Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

2 months ago


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

Primary 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 satisfaction and patient outcomes.

The Staff Mechanical Design Engineer for Single-Port Accessories will support development and production of existing and new products. This position requires a hands-on, technically excellent engineer to dive deep into solving engineering challenges, and to provide high-level assessment of risks and opportunities. Projects will include a mix of new product development and sustaining existing products, including improvements for cost savings and manufacturability to enable significant volume growth, enhancements to increase customer satisfaction, and improving reliability.

Essential Job Duties

  • Navigate complex and ambiguous technical situations with timely decision-making and appropriate priorities
  • Work within and guide multi-disciplinary teams to design, develop, and document mechanical components and assemblies for surgical system accessories, including parts made by plastic injection molding, thermoset compression molding, and machining
  • Define functional requirements based on user and product-level requirements and international standards, and maintain Design History Files per regulatory and corporate requirements
  • Examine risk of component failure (FMEA) and implement effective mitigations
  • Create and maintain product specifications with careful consideration for critical functions and safety while designing for manufacturability and cost, including engineering drawings, in accordance with corporate standard and departmental operating procedures
  • Iterate rapidly by prototyping, testing, and examining product designs using engineering rules and techniques, including computer simulation and physical models
  • Support and participate in clinical and human-factor evaluations to ensure positive user experience
  • Collaborate with manufacturing, purchasing, test engineering, and supplier engineering to facilitate transfer of designs into production
  • Mentor other engineers
  • Help establish team member and team goals aligned with overall project and company goals
  • Promote best practices for mechanical design


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