Mechanical Design Engineer

Description of Position:

The Future Forward group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a hands-on engineer with a focus on the mechanical design of support capital equipment. The team is developing a system for a new application of surgical robotics. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a small and innovative team in the early phases of product development.

Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to benefiting patients by improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness with patient outcomes as our highest priority. The successful candidate will have the technical depth to engineer elegant and reliable solutions and the ability to drive progress within an interdisciplinary team. They must excel in a dynamic environment. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design and develop the mechanical aspects of complex electromechanical systems to support novel robotic platforms including design and procurement of components prototype assembly and builds and design and development of testing and assembly fixtures and methods
• Contribute to and use risk assessments industry standards and regulatory frameworks
• Perform technical design reviews to solicit feedback on design progress
• Create and maintain SolidWorks CAD databases including assemblies components and detailed drawings
• Observe clinical cases and participate in interviews with clinical experts to inform designs
• Provide support for pre-clinical and clinical labs

Qualifications :

Skills/Job Requirements:

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Systems Engineering or related engineering or scientific discipline or equivalent work experience
• Typical minimum 4 years of relevant experience (medical device and full product lifecycle experience preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to work in cross-functional research and development teams
• Experience with electromechanical design (fluids and energy system experience preferred)
• Proficiency using CAD to design and document mechanisms (SolidWorks preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to design for manufacturing and assembly (DFx)
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Skills/Job Preferences:

• Experience with design standards (FDA QSR 21 CFR Part 820 ISO 13485 IEC 60601 preferred)
• Experience with GD&T and other related ASME/ISO drafting standards
• Familiar with some phases of the product development lifecycle including design verification design validation and design transfer
• Familiar with Product Lifecycle Management documentation control systems

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 compensation ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time