Medical robot manufacturer Intuitive Surgical could lay off up to 331 workers at its Sunnyvale headquarters complex, according to a state filing last week.
The Santa Clara-based company is cutting jobs by the end of October at 1050 Kifer Road, next to its main headquarters building at 1020 Kifer Road. Intuitive cited stopping operations for graveyard and weekend shifts in one of its production divisions as the reason for the layoffs.
The company said it would encourage the affected employees to apply for open roles, which could lower the final layoff figure. The cuts are out of a total workforce of 15,638 employees as of last year…