Sr. Interaction Designer

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.

About the role

Interaction Design is a key role at Intuitive, spanning multiple technical disciplines to craft user-friendly experiences for complex medical devices. We bring human-centered design to healthcare innovation and to the development of safe, effective, and confidence-inspiring robotic interfaces.

As a Senior Interaction Designer on the Future Forward team, you will drive design work and product innovation for the company’s new product development projects. You will be involved in all stages of product development from early concepting to final design and implementation, collaborating closely with other designers, software and mechanical engineers, product managers, and clinical teams such as Human Factors and Clinical Research Engineering. This full-time on-site position is based in our Sunnyvale, CA office.

Responsibilities

• Design world-class physical and digital interfaces, upholding superior design standards and methods to deliver product experiences that push the frontier of human-computer interaction.
• Define the behavior of interactive systems, driven by evidence and deep problem understanding, exploring, prototyping and iterating through various designs to systematically narrow the solution space.
• Deliver design solutions that are desirable, feasible and viable, proposing and articulating clear and compelling design solutions with sound rationales.
• Evolve the product’s design language to produce beautiful and functional interfaces.
• Contribute to design documentation and testing, writing clear, comprehensive and detailed user interface specifications for others to build and test against.
• Consider potential safety and usability risks together with our Human Factors Engineers and design necessary mitigations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design or related field experience (in-house, agency, or freelance work).
• Expertise in physical or embedded interaction design (beyond web or mobile app interfaces).
• Proficiency in current design tools and software applications.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or equivalent.

Preferred Skills

• Experience designing for 3D and AR/VR interactions.
• Expertise in motion design and animation.
• Strong high-fidelity prototyping abilities (e.g., Unity or Protopie).
• Demonstrated systems thinking and experience designing for scalability across a product ecosystem.
• Ability to articulate design concisely to leadership and stakeholders.
• Excellent UX documentation writing skills.
• Demonstrated success in bringing products with complex user interactions to market.

About You

• A human-centered designer motivated by the opportunity to improve the life of patients and tackle novel challenges in healthcare.
• Thrive in highly technical domains, enjoying abstract and often unfamiliar design problems.
• Methodical and drive design decisions through insights and iteration.
• Value design craftsmanship, recognize quality, and expect high standards.
• Believe in collaboration, knowing that success hinges on working closely with other designers and cross-functional partners.
• Emotionally intelligent with excellent listening, communication, and analytical skills that help you adapt in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.

Pay

The target compensation ranges are listed below. Base salary will be determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications.

• Base Salary Range Region 1: $184,500 - $265,500
• Base Salary Range Region 2: $156,800 - $225,700

Schedule

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

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that 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.