Mechanical Design Engineer

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

2d•$99,700 - $158,700•Hybrid

About The Position

The Mechanical Design Engineer will steer early assessment, design, development, and testing of novel instrument and accessory product concepts. Working with a technical team and external suppliers, the engineer will develop and evaluate technology solutions, establish design requirements to meet customer needs, and refine designs for transfer and commercialization. The role requires creative problem-solving in a high-energy team environment, including when early-stage product development involves time pressures and incomplete information. The position focuses on mechanical designs for Intuitive’s Ion endoluminal platform instruments and accessories. The engineer will explore materials, manufacturing processes, and technologies; translate clinical, usability, and business needs into design requirements; create detailed drawings and conduct tolerance analysis; investigate failures; develop test methods; and collaborate with process and supplier engineering to support design for manufacturing and successful design transfer. The role is listed as a day-shift position with a set schedule and onsite work each week; the percentage of onsite work will be determined by the leader. Compensation depends on job level and qualifications. The listed target salary range is $117,300–$158,700 for Region 1 and $99,700–$134,900 for Region 2.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in a mechanical design role, or 0 years of experience with an MS or PhD.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
Strong mechanical aptitude and visual-thinking skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience or ability to iterate engineering prototypes and mock-ups.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills within a functional team.
Ability to work well both in a team environment and on solo assignments.
Proficiency using CAD to create, fabricate, and document mechanical designs.
Demonstrated follow-through and sense of urgency.
Self-starting, hands-on, and habitually curious.
Ability to deliver results on schedule while managing responsibility across multiple tasks.

Nice To Haves

Medical-device product experience.
Catheter design experience.
Familiarity with design-for-manufacturability approaches.
Experience with rapid and conventional fabrication methods using metallic and non-metallic materials, such as injection molding, extrusion, machining, wire EDM, MIM, heat treatment, electropolishing, laser welding, and braiding.
Understanding of mechatronics, robotics, and servo-controlled systems.
Experience with Matlab, Python, and/or LabView.
Experience with Finite Element Analysis.
Familiarity with Six Sigma concepts and associated statistical tools.
Firsthand machining experience.
Ability to be resilient and creative and make progress amid organizational and project complexity and constraints.

Responsibilities

Develop, prototype, evaluate, troubleshoot, and optimize mechanical designs for new Ion endoluminal platform instruments and accessories.
Capture and communicate design progress, and defend or propose design decisions.
Explore materials, manufacturing processes, and technologies that could benefit existing products or enable new product designs.
Collaborate cross-functionally to clarify clinical, usability, and business needs and translate them into design requirements.
Complete detailed drawings and conduct tolerance analysis.
Drive failure investigations using rigorous, efficient experimental plans.
Communicate and drive activities with external vendors.
Collaborate with process and supplier engineering on design for manufacturing and successful design transfer.
Develop test methods as needed for design evaluations.