Staff Mechanical Engineer, Capital Systems

The Future Forward group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a hands-on Staff Mechanical Engineer to own subsystem development 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:

• Own end-to-end development of subsystems within a novel robotic platform.
• Work in small cross-functional project teams to discover, define, and develop requirements.
• Contribute to system and build planning, owning your milestones and pulling with the team to accomplish meaningful goals as a team.
• Use first principles to design and document components and subsystems. Own building, testing, and understanding your designs.
• Design, develop and troubleshoot testing fixtures and test methods
• Test product prototype designs, critically analyze results, and make design changes or recommendations to the design team
• Provide written protocols, reports, and presentations related to design activities on an ongoing basis
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines (software, electrical, clinical, and manufacturing) on the design of robotic surgical instruments and related systems
• 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