Principal Systems Engineer - Electromechanical

The Principal Electromechanical Systems Engineer plays a leadership role in defining the Robotic Architecture of the Intuitive Surgicals flagship product da Vinci Surgical System.  This individual will drive decisions on architecture of the robotic system that elevate the standards of safety performance and customer delight. The individual will have authority and responsibility to collaborate with Product Management Mechanical Engineers Electrical Engineers Software and Firmware Engineers and Clinical Safety Engineers to compile the architectural description and system level requirements that elevates the state of art in responding to the mission of Intuitive Surgical - improving surgery for Patients and Caregivers.

The individual will be grounded in deep technical expertise in one or more areas of engineering and will be expected to clarify and communicate up to executive leadership the decisions centered around the complex tradeoffs at the intersection of technology engineering and clinical performance of robotic surgery system.

Essential Job Duties

This position has responsibility and authority to: 

• Develop and maintain Electromechanical interface definition safety and reliability requirements that are aligned with product strategy safety features interfaces with Instruments and Accessories performance cost and reliability. Drive design inputs on reliable interoperation requirements and interfaces - both internal and external.
• Make major contributions to consistency in risk management in Mechanical and Electrical systems to ensure consistency between top-down risk documents and bottoms up departmental risk documents. Be a safety hawk for the Multiport business unit.
• Drive the team to meet broad business scalability objectives contributing to capable NPD product operations at scale
• Maintain a broad contemporary knowledge of Mechanical Design electrical connectivity and computing technologies and collaborate on product architectures that deliver performance scalability and continuity
• Develop maintain and share with the development team a deep understanding of user needs and business strategy 

Qualifications :

Required Skill and Experience

• 15-20 years of direct experience in Mechanical Electrical Software or Systems integration as applied to Robotically controlled medical devices or equivalent
• Strong understanding of Risk Management and Documentation practices for Mechatronic Medical Devices
• Significant experience at the interface of Mechanical Electrical Motion Control and Software systems for Robotically Assisted Surgical devices
• Significant understanding of Design inputs and Design Outputs and their place in Product Development Process of Robotic Medical devices
• Demonstrated ability to guide complex system design for performance and reliability using first principles thinking and a foundational understanding of strength of materials
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills that facilitate robust decisions.
• Demonstrated passion for product quality and continuous improvements across multiple functions

Required Education

• Masters degree in mechanical or electrical engineering with 15 years of experience or a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering with 12 years of 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 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