Mechanical Engineer

Position: Staff Mechanical Engineer
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 at Intuitive. As 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 Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex electromechanical robotic systems for use in surgery, which include a variety of individual sub-systems and components that are required to achieve the desired level of surgical performance. The Staff Mechanical Engineer is responsible for developing, documenting, and validating new product designs, as well as improving existing designs to meet the needs of our customers.

The Staff Mechanical Engineer will develop new and innovative surgical devices (e.g., disposables, instruments, accessories) for the Intuitive da Vinci Surgical System. He or she must excel in a high-energy team environment and be capable of making sound decisions when faced with time pressures and incomplete information typical of new product development. The successful candidate must have strong technical depth in relevant areas and have a track record of successful product development efforts.

Responsibilities include developing, documenting, and validating new product designs, as well as improving existing designs to meet the needs of our customers.

Essential Job Duties

• Contribute as a Mechanical Engineering representative on cross-functional teams developing next-generation surgical and energy products.
• Analyze, prototype, and test product concepts and individual components.
• Perform risk analyses and develop design requirements; document and verify designs in accordance with corporate and departmental procedures.
• Provide technical input to support development of fixtures and assembly processes in partnership with manufacturing and automation teams.
• Deliver sustaining mechanical engineering support to address supply chain, manufacturing, and field-related issues.
• Support production by troubleshooting process and component-level problems.
• Participate in quality and regulatory activities to support compliant product development and release.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated expertise in designing plastic injection-molded components with a focus on scalability, cost efficiency, and manufacturability; experience participating in DFM reviews, tool design reviews, and supplier engagement.
• Strong proficiency with Solid Works 3D CAD for the design of complex parts, assemblies, and engineering drawings within a PDM environment.
• Ownership of top-level assemblies and BOMs including material selection, and manufacturing processes.
• Proficient in GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis; familiarity with simulation and analysis tools is a plus.
• Broad experience across all phases of the product development lifecycle, including proof-of-concept, detail design, debugging, verification, qualification, and transfer to manufacturing.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers and lead small technical teams effectively.
• Self-motivated, hands-on engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Curiosity and persistence to deeply investigate and resolve complex technical challenges.
• Strong commitment to designing robust, reliable, and high-quality products.

Required Education and Training

• Bachelor's degree with 12…