Staff Mechanical Design Engineer - New Product Development

About the role

The R&D group within Intuitive Surgical is seeking a staff mechanical engineer to contribute to the design and development of robotic surgical instruments. This role involves working in a small, cross-functional team to define and develop product requirements and functional specifications for robotic instruments, subsystems, and systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop novel robotic surgical instruments, including design and procurement of components, prototype assembly and builds, and design and development of testing and assembly fixtures and methods.
• Work in a small, cross-functional team to define and develop product requirements and functional specifications for robotic instruments, subsystems, and systems.
• Analyze and test product prototype designs, critically analyze results, and present results to the engineering team.
• Create and maintain SolidWorks CAD databases, including components, assemblies, and detailed drawings.
• Contribute to and make decisions based on risk assessments, industry standards, and regulatory frameworks.
• Observe pre-clinical and clinical cases and interface with clinical experts to inform designs and identify user needs through workflow analysis.
• Document, prepare and review patent submissions.

Requirements

• Minimum BS (Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field) required. Minimum twelve (12) years of experience taking products from concept to production, 8 years with MS or 5 years with PhD (medical product experience preferred).
• Familiarity with all phases of the product development lifecycle including requirements generation, design, verification, validation and transfer.
• Experience using GD&T and other related ASME/ISO drafting standards and tolerance stack up analysis.
• Proficiency using CAD to design and document mechanical designs (SolidWorks preferred).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills such as finite element analysis, statistics, and design of experiments.
• Strong understanding of design needs for reliability and manufacturability.
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment and drive individual projects.
• Comfortable with standard mechanical and electrical measurement and test equipment.

Qualifications

• Understanding of mechatronics, robotics, and servo-controlled systems strongly preferred.
• Experience developing software control algorithms a plus.
• Experience and skills in design of high volume (e.g. injection molded, MIM) components.