Verification & Validation Lead

Reports to: Head of Software & Controls   Workplace Type: Hybrid (onsite in Santa Cruz 3 days/week)   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.   Overview: Join Us in Revolutionizing Cardiac Care from Beautiful Santa Cruz Imagine leading the verification and validation program for life-saving robotics technology while being minutes from world-class surf breaks and redwood forests. We’re developing a groundbreaking robotic platform that gives surgeons superhuman precision in transcatheter valve deployment—and we need an exceptional V&V Lead to own the strategy that proves our systems meet the rigorous standards that patient safety demands.   You’ll be defining and driving verification and validation across our robotic surgical platform, working cross-functionally with systems engineering, software development, quality, and regulatory teams. This is a hands-on leadership role—you’ll be writing protocols, executing tests at the bench, and building the V&V program that enables us to bring life-saving technology to patients.