Mechanical Engineer, Product Engineering

Company Description It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do  a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Job Description Primary Function of Position 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 Mechanical Engineer, Product Engineering for Single-Port Accessories will provide engineering support across the product portfolio. Projects will include a mix of product improvements for cost savings and manufacturability to enable significant volume growth, along with enhancements to improve reliability and usability. 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 ownership is required, as well as a commitment to high quality.

Essential

Job Duties Work within multi-disciplinary teams to design, develop, and document mechanical components and assemblies for surgical system accessories, including parts made by plastic injection molding, thermoset compression molding, and machining

Review and define functional requirements based on user and product-level requirements and international standards, and maintain Design History Files per regulatory and corporate requirements

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

Create and maintain product specifications (including engineering drawings) with careful consideration for critical functions and safety while designing for manufacturability and cost, in accordance with corporate operating procedures

Troubleshoot issues and get to root cause quickly using thorough and logical methods

Iterate design solutions rapidly by prototyping, testing, and analyzing using engineering principles and techniques, including computer simulation and physical models

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

Collaborate with manufacturing and supplier engineering to facilitate transfer of designs into sustainable production

Establish individual goals aligned with overall project and company goals.

Qualifications Required Skills and Experience Demonstrated excitement and capacity to learn and quickly analyze tough technical problems using fundamental principles, strong mechanical intuition, and persistence to pinpoint root cause of problems

Demonstrated ability to think at a systems level, interface between multiple design groups, and negotiate conflicting requirements

Passion for continuous improvement and a commitment to quality

Understanding concepts of design input, design output, requirement traceability, and…