Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotic Accessories

The Future Forward group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a hands-on Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the development of accessories and accessories components for a new application of surgical robotics. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a small and innovative team in the early phases of product development.

Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient outcomes as our highest priority. The successful candidate will have both the technical depth to resolve complex mechanical, materials, and manufacturing design issues, and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to troubleshoot to root cause higher level system issues. They must excel in a high-energy, focused, small-team environment, and have a commitment to high quality prototypes and concepts and a demonstrated record of developing creative and innovative engineering solutions. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Use first principles to design and document robotic surgical accessory components and assemblies. Own building, testing, and understanding your designs.
• Work in a small, cross-functional team to define and develop product requirements and functional specifications for robotic accessories, subsystems, and systems
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines (software, electrical, clinical, and manufacturing) on the design of robotic surgical accessories and related systems
• Contribute to planning, owning your milestones and pulling with the team to accomplish meaningful goals as a team.
• Contribute to and make decisions based on risk assessments, industry standards, and regulatory frameworks
• Act as a technical mentor to mechanical engineers to achieve high quality and efficient implementation
• Create and maintain SolidWorks CAD databases, including assemblies, components, and detailed drawings
• Observe clinical cases and interface with clinical experts to inform designs and identify user needs
• Document, prepare, and review patent submissions
• Provide support for pre-clinical and clinical labs