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Robotics and Controls Intern
Posted about 1 month ago
OfficeSanta Cruz, CaliforniaEN
### What You'll Do:
Design and execute benchtop characterization studies of catheter driving performance: tip
position accuracy, tracking error, hysteresis, friction, and other performance metrics
Build Python automation scripts and small test harnesses for repeatable, hands-off data
collection across the robotic system
Tune control loops and parameters on real hardware and quantify the improvement with
clean before-and-after data
Develop reusable analysis tooling: data ingestion, plotting utilities, and reporting
templates the team can keep using after you leave
Support design verification testing by writing protocols, executing runs, and documenting
results in line with medical device standards
Contribute to the team's data infrastructure: log parsing, bagfile processing, metric
extraction, automation scripts, dashboards
Document your work on Confluence and present findings in team design reviews
### Skills & Qualifications:
Master's Degree or Higher in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Solid Python fundamentals (NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, pandas) and the ability to write
clean scripts that other people will read and run
Working knowledge of feedback control: you've taken a controls course and can talk
through PID, frequency response, and stability concepts
Experience characterizing or testing real hardware in a lab setting, even at the coursework
or research scale
Ability to design an experiment, run it carefully, and write up what you found
Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities shift and you're
expected to ask good questions
### Nice to Have:
Coursework or research in robot kinematics, dynamics, or continuum/flexible robotics
C++ exposure, particularly for reading existing code and writing simple changes
Experience with ROS1/ROS2, bagfiles, or similar middleware
MATLAB or Simulink for control design and system identification
Familiarity with Git, code review workflows, and unit testing
Prior internship or research experience at a robotics, medtech, or hardware-heavy
company
position accuracy, tracking error, hysteresis, friction, and other performance metrics
collection across the robotic system
clean before-and-after data
templates the team can keep using after you leave
results in line with medical device standards
extraction, automation scripts, dashboards
Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
clean scripts that other people will read and run
through PID, frequency response, and stability concepts
or research scale
expected to ask good questions
company
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On-siteCapstan Medical, Inc.
View company pageAt Capstan Medical, we’re driven by an unwavering commitment to transforming the treatment of structural heart disease. By merging surgical robotics with catheter-based technology and next generation implants, we’ve pioneered a patient-optimized approach to repair and replace heart valves.
Key team members
Murielle Thinard McLane
Michael Davis
David Tung
Pam Holmberg
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