Industrial Designer 2

Primary Function of Position

The Industrial Designer 2 will help create intuitive safe and meaningful product experiences for robotic-assisted surgical systems. This role translates user clinical technical and business needs into thoughtful physical product solutions.

Working within a multidisciplinary design organization the Industrial Designer 2 will independently own defined design problems while collaborating closely with Industrial Design Interaction Design Human Factors Clinical Development Engineering Product Management and other cross-functional partners.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on designer who can move fluidly between research sketching CAD physical prototyping user evaluation and detailed design execution.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own defined industrial design projects subsystems or product features from early exploration through design implementation.
• Develop a strong understanding of clinical users workflows environments and unmet needs.
• Translate user insights and technical requirements into clear design opportunities and product concepts.
• Generate a broad range of concepts through sketching CAD visualization and physical prototyping.
• Build rapid low-resolution prototypes to evaluate product architecture ergonomics usability and workflow.
• Refine selected concepts into thoughtful high-quality product solutions aligned with Intuitives design language.
• Plan and support user research workflow simulations ergonomic evaluations and formative studies.
• Gather actionable feedback and use evidence to guide design decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering partners to balance usability aesthetics manufacturability cost safety and technical feasibility.
• Communicate design intent clearly through presentations prototypes CAD models renderings and design documentation.
• Incorporate feedback from cross-functional partners while maintaining a strong point of view on the user experience.
• Support the development and documentation of design requirements specifications and implementation details.
• Manage assigned work communicate risks and deliver against program schedules with guidance from senior designers.
• Contribute to a collaborative design culture through critiques brainstorming sessions prototyping and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Design or a related design discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of professional industrial design experience.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered problem-solving concept development prototyping and refined design execution.
• Strong sketching visualization form-development and storytelling skills.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and rendering tools such as Creo SolidWorks Rhino KeyShot or equivalent software.
• Experience building physical prototypes using foam cardboard 3D printing machining or other rapid-prototyping methods.
• Working knowledge of ergonomics anthropometrics materials manufacturing processes and design for assembly.
• Ability to independently manage defined assignments while seeking guidance when appropriate.
• Strong written verbal and visual communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with designers engineers researchers clinicians and program stakeholders.
• Curiosity humility initiative and comfort working through ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing medical devices robotic systems capital equipment or other complex physical products.
• Experience observing or designing for clinical environments and workflows.
• Familiarity with human-factors engineering usability testing and regulated product-development processes.
• Experience developing products that combine physical controls digital interfaces and complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience carrying designs from early concept development through detailed design and production.

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).  

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. 

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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.

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