Vision R&D Engineer

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Future Forward group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a Mechanical Engineer to help develop the vision system for a novel robotic surgical platform. As an early member of the team, this role is an exciting opportunity to help define the eventual product from early prototypes through clinical trials and into product launch.

Essential Job Duties

As part of the Vision System Engineering team, the engineer will work with team members to:

• Work with team to brainstorm new concepts for vision systems and related hardware
• Perform mechanical, optical, opto-mechanical, and electrical designs of prototypes
• Develop concepts for testing prototype hardware and design test hardware
• Build prototype hardware and test apparatus. Work with technicians as necessary to support builds
• Acquire data, analyze data, and share data with team for discussion
• Optimize prototypes and test hardware based on experimental results and new ideas