Sr. Mgr Mechanical Engineering

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.
As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Description of Position:

The Future Forward group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a Sr. Manager, Instruments and Accessories Mechanical Engineering with a focus on the mechanical design of novel instruments and accessories for a new application of surgical robotics. The Sr. Manager, Instruments and Accessories Mechanical Engineering will be responsible for leading a team of engineers through the design of the new instruments and accessories. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a small and innovative team in the early phases of product development.

Joining Intuitive Surgical means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient outcomes as our highest priority. The Sr. Manager, Instruments and Accessories Mechanical Engineering will lead instruments and accessories development for minimally invasive surgical applications while also be responsible for integrating other aspects of the product design (electrical, fluids, vision hardware) into the product as necessary.  This position requires a “player / coach”, comfortable with both strategic technical contribution as well as leadership of senior and deeply technical individual contributors.  The successful candidate will have both the technical depth to resolve complex mechanical, materials and manufacturing design issues and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to troubleshoot to root cause of higher-level 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 strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality.  Using their subject matter expertise, business acumen, exceptional communication skills and broad cross-functional knowledge, they will investigate and develop new instrument and accessories for new and novel clinical and robotic surgical systems.  They will scope, schedule and budget the technical development of novel instruments and accessories technology development.

Roles and Responsibilities:

This technical management role will build and guide an R&D engineering team, while working alongside them.  The role will be responsible for the design and development of a novel instruments and accessories for a new application of surgical robotics from proof of concept through detailed mechanical design, prototype manufacturing, and full-scale manufacturing and commercialization. The team shall work closely with clinicians and electrical, software, controls, and other engineering teams to collaboratively develop these novel designs.

• Lead and influence cross-functional project teams in the design and development of new instrument and accessory products with complex robotic and surgical device functionality
• Lead the technical effort to evaluate, plan, and manage projects for new product development within agreed upon timelines and cost
• Recognize and attract top talent and invest in mentorship and training to retain and support the career development of team members
• Navigate complex technical and programmatic situations by driving timely decision making and setting appropriate priorities to focus