Director, Advanced Energy Instruments

About the Company

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide. We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

About the Role

The Director of Advanced Energy Instruments drives a dynamic team in the new product development of cutting-edge medical devices and systems for minimally invasive surgeries. This role involves managing Managers, Engineers, and technical staff, focused on design and development of patient-contacting instruments slated for integration with the da Vinci platforms. The Director will oversee the design, documentation, validation, and enhancement of new and existing designs, ensuring they meet customer and business needs. The successful candidate will coordinate team efforts across multiple projects, manage personnel efficiently, and ensure project milestones are met despite time constraints and evolving information typical of new product development.

Responsibilities

• Set long-term strategic vision aligning team goals with business priorities.
• Drive and manage product engineering team, focusing on culture, hiring, and retention.
• Define performance expectations and ensure effective communication across all team levels.
• Oversee project planning, budgeting, and resource allocation for operational excellence.
• Advocate relationship building and handoffs between new product development and manufacturing/NPI.
• Engage collaborators to ensure product engineering project priorities and help for long-term goals.
• Anticipate roadblocks and remove silos for seamless execution of priorities.

Requirements

• A closely involved engineering person with the proven ability to work well in a team environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in all phases of the product development lifecycle, largely focused on scalability, design for manufacturing, assembly, and ongoing quality improvements. Preferred experience with Energy (RF, ultrasonic, etc.) Instruments.
• Proven ability to motivate, guide, and inspire members of core and extended project teams with strong project management skills.
• Class II medical product experience and experience navigating medical device risk analysis.
• Experience with FDA regulations and medical device design control.
• Experience in studying tradeoffs between product features, customer needs/requirements, producibility, and cost.
• Organizational skills and ability to work on several fast-paced projects simultaneously.
• Ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of people and departments.
• Proven knowledge of engineering fundamentals.
• Planning, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
• Expertise in evaluating and selecting patient-contacting and implantable medical device materials.
• Experience with toxicological risks.
• Proven ability to seek, recognize, and execute clever and simple solutions to resolve complex department challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering, or equivalent engineering degree; MS or PhD preferred.
• 10+ years of experience designing, manufacturing, and commercialization of medical devices or products.
• 5+ years of experience leading design of medical device projects, operations/manufacturing while directly managing teams.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of our business and the role, 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.

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on business need and/or on the selected candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills.

Pay

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. The target compensation ranges are listed below. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of the range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications.

• Base Salary Range Region 1: $236,000 - $354,000
• Base Salary Range Region 2: $200,600 - $300,900

Schedule

• Shift: Day
• Workplace Type: Set Schedule - This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.