Operations Process Engineer (Capital System)
The Operations Process Engineer supports manufacturing execution and system integration for the OTTAVA Surgical Robotic Platform at Confidential Client's MedTech Surgery division. This hands-on role involves troubleshooting manufacturing test failures, ensuring production continuity, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain product quality and compliance in a regulated medical device manufacturing environment. The position requires strong analytical and technical skills, with a focus on improving manufacturing processes and supporting quality system activities.
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Position overview
Confidential Client is seeking an Operations Process Engineer (Capital System) to support manufacturing test and system integration for surgical capital equipment. This is a hands-on, shop-floor engineering role based 100% onsite in Santa Clara, CA, focused on maintaining production continuity, troubleshooting test and integration failures, and supporting quality and compliance activities.
What You’ll Do
- Provide first-line technical support for manufacturing test and system integration on the OTTAVA surgical robotic capital system.
- Support and escalate manufacturing issues to keep production running safely and on schedule.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, and system-level test failures using structured problem-solving methods.
- Work directly with Manufacturing Associates and cross-functional partners (Test, NPI, Quality, R&D) to identify root causes and implement containment and corrective actions.
- Document findings, capture technical knowledge, and communicate recurring failure modes to reduce downtime.
- Support quality system activities including change controls, CAPAs, NCRs, investigations, and implementation of corrective/preventive actions.
- Maintain compliance by ensuring manufacturing and documentation tasks follow approved procedures.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
- 0–4 years relevant engineering experience (internship, co-op, academic projects or lab work considered).
- Hands-on experience with engineering testing, system integration, scripting or technical troubleshooting.
- Ability to interpret test results and systematically troubleshoot hardware, software, and system-level issues.
- Basic scripting experience (preferably Python) and ability to read and debug scripts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, and communication skills.
- Comfortable collaborating across Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Quality, NPI Engineering, and R&D teams.
- Must be able to work 100% onsite in Santa Clara, CA.
Preferred skills
- Experience with Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, automated test systems, data acquisition tools, or SQL.
- Experience troubleshooting electromechanical or robotic systems, complex capital equipment, or integrated hardware/software products.
- Exposure to regulated manufacturing environments (medical devices, biotech, pharma, aerospace, or automotive).
- Familiarity with change control, CAPA, NCR, root cause analysis and corrective action processes.
- Hands-on, ownership-oriented approach and ability to respond with urgency while maintaining quality and compliance.
Compensation & benefits
- Anticipated base pay range: $75,000 – $120,750 per year.
- Benefits (subject to plan terms and eligibility) include retirement and savings plan (401(k)), paid time off (vacation, sick time, holidays), parental leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and other typical employer-provided benefits. Specifics and eligibility vary by hire date and location.
Keywords & ideal candidate
- Operations Process Engineer with manufacturing test and system integration experience
- Capital equipment / surgical robotics / OTTAVA platform
- Python scripting, automated test systems, LabVIEW, MATLAB, SQL
- Hands-on troubleshooting, root cause analysis, CAPA/change control experience
- Candidates located and able to work onsite in Santa Clara, CA
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