Test Engineer

Job Title

Test Engineer 2

Sunnyvale, CA

12 months

The New Product Verification Department is devoted to assuring safe, reliable, and effective products that exceed patient, surgeon, and hospital expectations. The department plays a vital role in product and process quality, in new product development and production, and in the quality of da Vinci and Ion robotic product lines, including diagnostic systems, endoscopic instrumentation, and supporting accessories. The Test Engineer will work with a team of dedicated individuals within a product development team to assure the quality of new designs, to identify issues related to new designs and processes, and to work with other Test Engineers to develop harmonized test methods.

• Develop high level verification and validation test plans for instrument, accessories, endoluminal, or vision projects
• Generate and take ownership of test protocols for Design Verification and Life/Reliability tests
• Collaborate with Design and Clinical teams to develop test methods needed to ensure design requirements are sufficiently verified
• Execute test protocols for clinically-based surgical simulation and automated testing utilizing da Vinci surgical system, Ion Systems and/or other test equipment
• Identify and present problems that arise during feasibility and design verification testing, and escalates new or persistent failure modes to appropriate engineering teams
• Collaborate with appropriate engineering teams on the failure investigation and root cause analysis
• Clear documentation of test results and observations in test report

• Design test fixtures and other test aids needed to perform Design Verification and Life/Reliability tests
• Identify processes and test methods that could benefit from new or updated fixture designs
• Work with other engineers to develop concepts and approaches to fixture design
• Responsible for documentation of fixtures utilizing Solid Works; release of documents into Agile

• Effectively translate the functional requirements into appropriate acceptance criteria for test cases and test methods
• Train test technicians on test methods and procedures
• Ensure successful, on-time completion of department projects; communicate constraints to direct management when project completion is at risk
• Comply with company Department and Standard Operating Procedures
• Verify and ensure adequate supply of test articles and other equipment or material

• Familiarity with equipment needed to perform typical performance measurements on electro‑mechanical systems
• Basic knowledge of electrical systems, test equipment, and test practices is desirable
• Experience using tools and measuring equipment (Force Gauge, Calipers, Instron, Oscilloscopes, etc.)
• Ability to perform basic mechanical engineering calculations needed to support equipment design, including dimensional analysis
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, Arduino is a plus
• Experience with Solid Works or similar CAD software is highly preferred

• Proactive and self‑motivated engineer
• Quick learner with the ability to understand complex products and processes
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to work independently and with minimum supervision
• Ability to multitask, and handle tasks with competing priorities effectively
• Ability to work with biological samples, including blood, tissue and organs
• Familiar with GDP

• Accepting and adhering to high ethical, moral, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions, and when dealing with others

• Minimum BS in Mechanical, Biomedical Engineering or similar degree
• Minimum 2 years work experience in an engineering organization or research team environment

• The employee will spend time at their desk in front of the computer as well as work in a lab environment
• Lab environment will have exposure to animal blood and tissue; there will also be exposure to detergents and other chemicals used for reprocessing medical devices
• Hands on testing includes but not limited to using the robotic systems, mechanical test fixtures, microscopes, electrical test fixtures etc.

• Prefer experience within medical device or pharmaceutical industry
• Experience with Solid Works or similar CAD software
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, Arduino is highly preferred
• Experience working with electro‑mechanical systems is a plus