Manufacturing Engineer

Zap Surgical Systems is a surgical robotics start-up located in San Carlos, CA. ZAP designs and manufactures the ZAP-X® Gyroscopic Radiosurgery™ platform, the world’s first and only vault-free, cobalt-free radiosurgery system.

Leveraging first-in-kind gyroscopic mobility, the ZAP-X precisely directs radiation beams from hundreds of unique positions to non-invasively destroy brain tumors. The result: a highly effective, painless, and non-invasive alternative to surgery

.
Today, more than 2 million patients are potential candidates for radiosurgery, yet only 150,000 receive this potentially life-saving treatment. By removing historical cost and complexity constraints, ZAP looks to enable world-class radiosurgery in locations previously considered inconceivabl

e.
With increased demand for our product, we are looking for an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join our Te

am.
About the Opportu

nity

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for assembly/test processes and component evaluations and maintaining manufacturing documentation for company products in conformance with established goals, objectives, and regulatory guideli

nes.
Primary D

• uties
  
  Acts as liaison with R&D in releasing new products, conducts DFx (x = Manufacturability, Testability, Serviceability, Value analy
• sis).Modify/design mechanical assemblies, layouts/schematics and/or detailed drawings/specifications of electrical cabinets (
• PDU).Defines, develops, and documents assembly and test proced
• ures.
  
  Create an efficient "mid-volume" manufacturing assembly line, specifying and/or refining BOMs, workflow processes and detailed work instruct
• ions.
  
  Provide product training and support to production and field perso
• nnel.
  
  Reviews, controls, and maintains product documents, including specifications, drawings, and BOM for company pro
• ducts
  
  Manages and controls the implementation of supplier corrective actions to eliminate material non-conforma
• nces.
  
  Provides technical support analyzing and/or performing failure analysis for discrepant production components, assemblies, and field ret
• urns.
  
  Support installation and startup of systems at customer sites, including some travel opportuni

ties.
Primary Require

ments:

Educ

• ation:
  
  Bachelor degree in Mechanical or related

degree
Experience/Skills/Abi

• lities:5 - 7 years manufacturing engineering (or equivalent) experience, with at least 3 years in medical
• devices
  
  Demonstrated ability for design process impr
• ovement
  
  Excellent verbal and written communication
• skills
  
  Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects and deliver results
• on time
  
  Must have experience with Sol
• idWorks
  
  Acts in a professional manner even when dealing with time demands and/or interpersonal co
• nflicts
  
  Maintains a flexible approach toward task sch
• eduling
  
  Demonstrated ability for design and process impro
• vement.
  
  Strong communication skills. Ability to clearly document activities and present technical information through spoken and written
• words.
  
  Demonstrated ability to successfully work on multiple projects at once, following through to comp
• letion.
  
  Uses a logical, systematic approach to solving problems through analysis and evaluation of alternate so