Senior Manager Mechanical Design Engineering, GI Robot

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.

The Future Forward organization is Intuitive’s advanced concepts group. We explore emerging technologies, prototype next-generation solutions, and build software experiences that shape the future of robotic-assisted surgery. 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 mechanical systems for use in surgery. These systems include both capital equipment and “consumables” in the form of surgical instruments and accessories. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineering Manager, Systems is responsible for leading a team of engineers that design, develop, and launch new products to the field. The candidate will lead a team to identify and evaluate new product opportunities that address new and unmet needs.

The successful candidate must have technical depth in relevant areas and be as comfortable collaborating and leading across organizational boundaries as they are working independently. The new GI Robot Platform team is searching for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineering Manager to guide the development, documentation, and verification of new product designs to meet the needs of our customers. The Mechanical Engineering Manager is responsible for the functional management of a group of Mechanical Engineers and other technical personnel, which includes selecting, developing, and evaluating personnel to ensure efficient operation of the group.

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Job Duties Provide vision for technical project team and foster environment that encourages creativity, risk taking, and crisp execution

Develop working knowledge of external customer needs/requirements to ensure product designs provide value to patients, physicians and hospitals

Establish group objectives and individual work goals consistent with overall product development goals

Assign tasks, set priorities, establish metrics, and track progress

Assess employee performance and provide coaching to improve performance

Manage, coach, and mentor engineers, technicians, and drafters as required

Ensure design engineers follow appropriate design history file guidelines per FDA requirements and hold design reviews in accordance with product development procedures

Provide engineering resources to support Process Development, Manufacturing, Supplier Engineering, Test Engineering, and Quality to facilitate transfer of designs

Provide administrative leadership / control for planning, staffing, budgeting, and project/program cost tracking

Build and maintain strong partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders including Product Management, Clinical Research, Clinical and Medical Affairs, Process Development, Testing, Supplier, Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Marketing to ensure alignment throughout product development and lifecycle management

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