Senior Mechanical Engineer Catheters

2 weeks ago


Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time
Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Future Forward group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a Senior Mechanical Engineer with a focus on the development of new catheter instruments, contributing to the exploration of a novel concept for a new application of surgical robotics from proof of concept through detailed mechanical design, prototype manufacturing, and pilot level manufacturing. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a small and innovative team in the early phases of product development.

The Future Forward team at Intuitive is a cross-functional team dedicated to the creation of innovative medical robotic platforms, technologies, and programs. We create transformational technologies in order to address the major pain points and unmet needs in our healthcare system. Our goal is to create the future of healthcare through platforms and ecosystems that empower providers and teams in order to deliver transformational life-enhancing care.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will develop robotic catheter instrumentation for robotic systems for minimally invasive surgical applications. The successful candidate will have the technical depth to resolve complex mechanical, materials, and manufacturing design issues and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to troubleshoot the root cause of 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 creating, and innovative engineering solutions. A dedicated sense of mutual responsibility and reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality.

Essential Job Duties

  • Work in a small, cross-functional project team to design, develop, and verify flexible robotic surgical instruments
  • Develop test methods, fixtures, and measurement tools to evaluate the performance of components, sub-assemblies, and full assemblies
  • Generate requirements, design specifications, and test methods that drive product safety, performance, and durability
  • Develop, implement, test, and document new solutions, processes, and designs according to corporate standards and departmental operating procedures
  • Hands-on assembly and testing of equipment and devices to support proof of concept, design development, pre-clinical, and V&V activities
  • Research and utilize knowledge of catheter component suppliers and internal catheter prototyping to facilitate rapid requirements, risk analysis, and testing
  • Design and develop fixturing to aid in the assembly and manufacturing of flexible surgical instruments
  • Study and test product prototype designs, critically examine results and make design changes or recommendations to the design team
  • Generate and execute test methods to investigate and establish the root cause of design, manufacturing, or material defects
  • Research and review literature and prior art to inform design outcomes and architectures
  • Observe clinical cases and participate in interviews with clinical experts to inform designs
  • Provide support for pre-clinical and clinical labs
  • Development and documentation of design and manufacturing documentation including inspection procedures, assembly instructions, test methods, purchase specifications, BOMs, and component/assembly drawings per the company's operating procedures


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of PositionIntuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex electromechanical robotic systems for use in surgery, which include a variety of singular sub-systems and components that are required to achieve the desired level of surgical performance. The Senior Mechanical Engineer is accountable for developing,...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of PositionThe Senior Mechanical Design Engineer works in and/or drives cross-functional teams to develop, document, and validate new product designs of the da Vinci Surgical System as well as improve existing designs to meet the needs of our customers.Essential Job DutiesCreate new product architectures for next generation...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of PositionThe Future Forward group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with a focus on the development of new instruments, contributing to the exploration of a novel concept for a new application of surgical robotics from proof of concept through detailed mechanical design, prototype...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position Our Accessories interface between all aspects of the da Vinci system and enable safe and effective robot-assisted surgery. They may be reusable or single-use medical devices (consumables). Our customers interact directly with Accessories in every surgical procedure, and they serve a critical role in customer...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position:Intuitive Surgical, Inc. produces the da Vinci Surgical System, a minimally invasive robotic surgery system that uses highly complex mechanics, replaceable instruments and accessories, and enhanced three-dimensional visualization to extend surgical technique and precision beyond the limits of the human hand.The...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position Design and construct pioneering manufacturing equipment used to support the production of the Intuitive Ion robotic systems and associated instruments and accessories in a multi-national manufacturing environment. The Staff Mechanical Engineer is an individual with high energy, ownership, integrity, and...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of PositionDesign and construct pioneering manufacturing equipment used to support the production of the Intuitive Ion robotic systems and associated instruments and accessories in a multi-national manufacturing environment. The Staff Mechanical Engineer is a person with high energy, ownership, integrity, and accountability...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of the PositionWe are seeking a Senior Electrical Systems Engineer to design, test, and evaluate audio hardware for existing and future production versions of Intuitive products. The person in this position will work closely with Electrical, Firmware, Software, and Mechanical Engineers.Essential Job Duties Act as head hardware...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position:Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems for use in surgery. The Senior NPD Technician is responsible for supporting the development of new and existing product designs. The critical need for this role is to support prototype builds and troubleshooting, however, preference will...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position:The IonTM endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer.Our Product Engineering (PE) team focuses on maintaining and improving the current product.The Sr. Mechanical Engineer will be...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position:The IonTM endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer.Our Product Engineering (PE) team focuses on maintaining and improving the current product.The Sr. Mechanical Engineer will be...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position:The Staff Mechanical Engineer works in and heads up cross-functional teams to maintain and improve the design, production, and service of the da Vinci Surgical System. They establish root cause of complex problems with electro-mechanical components, manufacturing process and system performance. They identify...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position:Contribute your technical manufacturing, equipment design and project management skills to a dynamic manufacturing engineering team creating precision instruments for minimally invasive robotic surgery. The role requires active participation in manufacturing engineering organization in order to refine...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of PositionThe Future Forward group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a Sr. Mechanical Engineer to help design the vision system for a novel robotic surgical platform. As an early member of the team, this role is an exciting opportunity to help define the eventual product from early prototypes through clinical trials...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of PositionThe Senior Mechanical Design Engineer is expected to use machine design and data-based skills to conceptualize, develop and verify new mechanical designs. They must utilize creativity and sound engineering judgment in the design of structures, kinematics, robotic actuation and sensing solutions. They are responsible...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of PositionOur Accessories interface between all aspects of the da Vinci system and enable safe and effective robot-assisted surgery. They may be reusable or single-use medical devices (consumables). Our customers interact directly with Accessories in every surgical procedure, and they serve a critical role in customer...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of PositionManagement of Opto-Mechanical Design and Development of the 3D Surgical Viewer and other Multi-Port (MP) Display Systems for the daVinci Robotic Assisted Surgical SystemEssential Job Duties The primary responsibility of this position is to manage a team of opto-mechanical engineers working on the development of new...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of PositionThe Senior Human Factors Engineer collaborates with various teams to develop new products that are practical, profitable, and appealing.As part of product-development teams, the Senior Human Factors Engineer plays a key role in user-centered design research. They examine use-related risks, conduct usability testing,...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position:The Core Technologies Engineering (CTE) group within Intuitive has an immediate opening for a dedicated C/C++ Code Quality expert to join our team in Sunnyvale, CA. The ideal candidate will possess deep knowledge of C/C++ development standards and extensive experience improving code quality. This role requires...


  • Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

    Job DescriptionPrimary Function of Position:The primary function of this position is the designing, verifying, deploying, and sustaining of manufacturing test equipment to verify Intuitive products at PCA board, subassembly, and system levels.Roles and Responsibilities:This position has the following supplementary responsibilities:Collaborate with...