning the productization elements of the design.

In this role, you'll lead the productization of new robotic subsystems – from early engineering builds,

through a series of pre-DV builds, to DV and clinical production. You'll develop the build and test

processes, special processes, fixtures, and documentation that turn a design into a repeatable product,

and you'll use each build to find and close gaps before they reach the line. You'll thrive here if you've

brought complex electro-mechanical systems into production before, love being on the floor with the

hardware, and want to shape how a novel robot is built from day one.

If you're a driver who seeks out issues, converges the team on solutions, and excels at pushing projects

across the finish line in a growth-stage company, this is the role for you.

Before you apply

  • 1Which parts of your CV prove experience with Technical writing?
  • 2Which recent work examples would make your application stronger for this role?
  • 3What details from the original source listing should you confirm before applying?

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