Staff Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems for use in surgery. These systems include both capital equipment and consumables in the form of surgical instruments and accessories. The Staff Mechanical Engineer for Instrument and Accessory Advanced Product Development will be a member of a small team responsible for exploring and developing early product concepts and technologies that will help feed the da Vinci product pipeline. The successful candidate will lead early assessment design development and testing of novel concepts for instrument and accessory related products.

The candidate will help to identify and evaluate new technologies in light of customer and company needs establish design requirements to meet customer needs work with suppliers and other outside companies and consultants to realize viable technical solutions and refine designs for transfer to the New Product Development organization for commercialization. He/she/they must excel in a high-energy team environment and be capable of creative problem solving when faced with the time pressures and incomplete information typical of early-stage product development. The successful candidate must have outstanding technical depth in relevant areas and be as comfortable collaborating and leading across organizational boundaries as they are working independently.

Essential Job Duties:

Work within cross-functional project teams to create evaluate and prove out new product architectures and refine them for hand off to new Product Development

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to understand the clinical usability and other needs of users of da Vinci systems as they relate to surgical instruments and accessories. Assist with market research and surgeon discussions around concepts approaches and procedures.
• Develop technical requirements for designs based on an understanding of customer needs commercial objectives (e.g. cost of goods) regulatory requirements and feasibility constraints
• Perform conceptual design detailed design analytical modeling prototyping data analysis and troubleshooting of novel instruments and accessories for the da Vinci robotic surgical system
• Develop and perform early performance testing with assistance from other functions as needed. Assist with evaluation of prototypes by supporting bench ex-vivo and in-vivo laboratory testing with clinical experts.
• Develop and manage relationships with key partners
• Provide written protocols reports and presentations related to design activities on an ongoing basis
• Document product designs as needed to support successful transfer into the new product development organization

Technical leadership

• Act as technical lead on product development projects
• Mentor and train less experienced engineers in the art of product development and mechanical design
• Review mechanical engineering designs of other Intuitive engineers in both a formal and informal capacity
• Lead or assist other design engineers through brainstorming detailed reviews and collaborative problem-solving resulting in compelling product architectures
• Provide detailed input to project planning including objectives budgets staffing schedules milestones etc.
• Make recommendations to senior management about the direction activities and staffing of ongoing projects as well as recommendations and proposals for new product/project opportunities
• Identify resource gaps and make recommendations to address issues and prioritize

Other Functions

• Assess technologies from outside entities for potential licensing and adaptation to the da Vinci product line
• Identify test and report on new materials manufacturing processes and technologies that could benefit existing products or enable new product designs
• Document prepare and review patent submissions
• May supervise or direct the activities of others

Qualifications :

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience:

• Twelve (12) years of experience in mechanical product design or eight (8) years with MS five (5) with PhD
• Extensive experience taking products from concept to production. Medical and/or regulated product experience highly preferred.
• Familiarity with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design implementation debug verification validation qualification and transfer
• Understanding of mechatronics robotics and servo-controlled systems strongly preferred. Experience developing software control algorithms a plus.
• Proven ability to apply the basic laws of physics to understand and achieve quick and reliable solutions to engineering problems
• Exceptional mechanical aptitude and visual thinking skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills such as finite element analysis statistics and experimental designs
• Experience with and knowledge of a wide range of prototyping processes both rapid and conventional with a variety of metallic and non-metallic materials.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Ability to present to a wide range of audiences including senior executives.
• Ability to interface with customers and potential business partners in a highly professional manner
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment as well as solo projects. Experience managing partners and small projects.
• Proficiency using CAD to create and document mechanical designs. SolidWorks preferred.
• Proficient with electromechanical prototyping and test methods including use of hand tools machine shop equipment 3D printers soldering and mechanical and electrical test equipment

Required Education and Training:

• BS (Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field) required MS or PhD preferred

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience and skills in design of high volume (e.g. injection molded MIM) components and design for manufacturability strongly preferred

Additional Information :

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 COVID-19.  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 market-competitive 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 COVID-19.  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 market-competitive 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 :

Full-time