Job Description

Primary Function of Position

Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex electromechanical robotic systems for use in surgery, which include a variety of individual sub-systems and components that are required to achieve the desired level of surgical performance. The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for developing, documenting, and validating new product designs, as well as improving existing designs to meet the needs of our customers.

The Mechanical Engineer will develop new and innovative surgical devices (e.g., capital equipment, disposables, accessories) for the Intuitive da Vinci Surgical System. He or she must excel in a high-energy team environment and be capable of making sound decisions when faced with time pressures and incomplete information typical of new product development. The successful candidate must have strong technical depth in relevant areas and have a track record of successful product development efforts. Responsibilities include developing, documenting, and validating new product designs, as well as improving existing designs to meet the needs of our customers.

Essential Job Duties

  • Represent Mechanical Engineering on cross-functional project teams that design and develop next generation surgical and energy products.
  • Work closely with Marketing and Clinical Development Engineering to translate clinical requirements and user needs to functional and technical specifications.
  • Analyze and test product concepts and their components.
  • Perform risk analyses and develop design requirements. Document and test designs 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.
  • Provide mechanical engineering sustaining support for resolution of supply chain, manufacturing and field issues.
  • Support production of final products by troubleshooting process and component problems.
  • Support the quality and regulatory processes.
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