Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

3 weeks ago


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

Primary 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 mechanical design and manufacturing process solutions to improve performance, cost, and reliability, and perform the development, documentation, verification and implementation of these solutions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Investigation and determination of root cause of latent and emerging design, manufacturing or material defects
    • Develop, design, test, document, and implement solutions for these defects according to corporate standards and departmental operating procedures
  • Conversion of components to more cost effective production methods (including but not limited to Casting, welding and PIM)
  • Candidate is expected to be comfortable with execution of design verification/validation test protocols and documentation of results in test reports in a regulated environment (FDA, Military, FAA or equivalent)
  • Candidate is expected to easily navigate and understand FMEA documentation
  • Comfortable providing advice, mentoring, coaching and guidance to advance the technical and business expertise of colleagues
  • Works to identify and implement best practices between teams and engineering departments
  • Establish personal and team goals consistent with overall project goals


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