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Reports to: Capital Mfg Manager
Workplace Type: Onsite
Shift: 4/10 Monday – Thursday
At Capstan Medical, we’re building one of the most exciting and innovative companies in medtech—developing a first-of-its-kind robotic platform for minimally invasive heart valve treatment. Our team combines surgical robotics, catheter-based delivery, and next-generation implants to transform complex procedures into safer, lower-stress solutions for patients and clinicians alike. As a highly collaborative, hands-on team, we move fast, wear multiple hats, and believe the best ideas can come from anyone.
Based in Santa Cruz, our unique workspace blends cutting-edge Bay Area innovation with a lifestyle-driven environment near trails, beaches, and open space—creating the perfect place to do meaningful, career-defining work.
Description:
- Our Manufacturing Technicians will build complex assemblies through precise adherence to
- written manufacturing process instructions (MPI’s).
- When applicable, you will work alongside our R&D Engineering team to assist in troubleshooting,
- prototype building, and iterative design.
- Must be detail oriented, honest, capable communicator, and eager to support a fast-paced team
- of bright engineers.
- Medical device experience and being comfortable working in a controlled, manufacturing
- environment is preferred.
- This position is 100% on-site, located in our Santa Cruz, CA. facility.
- Key contributions will be the application of technical ability to execute the production of medical
- device systems, both robotic and manual.
Skills:
- Ability to use a variety of hand tools. Manual torque drivers are employed with close attention to
- torque specs.
- Comfort with following written, verbal, and pictorial instructions. The ability to disseminate build
- activities back to the engineering team.
- Ability to debug electro-mechanical assemblies or ability to learn is important.
- Ability to handle ESD sensitive components or ability to learn is important.
- Ability to run tests/scripts on manufacturing test stations, or ability to learn is important.
- Experience working within a Quality System for the production of medical devices, or the ability to
- learn is important.
Requirements:
- 2-4 years’ experience working for a medical device or similar product as production technician is preferred.
Why Join Us:
- At Capstan Medical, you’ll have the opportunity to make a direct impact on the reliability of critical equipment that supports life-changing medical devices. You’ll join a collaborative team, work in a dynamic environment, and contribute to a mission-driven company improving patient outcomes.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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