Staff Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer - Future Forward

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

8d•$167,300 - $283,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Future Forward group at Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Staff Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer to architect, design, and bring up electronic hardware for next-generation robotic and vision systems. This role joins a small, innovative team during early product development, where schematic- and architecture-level decisions shape system performance. The position owns analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design from concept through schematic capture, layout direction, prototype bring-up, design verification, and transfer to manufacturing. The engineer is expected to design for electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity from the outset and to diagnose difficult board- and system-level failures. The role requires integrity, care, attention to detail, and a commitment to high-quality products that improve patient outcomes.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience designing production electronics in the medical device, automotive, or robotics industry, including at least one product taken from concept to production.
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
Strong schematic design, review, and debug skills across analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits, using Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD/Allegro, or Siemens Xpedition.
Practical EMC and EMI design and troubleshooting experience, with working knowledge of standards such as IEC 60601-1-2, CISPR 11/32, or the IEC 61000-4 immunity series.
Solid signal integrity and power integrity fundamentals for high-speed interfaces such as MIPI CSI-2, LVDS, PCIe, USB, DDR, or Ethernet, including impedance control, return paths, crosstalk, and decoupling.
Direct experience with imaging and vision hardware, motor drive electronics, or precision sensing, and with transferring designs into manufacturing and production test.
Confident laboratory skills with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, near-field probes, and logic or protocol analyzers.
Experience working with embedded interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, and Ethernet, and using Python or MATLAB for test automation and data analysis.
Clear communication, strong documentation habits, and the ability to lead technical decisions, work independently, and mentor others.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree.
Experience under a regulated quality system such as ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, IEC 60601-1, and ISO 14971, or automotive functional safety such as ISO 26262.
FPGA design experience with VHDL or SystemVerilog.

Responsibilities

Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits from concept through schematic capture, layout direction, prototype bring-up, and transfer to manufacturing.
Lead schematic and design reviews, and guide PCB layout for signal integrity, power integrity, and manufacturability.
Design for EMC and EMI through grounding, shielding, filtering, isolation, and ESD protection, and support pre-compliance and compliance testing.
Bring up and debug prototypes in the lab, driving hardware issues to root cause and a verified fix.
Integrate sensors, cameras, illumination, motor drives, and compute platforms in partnership with Mechanical, Firmware, Software, Vision, and Test teams.
Document designs, verification protocols, and results under Intuitive design controls.
Mentor engineers and help shape design practices, reference designs, and the technology roadmap for future products.
Drive external suppliers and design partners for camera, sensor, optics, and PCBA subsystems, setting technical direction and holding builds to schedule and quality targets.