Senior Mechanical Engineer NPD

Essential Job Duties
This role works closely with clinical electrical industrial design supplier engineering quality and
manufacturing teams to ensure designs of medical capital equipment meet clinical and user
needs and perform reliably and effectively in the this position you will be part of a team
of talented engineers in a focused high energy collaborative work environment challenged to
make sound decisions when faced with time pressures and ambiguous or incomplete
information typical of issue troubleshooting and product development. You will be expected to
use design and analytical skills to conceptualize develop and productize mechanical designs.
Making sound decisions when faced with the time constraints and ambiguous or incomplete
information is essential.

• Lead multi-disciplinary technical teams working closely with Product Management and Clinical Development to translate clinical and user needs into requirements and specifications for new and current designs.
• Rapidly develop and iterate full-scale prototypes of candidate architectures to satisfy requirements
• Design components and produce mechanical drawings in a government regulated environment for volume manufacturing processes which may include cast metal thermoforming sheet metal and others.
• Develop and commercialize mechanical assemblies with careful consideration for key functions and safety.
• Perform risk analyses and develop design requirements. Document and test design according to corporate and departmental operating procedures.
• Provide technical expertise to assist with the development of initial fixtures and assembly processes in collaboration with manufacturing and automation teams.
• Support production of final product by troubleshooting process and component problems.
• Support the quality and regulatory processes.
• Help establish individual and team goals aligned with overall project and company goals.

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience
Experience with mechanical design including
    o Mechanical analysis including statics dynamics kinematics stress fatigue
thermal and reliability.
    o Proficiency at failure analysis.
    o Design analyze and document components structures and mechanical
assemblies in SolidWorks or similar CAD software.
    o Release designs following good documentation principles and configuration
control methods.
    o Experience designing for volume manufacturing processes such as metal casting
plastic injection molding sheet metal stamping compression molding
thermoforming etc.
Self-driven with the ability to excel in a high-energy small focused team environment
and maintain a strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward. Contributes to
a positive and fun work environment.
Capacity to lead multiple complex projects in parallel. Independently prioritizes activities
across projects ensuring high quality and delivery of the projects.
Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design
implementation debug verification qualification and transfer.
Ability to communicate effectively (written oral) across all levels and organizations.

Required Education and Training
BS ME or similar with 6 years of experience or Masters
degree plus 4 years or PhD plus 1 year

Working Conditions
Ability to travel up to 10% time

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Preferred Skills and Experience
Experience in designing with a focus on robotics and/or medical products.
Experience in a regulated environment (FDA Military FAA or equivalent). Comfortable
with execution of design verification/validation test protocols assessing risk (FMEA)
providing inputs to regulatory agency approval including UL CE and FDA is a plus.
Experience designing for injection molding and extrusion.
Curiosity and excitement to learn new subjects and get to the bottom of tough technical
problems.
Proven ability to lead teams manage stakeholders and mentor other engineers.
 

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

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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).  

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This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidates experience knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidates qualifications consistent with applicable law.

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