Mechanical Engineer, Product Engineering

Intuitive • Sunnyvale, CA

264d • $127,100 - $182,900 • Onsite

About The Position

Intuitive Accessories are the interface between all aspects of the da Vinci system and enable safe and effective robot-assisted surgery. Our customers interact directly with Accessories in every surgical procedure, and they serve a critical role in customer satisfaction and patient outcomes. The Mechanical Engineer, Product Engineering for Single-Port Accessories will provide engineering support across the product portfolio. Projects will include a mix of product improvements for cost savings and manufacturability to enable significant volume growth, along with enhancements to improve reliability and usability. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a passion for continuous improvement, and possess the ability to bring cross-functional teams together to solve problems. A strong sense of responsibility and ownership is required, as well as a commitment to high quality.

Requirements

• Demonstrated excitement and capacity to learn and quickly analyze tough technical problems using fundamental principles, strong mechanical intuition, and persistence to pinpoint root cause of problems
• Demonstrated ability to think at a systems level, interface between multiple design groups, and negotiate conflicting requirements
• Passion for continuous improvement and a commitment to quality
• Understanding concepts of design input, design output, requirement traceability, and FMEA risk analysis
• Mechanical analysis, including statics, dynamics, and strength of materials
• Demonstrated ability to design for reliability and manufacturability
• Exposure to full product development lifecycle including ideation, design, analysis, debug, verification, qualification, transfer to manufacturing, and sustaining
• Demonstrated knowledge of materials (preferably plastics and silicone rubber) and material properties
• Experience designing plastic components and assemblies
• Knowledge of component manufacturing processes (including injection molding, thermoset molding, machining, vacuum thermoforming, pad printing, laser marking, etc.)
• Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks strongly preferred)
• Proficiency at failure analysis, including root cause analysis techniques (e.g., fishbone, 5 Whys, etc.)
• Fluency in ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack analysis
• Comfortable operating machine shop, measurement, and test equipment
• Demonstrated ability to create and execute an engineering test plan, and proficiency at writing engineering test reports
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) across functions, including presenting to a technical audience
• Minimum 4 years of hardware product design experience with undergraduate degree, or minimum 2 years with graduate degree
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Nice To Haves

• Sense of shared responsibility and reward
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, high transaction, mass-production environment
• Ability to utilize deep technical knowledge and broad expertise to achieve company objectives in creative and effective ways
• Experience leading cross-functional meetings
• Knowledge of sterilization methods, biocompatibility, and packaging of medical devices
• Knowledge of additional manufacturing processes such as extrusion, blow molding, ultrasonic welding, RF welding, heat staking, and laser welding
• Prior experience working in a regulated industry (medical device strongly preferred)

Responsibilities

• Work within 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
• Review and define functional requirements based on user and product-level requirements and international standards, and maintain Design History Files per regulatory and corporate requirements
• Analyze risk of component failure (FMEA) and implement effective mitigations
• Create and maintain product specifications (including engineering drawings) with careful consideration for critical functions and safety while designing for manufacturability and cost, in accordance with corporate operating procedures
• Troubleshoot issues and get to root cause quickly using thorough and logical methods
• Iterate design solutions rapidly by prototyping, testing, and analyzing using engineering principles and techniques, including computer simulation and physical models
• Support and participate in clinical and human factors evaluations to ensure positive user experience
• Collaborate with manufacturing and supplier engineering to facilitate transfer of designs into sustainable production
• Establish individual goals aligned with overall project and company goals

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree