Senior Industrial Designer

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

100d•$146,400 - $247,800•Onsite

About The Position

Industrial Designers at Intuitive help design next-generation products and solutions for robotic surgery systems as well as refine and evolve existing product lines. Industrial designers are very hands-on, helping to translate real user insight into actionable design opportunities and empowering user experiences. As a natural collaborator and pioneer, the Senior Industrial Designer will work with their process partners (engineering, clinical development, human factors, user research, product management) and partner with other design team members on the framing, definition, and execution of future product opportunities. Focusing on the physical aspects of the product, she/he employs an understanding of user needs, ergonomics, form, proportion, color, materials, and manufacturing processes that transform complex technical designs into elegant forms that are highly usable, beautiful, and manufacturable. With an ability to explore, prototype, and test a wide range of new ideas, the senior industrial designer generates and proves opportunities to builds consensus on the right path forward. The Senior Industrial Designer is a natural storyteller and creates compelling presentations that illustrate new user benefits and opportunities for Intuitive.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Design
8+ years of experience in professional industrial design roles
An exceptional portfolio that demonstrates a methodical human-centered design process and delivering successful products from concept to production
A proven track record of collaborating successfully with engineering and product marketing teams to develop designs and ship successful products
A comprehensive set of prototyping skills from quick low-fi foam models to fabricating more complex functional learning prototypes
Excellent storytelling and presentation skills and an ability to effectively communicate a user-centered point of view
Exceptional 2D visualization skills, including sketching, storyboarding, and digital rendering
Exceptional 3D CAD and visualization skills to develop technically viable and compelling design solutions
Extensive experience with SolidWorks is required.
A thorough understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, and designing for DFM & DFA considerations

Nice To Haves

Specific experience with complex surfacing is a plus.
Experience with medical device design and/or designing regulated products is a plus.

Responsibilities

Defining and driving the design of new products at Intuitive.
Creating innovative human-centered design solutions that will improve user experience and drive company growth.
Employing a user-centered design process to help teams frame problems and define opportunities.
Independently managing projects, or partnering with other industrial design team members on projects.
Working with design leads and design managers on project planning.
Distilling technical and ergonomic requirements and developing a range of solutions that synthesize usability, utility, manufacturability, and desirability.
Working with product development and engineering groups early in the product development lifecycle to provide user-centered thought leadership and generate conceptual product designs and opportunities.
Collaborating with other UX Team members to create compelling integrated user experiences.
Participating in user research, usability testing, and clinical research labs.
Effectively participating in cross-functional team meetings and other forums and proactively driving efforts forward.
Utilizing a range of 2D and 3D tools and techniques to develop and communicate design opportunities.
Combining Industrial Design goals with the objectives of our process partners.
Translating and capturing brand attributes in compelling physical forms.
Generating functional and appearance prototypes to conceptually explore and validate design choices.
Delivering manufacturable design proposals to engineering for production.