Staff Electrical Engineer

Intuitive Surgical • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

The primary function of this position is the designing, testing and characterizing new products to support instrument haptics.

Requirements

• Practical depth of knowledge in analog (low signal and power) and digital design, plus statistics
• Data-backed and problem-solving skills
• Proven track record in electronic designs for medical devices
• Good hands-on experience with prototyping, cabling, assembling, and integrating test fixtures
• Experience in debug of electronic assemblies and associated test fixtures
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent documentation skills
• Experience in common business programs including MS Office, Visio, etc.
• Experience with electronic lab equipment
• Basic use of electrical and mechanical tools
• Minimum of a four-year degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum 8-12 years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with motion control or feedback control systems as well as Fiber Optics and/or Vision Systems
• Experience with signal integrity in a mixed signal/power environment and high-speed communication circuitry
• Relevant design tools: Orcad schematic capture, Allegro PCB layout, etc.
• Medical devices or other regulated business highly desired
• Agile, SAP, Polarian, JIRA, Confluence, etc.
• Knowledge of C, Python, or other high level programming languages
• Experience with production automation
• Experience in design of bed of nails fixturing
• Working with Vendors and Contract Manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Serve as head technical designer on cross-functional project teams.
• Translate clinical requirements and user needs to functional and electrical specifications.
• Work with manufacturing engineering and product design engineering teams to understand product requirements.
• Work with equipment software and mechanical engineers to develop test strategies and design the hardware test interface for new PCA, subassembly, or system designs to meet test requirements.
• Ensure that equipment designs meet manufacturability, safety, reliability, and testability requirements. Review designs with key stakeholders and peers.
• Establish requirements for equipment preventative maintenance and calibration.
• Ensure FDA/GMP and ISO compliance through unit testing, peer reviews, and validation of hardware.
• Provide technical advice and mentoring to other engineers.
• Acquire and maintain detailed understanding of Intuitive PCAs and their system level functions.
• Work with contract manufacturers as needed to scale deployment of test equipment.
• Update equipment designs when required due to EOL component issues and implement changes in manufacturing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees