Staff Mechanical Engineer

Intuitive • Sunnyvale, CA

269d • $180,400 - $259,600 • Onsite

About The Position

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints. As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible. Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves. Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential. Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Requirements

• Minimum 12 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.
• Proficiency at failure analysis.
• 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.
• Experience designing for volume manufacturing processes such as metal casting, plastic injection molding, sheet metal stamping, compression molding, thermoforming, etc.
• Self-driven with the ability to excel in a high-energy, small, focused team environment and maintain an exceptional sense of mutual responsibility and shared reward.
• Capacity to drive multiple complex projects in parallel.
• Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, qualification, and transfer.

Nice To Haves

• Curiosity and excitement to learn new subjects and get to the bottom of tough technical problems.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage stakeholders, and mentor other engineers.
• 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

• Drive/support multi-disciplinary technical teams to define requirements for new and current designs
• Rapidly develop and iterate full-scale prototypes of candidate architectures to satisfy requirements
• Drive/support 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.

Benefits

• Market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.

What This Job Offers

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