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Senior Engineering Assembly Technician

Sunnyvale, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Assembling, debugging, and testing prototype hardware for complex electromechanical systems, specifically robotic-assisted surgical devices.

Role type

Senior hands-on engineering assembly technician

Builds

Prototype hardware, test articles, and alignment fixtures for robotic surgery systems

Domain

Medical device / Robotic surgery

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Assembling mechanical and electrical components, operating machine shop tools (lathe, mill), interpreting 3D CAD models, working independently with limited documentation, organizing toolboxes and inventories, interfacing with machine shops, executing basic tests from procedures

Preferred skills

Designing simple test fixtures, operating 3D printers, experience in medical device or regulated product development, familiarity with procurement workflows, providing feedback on design for manufacturability

Technologies

3D CAD models, 3D printers, spreadsheets, CAD-based BOMs

Responsibilities

Assemble mechanical and electrical subsystems referencing CAD models, build and assemble prototype hardware and test fixtures, document assembly issues and provide feedback to engineering, modify parts using machine shop tools, maintain toolboxes and part inventories, support testing activities and record results

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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