About the Company

Zap Surgical Systems is a surgical robotics start-up located in San Carlos, CA. Leveraging its unique gyroscopic motion and self-shielded design, our product, the ZAP-X, is disrupting the industry and opening new frontiers in modern radiosurgery. Zap’s employees thrive in an environment where multiple fields of study come together to solve challenging and important problems. You will be joining a diverse, cross-functional team that is bringing to market the most advanced stereotactic radiotherapy technology.

Purpose of Position

We are looking for a systems engineer with a successful track record in machine development to join our small dynamic team of accomplished engineers. We have a mixture of both incremental and innovative design work ahead of ourselves. In this small company, you will do everything from design through testing, documenting and release to production. The successful candidate will be able to coordinate technical activities of different engineers and help pull together a system solution. Given our unique product, you will have the opportunity to learn from fellow engineers. This individual reports directly to the VP of Hardware Engineering. This role will focus on the sub-systems responsible for generating and controlling therapeutic radiation, thus background and knowledge in high voltage RF is a plus.

With this dynamic environment comes the need for a highly energetic engineer who is ready to dive into problem solving and product development. We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, a quick learner and a solid communicator. We do a lot of fun and challenging work every day, but we also work hard to maintain an easy-going environment with a strong sense of community.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Work with fellow engineers to create cross-functional solutions
Coordinate sub-system development, testing and documenting
Coordination and implementation of high voltage RF components and supporting systems
Identify requirements at the system and sub-system level
Generate test protocols from requirements
Identify system problems which may generate future project work
Execute engineering discovery and verification testing
Work with the manufacturing floor to ensure correct flow of knowledge for production
Work with the field service team to improve reliability and system diagnostics
Work with vendors to specify standard or custom components

Qualifications

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering with a minimum of 7 years of experience of relevant industry experience. Or master’s degree in engineering with minimum of 4 years of experience.

Experience Requirements

Hands-on experience integrating and working with electro-mechanical machines and robotics.
Integration and testing using off-the-shelf and custom components.
Experience with high voltage RF systems is strongly preferred

Skills and Other Requirements

Strong analytic, technical, and problem-solving skills
A self-driven individual with a passion for electro-mechanical systems and problem solving
Strong written and verbal English communication skills are required

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