Senior Mechanical Engineer

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

125d•$138,400 - $234,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Ion™ endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer. Our New Product Development (NPD) team focuses on developing next generation capital equipment. This role is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing new business within Intuitive and contribute meaningfully to its future growth.

Requirements

Minimum 7 years of experience designing and manufacturing electromechanical products, or relevant graduate education.
Technical expertise with mechanism design with a preferrable focus on robotics and/or medical products.
Mechanical analysis, including statics, dynamics, kinematics, stress, fatigue, thermal, and reliability.
Design, analyze and document components, structures, and mechanical assemblies in SolidWorks or similar CAD software.
Release designs following good documentation principles and configuration control methods.
Comfortable with mechatronic systems such as motors, sensors, and brakes.
Minimum BS or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate effectively (written, oral) across all levels and organizations.
Experience in a regulated environment (FDA, Military, FAA or equivalent).
Comfortable with execution of design verification/validation test protocols, assessing risk (FMEA), providing inputs to regulatory agency approval including UL, CE and FDA is a plus.

Responsibilities

Utilize creativity and sound engineering judgment in the design of medical capital equipment, collaborating within highly cross-functional teams to ensure our products provide value to patients and customers.
Use design and analytical skills to conceptualize, develop, and productize mechanical designs.
Make sound decisions when faced with time constraints and ambiguous or incomplete information.
Lead multi-disciplinary technical teams to define requirements for new designs.
Rapidly develop and iterate full-scale prototypes of candidate architectures to satisfy requirements.
Lead problem solving and troubleshooting efforts.
Design components and produce mechanical drawings in a government regulated environment for volume manufacturing processes which may include cast metal, injection molded plastic, sheet metal stamped, and others.
Develop and commercialize mechanical assemblies, with careful consideration for key functions and safety.
Provide advice, mentoring, coaching and guidance to advance the technical and business expertise of colleagues.