Intuitive · 11 hours ago
Sr. NPD Engineer - Design Integration
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$144K/yr - $208K/yr
6+ years expIntuitive is a pioneer in robotic-assisted surgery, committed to advancing minimally invasive care. The Sr. NPD Engineer - Design Integration will develop next-generation devices through design work, experimental inquiry, and project leadership, collaborating with various teams to optimize design concepts and ensure manufacturability.
Health CareManufacturingMedical Device
Responsibilities
Develop and down select novel design concepts that meet relevant clinical (e.g. performance, safety) and business (e.g. cost, scalability) needs
Build and test prototypes to discover failure modes for proposed design concepts
Develop robust and creative test methods to facilitate rigorous understanding of the design - not just how a design behaves, but why
Collaborate with clinical, usability, design, and other interfacing teams to develop, negotiate, decompose, and substantiate device and device interaction requirements
Collaborate with process and supplier engineering to drive design manufacturability
Optimize the design based on rigorous understanding of design behavior, needs, tradeoffs
Investigate issues using robust and efficient experimental approaches, employing statistical tools where appropriate
May mentor or oversee the work of junior staff or technicians
Qualification
Required
Minimum 6 years' experience in medical device industry
Demonstrated ability to model parts / fixtures in CAD and successfully fabricate
Demonstrated skill in building R&D prototypes, or working with technicians to coordinate builds
Demonstrated ability to evaluate and appropriately down select designs based on sound understanding of needs and tradeoffs
Ability to apply (or learn where needed, then apply) basic mechanical engineering first principles
Understanding of requirements and risk and how they are utilized within the product development process
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute efficient and well-reasoned experimental plans and test methods
Demonstrated ability to provide problem solving / investigation thought leadership
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities as a matter of routine, and handle complex tasks independently
Demonstrated ability to follow through / sense of urgency
Demonstrated hands-on approach and habitual curiosity
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related engineering field
Preferred
Demonstrated success as a team Lead or other successful peer or formal leadership experiences
Experience directly with catheter-based products
Experience with products involving electromechanical features and software
Experience troubleshooting or developing software or electrical design features
Experience with data analysis tools and statistical methods
1 or more automation tools or coding languages e.g. Labview, MATLAB, python, C
Demonstrated endurance in operating within organizational and project complexity
Ability to recognize room for opportunities (‘abundance' mindset) on a team / project
Benefits
Market-competitive compensation packages
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Company
Intuitive
Intuitive designs and manufactures robotic-assisted surgical systems.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5MKey Investors
St. Cloud Capital
2003-04-30Post Ipo Equity
2000-06-23IPO
1996-01-01Seed· $5M
Leadership Team
Craig Child
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources
Gillian Duncan
Senior Vice President, Professional Education & Program Services - Worldwide
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