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Sunnyvale, CA - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Manager Mechanical Engineering Advanced Energy is responsible for leading the technical development of advanced energy products at Intuitive. Their focus will be on the electromechanical design of advanced energy catheters and instruments contributing to the exploration of novel system concepts for new applications of surgical robotics. The Manager Mechanical Engineering will have a direct role in the design and oversight of a new product portfolio based on advanced energy modalities helping develop a cross-functional team to take the technology from benchtop to bedside. They will create and lead a Design Engineering team from an early phase and support innovative technology development and commercialization. They will manage scope schedule and budget for the technical development of novel advanced energy technologies. They will be hands-on and have both the technical depth to resolve complex mechanical electrical material design and manufacturing issues as well as the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to troubleshoot and root cause higher-level system issues. They must have exceptional technical depth in relevant areas and have a track record of successful team building and product development efforts. Using their subject matter expertise exceptional communication skills and cross-functional collaboration they will investigate and develop advanced energy applications for novel clinical applications across our robotic surgical systems.

They must excel in a high-energy focused small-team environment and be committed to high-quality prototypes and concepts. An exceptional sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as is a commitment to high product quality.

Essential Job Duties

  • Lead a cross-disciplinary design team as a technical lead and engineering manager to develop and verify new concepts for advanced energy instruments and other flexible electromechanical instruments
  • Lead and manage requirements generation/modelling; experience in requirement writing translation decomposition management systems tracing HOQ/QFD etc
  • Develop and maintain system architecture boundary diagrams use conditions etc
  • Lead risks identification and mitigation strategy per ISO14971 using tools such as HA and FMEA.
  • Lead and manage a system-level technical risk register including associated burn-down strategy and risk tracing
  • Work closely with the test engineering teams to determine and develop the best methods to satisfy and verify design requirements and ensure design outputs are correctly assessed.
  • Communicate to senior leadership the technical progress health of development activities program risks/mitigations and key milestones
  • Selects develops and evaluates personnel for technical team growth and development while mentoring junior engineers
  • Support the quality and regulatory processes as required
  • Landscape and generate valuable intellectual property
  • Understands business environment and relates extensive knowledge of internal and external technological activities to trends in medicine and surgery
  • Engage in pre-clinical (ex-vivo in-vivo) and clinical cases and participate in interviews with clinical experts to inform design
  • Create Design History File documentation as required by the companys quality system and applicable regulations (FDA MDR etc)

OTHER

  • Contribute to clinical scientific discussions with external stakeholders
  • Keeps the organizations vision and values at the forefront of decision-making and action
  • Performs other duties as required to support the companys overall strategy and goals

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

  • Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including needs finding defining solution space proof-of-concept design development optimization verification and design transfer.
  • Exceptional experience with FDA QSR 21 CFR Part 820 ISO 13485 ISO 14971 IEC 60601 and other related external standards
  • Exceptional understanding of component design principles design for reliability and manufacturability as it relates to instruments catheters and/or end effectors.
  • Contribute to design documentation for test protocols results reports and complete tracing for requirements.
  • Proficiency using CAD to design and document mechanisms; SolidWorks preferred. Experience with GD&T and other related ASME/ISO drafting standards
  • Hands-on engineering experience with the proven ability to work well in a cross-disciplinary team environment
  • Experience with program management such as developing program strategy schedules risk registers resource plans and design development planning.
  • Excellent communication skills and interpersonal/team effectiveness
  • Exceptional influence and management skills; ability to build relationships and work cooperatively at all levels in the business and across business units

Required Education and Training

  • Minimum education: BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or related engineering or scientific discipline or equivalent work experience
  • Typical minimum 8 years of development experience in a regulated environment including 1-3 years of people management (Advanced Degree Preferred)
  • Minimum of 2yrs of electromechanical design and 4yrs of medical device development experience
  • High autonomy and ability to work autonomously under limited supervision to determine and develop an approach to solutions.

Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Device development experience on energy-based surgical or therapeutic products preferred
  • Proven business acumen with entrepreneurial experience a plus

Working Conditions

Must be available to work full-time and commute/relocate to Sunnyvale CA

  • Up to 10% travel. Some international travel may be required.
  • Primary Location: Sunnyvale CA


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.

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

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.


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