Senior Mechanical Engineer

Primary Function of Position

The Systems Mechanical Engineering team is responsible for the development of multiport da Vinci Surgical Systems from product concept through market launch.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will design medical capital equipment components for volume manufacturing processes. They are expected to use creativity and analytical skills to develop document and verify new mechanical designs. They will interface with multiple functions including but not limited to manufacturing procurement supplier engineering quality and regulatory.

The Sr. Mechanical Engineer is expected to use machine design and systematic skills to conceptualize develop and verify new mechanical designs. The Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer must utilize creativity and sound engineering judgment in the design of medical capital equipment components for volume manufacturing processes. They are responsible for key system components and will interface with suppliers and manufacturing to build highquality hardware prototypes and productize new designs. They will be expected to excel in a focused highenergy collaborative work environment with a team of talented engineers. The Sr. Mechanical Engineer should be capable of making sound conclusions when faced with the time constraints and ambiguous or incomplete information typical of research and development.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Designing components and producing mechanical drawings for volume manufacturing processes which may include cast metal injection molded plastic sheet metal stamped and others in a government regulated environment
• Working within multidisciplinary teams to define requirements for new and current designs
• Designing for manufacturability reliability serviceability and cost
• Selecting and managing vendors in the prototype phase
• Collaborating with manufacturing to create product assembly tooling fixtures and instructions
• Developing and performing component verification testing and product validation testing
• Supporting production of final product by troubleshooting process and component problems
• Providing engineering support to Manufacturing Materials Test Engineering and Service to facilitate transfer of designs
• Developing mechanical assemblies with careful consideration for key functions and safety.
• Rapid development and iteration of fullscale prototypes of candidate architectures to satisfy requirements
• Mentor and coach other engineers in problem solving

Qualifications :

Skills Experience Education & Training

Required

• BSME or similar
• Minimum of ten 10 years of experience with mechanical design or machine design
• Interest in the medical applications of robotics
• Passion for details in creating robust and reliable machines designed for missioncritical applications
• Experience designing for volume manufacturing processes such as metal castings injection molding sheet metal stamping compression molding thermoforming etc.
• Ownership of components or assemblies through multiple product launches to market
• Ability to apply knowledge of engineering materials and component selection criteria to product designs through exceptional concept development design analysis handson prototyping and reliability testing skills
• Proficiency using CAD and finite element simulation tools to design mechanical assemblies
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Selfdriven with the ability to excel in a highenergy small focused team environment to maintain a proven sense of shared responsibility and shared reward and to make work fun and interesting

Preferred

• Postgraduate study or equivalent work experience preferred
• Robot design experience. Surgical or medical device product experience is a plus.
• Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design implementation debug verification qualification and transfer
• Ability to execute and document component and assembly changes in an automated change control system and demonstrate that the changes were made properly
• SolidWorks experience

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide marketcompetitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.

We provide marketcompetitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime