Senior Industrial Designer

Primary Function of Position 
The Industrial Designers at Intuitive design next-generation products and solutions for robotic surgery systems as well as refine and evolve existing product lines. Industrial designers are very hands-on helping to translate real user insight into actionable design opportunities and empowering user experiences.

As a natural collaborator and leader the Senior Industrial Designer will work with their process partners (engineering clinical development human factors user research product management) and partner with other design team members on the framing definition and execution of future product opportunities. Focusing on the physical aspects of the product she/he employs an understanding of user needs ergonomics form proportion color materials and manufacturing processes that transform complex technical designs into elegant forms that are highly usable beautiful and manufacturable. With an ability to explore prototype and test a wide range of new ideas the senior industrial designer generates and proves opportunities to builds consensus on the right path forward. The Senior Industrial Designer is a natural storyteller and creates compelling presentations that illustrate new user benefits and opportunities for Intuitive.

Essential Job Duties 

• Employs a user-centered design process to help teams frame problems and define opportunities
• Individually leads projects or partners with other industrial design team members on projects
• Works with design leads and design managers on project planning
• Distills technical and ergonomic requirements and develops a range of solutions that synthesize usability utility manufacturability and desirability
• Works with product development and engineering groups early in the product development lifecycle to provide user-centered thought leadership and generate conceptual product designs and opportunities
• Collaborates with other UX Team members to create compelling integrated user experiences
• Participates in user research usability testing and clinical research labs
• Actively participates in cross-functional team meetings and other forums and proactively drives efforts forward
• Utilizes a range of 2D and 3D tools and techniques to develop and communicate design opportunities
• Combines Industrial Design objectives with the objectives of our process partners
• Translates and captures brand attributes in compelling physical forms
• Generates functional and appearance prototypes to conceptually explore and validate design choices
• Delivers manufacturable design proposals to engineering for production

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience (Specific skills knowledge and experience that an individual must possess in order to successfully perform in job)

• 8 years of experience in professional industrial design roles
• An exceptional portfolio that demonstrates a methodical human-centered design process and delivering successful products from concept to production
• A proven track record of collaborating successfully with engineering and product marketing teams to develop designs and bring successful products to market
• A comprehensive set of prototyping skills from quick low-fi foam models to fabricating more complex functional learning prototypes
• Excellent storytelling and presentation skills and an ability to effectively communicate a user-centered point of view
• Strong 2D visualization skills including sketching storyboarding and digital rendering
• Strong 3D CAD and visualization skills to develop technically viable and compelling design solutions
• Extensive experience with SolidWorks is required. Specific experience with complex surfacing is a plus.
• A thorough understanding of materials manufacturing processes and designing for DFM & DFA considerations
• Experience with medical device design and/or designing regulated products is a plus
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time for case observation.

Required Education and Training 

• Bachelors degree or higher in Industrial Design

Working Conditions 

• none

Preferred Skills and Experience 

• Has a passion for designing meaningful revolutionary products that make an impact on peoples lives
• Has experience leading and driving design efforts from concept to production
• Is curious about user behaviors and has an eagerness to learn in the field and a lab environment
• Is excited to work on complex problems with a dedicated team of high-energy high-caliber people
• Approaches work with a strategic systems-thinking mindset
• Has a natural aptitude for teamwork thriving on brainstorming facilitating and presenting
• Has a high capacity for technical problem solving and execution work
• Is reliable and dedicated to achieving the highest quality design output
• Is a highly creative problem solver
• Learns from mentors and inspires other designers
• Can independently work and solve problems and seek out information as needed
• Takes a bias toward action and an eagerness to support the team and the project
• Employs healthy organization and communication habits making you a responsive and exemplary team player
• Has a refined aesthetic sensibility and artistic skill
• Has an incurable curiosity relating to all things design

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

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 743.13(b)) some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employeeswho are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the governments licensing process can take 3 to 6 months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (TCP) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employeesstart date which may or may not be flexible and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

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