Sr. Mechanical Engineer, Multiport Systems Advanced Development

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

The Sr. Mechanical Engineer will conceptualize, develop, and verify new mechanical design concepts for next generation surgical robot systems. You will apply your product development expertise to next generation da Vinci designs leveraging your creativity and engineering analysis to the design of kinematics, robotic actuation and sensing solutions. This requires in-depth collaboration with cross-functional teams that will routinely leverage your technical and interpersonal skills as you develop a shared understanding of the new product requirements. 

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Designing components and producing mechanical drawings in a government regulated environment for volume manufacturing processes which may include cast metal, injection molded plastic, sheet metal stamped, and others.
• Working within multi-disciplinary teams to define requirements for new and current designs.
• Rapid development and iteration of full-scale prototypes of candidate architectures to satisfy requirements.
• Developing mechanical assemblies, with careful consideration for key functions and safety.
• Problem solving.
• Designing test methodologies and fixtures to develop deeper understanding of key technical challenges, verify and refine designs.

Qualifications

Key Skills, Experience, Education, & Training

Required

• Minimum BSME, or similar.
• Minimum 6 years of experience.
• Demonstrated ability to design precision mechanisms with complex tolerance stack-ups.
• Experience in several of these areas: concept development, design analysis, hands-on prototyping, and performance and reliability testing.
• Analytical foundation in mechanical engineering first principles.
• Curiosity in driving to first principles and root cause understanding.
• Thorough understanding and skill applying ANSI Y14.5 GD&T rules to create production quality design documentation (component, assembly, cabling drawings).
• Self-driven to achieve individual and collaborative results in a high-energy, small, focused team environment, to maintain a strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward, and to foster a positive and encouraging group culture.
• Flexible to changing priorities and able to balance and prioritize multiple and competing demands based on organizational goals and needs.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to build clarity and consensus among cross-functional stakeholders.
• Understanding of engineering materials, component selection criteria, and design for reliability and manufacturability.
• Proficiency using CAD to design parts, assemblies, and drawings.
• Communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly present to larger groups.

Preferred

• PHD or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Robot design experience.  Medical product development process and product launch experience is a plus.
• SolidWorks and some FEA and/or CFD experience preferred.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

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