Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

The role, as Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. describes it

Primary Function of Position Our Accessories interface between all aspects of the da Vinci system and enable safe and effective robot-assisted surgery. They may be reusable or single-use medical devices (consumables). Our customers interact directly with Accessories in every surgical procedure, and they serve a critical role in customer satisfaction and patient outcomes. We are looking for a hands-on, technically strong mechanical engineer to design, develop, test, and document new product designs to meet the needs of our customers and our growing business. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for Single-Port Accessories will work on product development of a variety of Accessories. Projects will include a mix of new product development, and product improvements for cost savings and manufacturability to enable significant volume growth. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a passion for continuous improvement, and possess the ability to bring cross-functional teams together to solve problems. A strong sense of responsibility and project ownership is required, as well as a commitment to high product quality. Essential Job Duties - Work within multi-disciplinary teams to design, develop, and document mechanical components and assemblies for surgical system accessories - Define functional requirements based on user and product-level requirements and international standards

• Iterate rapidly by prototyping, testing, and analyzing product designs using engineering principles and techniques, including computer simulation and physical models

• Create and maintain product specifications with careful consideration for critical functions and safety while designing for manufacturability and cost

• Support and participate in clinical and human factors evaluations to ensure positive user experience

• Analyze risk of component failure (FMEA) and implement effective mitigations

• Collaborate with manufacturing, purchasing, test engineering, and supplier engineering to facilitate transfer of designs into production

• Provide mechanical engineering sustaining support for resolution of manufacturing and field issues
• Characterize sources of variations in product performance and implement mitigations accordingly.

• Investigate and determine root cause of design, manufacturing, or material issues.

• Resolve complex engineering challenges through hands-on product testing and collaborate with subject matter experts both internal and external to organization.

• Perform complex tolerance stack analyses to evaluate potential failures or performance concerns

• Maintain Design History Files per regulatory and corporate requirements

• Provide mechanical engineering expertise to support continuous production of high-quality surgical accessories to our customers
• Develop components and product mechanical drawings in a regulated environment for high volume manufacturing processes, including plastic injection molding, thermoset compression molding, machining

• Adept in risk management and design control documentation

• Support design for automation such that our product designs can enable technologies that allow volumes to continue to grow year over year

• Mentor other engineers

• Help establish individual and team goals aligned with overall project and company goals

Required Skills and Experience - Prior experience working in a regulated industry (medical device strongly preferred)

• Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks strongly preferred): designing parts with complex geometry, creating assemblies, creating detailed manufacturing drawings, and analyzing designs with Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

• Demonstrated knowledge of materials (preferably plastics, silicones, isoprenes) and material properties. Ability to apply knowledge of engineering materials and component selection criteria to product designs through strong concept development, design analysis, hands-on prototyping, and reliability te

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