Staff Mechanical Engineer-Endoscopes
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Primary Function of Position:
Intuitive Surgical Inc. produces the da Vinci Surgical System a minimally invasive robotic surgery system that uses complex mechanics replaceable instruments and accessories and enhanced three-dimensional visualization to extend surgical technique and precision beyond the limits of the human hand.
This is a unique role that requires multiple areas of engineering including design analysis assembly test and failure analysis. The R&D Engineer will support development of new endoscope designs throughout the qualification phase. This is an opportunity to use design prototyping test analysis and data mining skills in new product as well as product in the field. The successful candidate will have both the technical depth to resolve complex design and manufacturing issues as well as the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to troubleshoot higher level system issues. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Work in cross-functional R&D teams to design prototype test and manufacture new endoscope designs as well as improvements to existing designs
- Work with Product Marketing and Clinical Engineers to develop requirements for future endoscopes.
- Lead development of new cameras and endoscopes
- Investigate and determine root causes of both latent and emerging designs
- Work with Failure Analysis teams to determine failures in the field
- Work with Supplier Engineering regarding supplier and material continuity
- Work with Manufacturing teams regarding building new product
- Mentor less experienced team members
Qualifications :
Skill/Job Requirements:
- B.S. in mechanical electrical biomedical engineering or related field with 8 years of experience; M.S. or above preferred.
- Experience in the medical industry is a strong plus
- Experience with opto-mechanical and electro-mechanical devices is a strong plus
- Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design implementation debug verification qualification and transfer to Manufacturing
- Hands-on engineer with the proven ability to work well in a team environment
- Comfortable with setting up experiments selecting and using measurement and test equipment
- Strong understanding of component selection criteria and design for reliability and manufacturability
- Proficient in process development and documentation
- Ability to travel up to 5% time (when safe to travel)
- Proven experience in a fast paced high transaction environment
- Good presentation skills and comfortable with hosting design reviews
- A real excitement to learn and get to the bottom of tough technical problems
- A passion for creating robust and reliable products
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
Key Skills
- Computer Science
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Python
- VMware
- C/C++
- Go
- System Architecture
- gRPC
- OS Kernels
- Perl
- Distributed Systems
About Company
At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints. As pioneer and leading company in the field of robotic-assi ... View more
