Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

Job Description

Primary Function of Position At Intuitive, we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. By combining ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints. We are looking for team members with exceptional character who have the capacity to simplify complex problems and the energy to deliver solutions urgently to our patients. Intuitive Accessories are the interface between all aspects of the da Vinci system and enable safe and effective robot-assisted surgery. Our customers interact directly with Accessories in every surgical procedure, and they serve a critical role in customer satisfaction and patient outcomes. The Staff Mechanical Design Engineer for Single-Port (SP) Accessories will support development and production of existing and new products. This position requires a hands-on, technically strong engineer to dive deep into solving engineering challenges, and to provide high-level assessment of risks and opportunities. Projects will include a mix of sustaining existing products and new product development, including improvements for cost savings and manufacturability to enable significant volume growth, enhancements to increase customer satisfaction, and improving reliability.

Essential Job Duties

• Drive Design efforts to optimize performance, manufacturability and reliability of existing and future Da Vinci SP Accessories.
• Develop components and product mechanical drawings in a regulated environment for high volume manufacturing processes, including plastic injection molding, thermoset compression molding, extrusion, and machining.
• Design for manufacturing and automation, sterilization processes, and biocompatibility.
• Work cross-functionally with Manufacturing Engineers, Systems Analysts, Clinical Development Engineers, Human Factors Engineers, and Supplier Engineers.
• Review and understand product functional requirements and design specifications.
• Provide mechanical engineering sustaining support for resolution of manufacturing and field issues.
• Investigate and determine root cause of design, manufacturing, or material issues.
• Research, understand, and design to relevant product-specific international standards.
• Develop, implement, test, and document solutions that meet clinical, functional, and product requirements.
• Perform and document risk analyses (FMEA) and implement effective mitigations, following design control processes.
• Help identify and develop vendors to manufacture components.
• Develop initial fixtures and processes to assemble components.
• Develop product and component verification testing and product validation testing
• Support production of final product by troubleshooting process and component problems
• Provide engineering support to Manufacturing, Materials, Test Engineering, and Service to facilitate transfer of designs.
• Develop, implement, test and document solutions for these opportunities according to corporate standard and departmental operating procedures
• Mentor other engineers and champion best practices for mechanical design