Senior Electrical Engineer, MedTech Robotics Design

Capstan Medical, Inc.; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Capstan Medical, Inc. in Santa Cruz is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to own electrical systems from concept to product, including design, verification, and manufacturing transfer.

You will collaborate with mechanical, controls, software, and systems engineers to bring prototype robotic systems toward scalable production. The role requires 5+ years in medical device electrical design, with expertise in PCBA design, IEC 60601-1/1-2, Altium, and hands-on lab work.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Expecting 5+ years of relevant experience (medical device experience preferred).
• Experience with designing, manufacturing transfer, and shipping of medical device capital equipment or equivalent complexity systems.
• Experience with medical device development process, design control, design verification, and regulatory processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical hardware design: subsystem design, schematic capture, PCB layout, wire harnesses and cable assemblies, working with external partners for fabrication and assembly.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, controls, software, and systems engineers.
• On-site building, bring-up, and debug of prototype robotic systems and support of their pre-clinical lab use, iterating quickly toward designs that scale.
• Support manufacturing test and troubleshooting.
• Own design verification, failure analysis, and risk management strategies, including input to EMC and electrical safety testing, to meet medical device regulatory requirements.
• Align your work to company goals, identifying high risk items and helping develop solutions.
• Technical mentor to junior engineers and peers.
• Document and communicate your work through design reviews and released design documentation.
• Identify gaps and pitch in as needed to ensure that the team meets their goals and objectives.

Skills

PCBA design

High reliability design

Electrical debugging

IEC 60601 compliance

Altium PCB design

Lab equipment

DFM & risk management

Design reviews

Mentoring

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Capstan Medical, Inc. in Santa Cruz is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to own electrical systems from concept to product, including design, verification, and manufacturing transfer.

You will collaborate with mechanical, controls, software, and systems engineers to bring prototype robotic systems toward scalable production. The role requires 5+ years in medical device electrical design, with expertise in PCBA design, IEC 60601-1/1-2, Altium, and hands-on lab work.