Intuitive Surgical

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems (including instruments and accessories) for use in robotic-assisted surgery. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for developing, documenting, verifying and validating new product designs, as well as improving existing designs to meet the needs of our customers.

A successful candidate will have strong technical depth in key areas for mechanical design, the ability to interpret data, and the energy to support simultaneous projects. The candidate will also technically manage projects across cross-functional groups and vendors. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and document components and assemblies for robotic laparoscopic stapler instruments and reloads
• Utilize engineering fundamentals to analyze a problem, brainstorm potential solutions and conduct empirical confirmation of designs.
• Lead root cause analysis investigations as the subject matter expert and align cross-functional team on path forward
• Develop testing fixtures to perform verification and validation testing of a production-level components and products.
• Collaborate with supplier engineers and vendors to optimize component DFM (injection molded and machined).
• Create and maintain engineering drawings to company and international drafting standards.
• Participate in clinical lab testing to understand product’s performance; implement clinical feedback into product’s requirements and design.
• Guide projects through the design control process (risk analysis, design specification, design review, etc.).
• Investigate and establish root cause of both latent and emerging design, manufacturing or material defects.
• Assess field reliability data to evaluate and improve existing product designs.
• Provide mechanical engineering sustaining support for resolution of manufacturing and field issues.
• Review regulatory standards changes and evaluate impact to product.
• Perform technical design reviews to solicit feedback on design progress.
• Mentor and train less experienced engineers in the art of mechanical design; guide or assist other design engineers through brainstorming, prototyping, and detailed reviews.