Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Industrial Designer 2 will help create intuitive, safe, and meaningful product experiences for robotic-assisted surgical systems. This role translates user, clinical, technical, and business needs into thoughtful physical product solutions.

Working within a multidisciplinary design organization, the Industrial Designer 2 will independently own defined design problems while collaborating closely with Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Human Factors, Clinical Development, Engineering, Product Management, and other cross-functional partners.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on designer who can move fluidly between research, sketching, CAD, physical prototyping, user evaluation, and detailed design execution.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Own defined industrial design projects, subsystems, or product features from early exploration through design implementation.
• Develop a strong understanding of clinical users, workflows, environments, and unmet needs.
• Translate user insights and technical requirements into clear design opportunities and product concepts.
• Generate a broad range of concepts through sketching, CAD, visualization, and physical prototyping.
• Build rapid, low-resolution prototypes to evaluate product architecture, ergonomics, usability, and workflow.
• Refine selected concepts into thoughtful, high-quality product solutions aligned with Intuitive's design language.
• Plan and support user research, workflow simulations, ergonomic evaluations, and formative studies.
• Gather actionable feedback and use evidence to guide design decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering partners to balance usability, aesthetics, manufacturability, cost, safety, and technical feasibility.
• Communicate design intent clearly through presentations, prototypes, CAD models, renderings, and design documentation.
• Incorporate feedback from cross-functional partners while maintaining a strong point of view on the user experience.
• Support the development and documentation of design requirements, specifications, and implementation details.
• Manage assigned work, communicate risks, and deliver against program schedules with guidance from senior designers.
• Contribute to a collaborative design culture through critiques, brainstorming sessions, prototyping, and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or a related design discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of professional industrial design experience.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered problem-solving, concept development, prototyping, and refined design execution.
• Strong sketching, visualization, form-development, and storytelling skills.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and rendering tools such as Creo, SolidWorks, Rhino, KeyShot, or equivalent software.
• Experience building physical prototypes using foam, cardboard, 3D printing, machining, or other rapid-prototyping methods.
• Working knowledge of ergonomics, anthropometrics, materials, manufacturing processes, and design for assembly.
• Ability to independently manage defined assignments while seeking guidance when appropriate.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with designers, engineers, researchers, clinicians, and program stakeholders.
• Curiosity, humility, initiative, and comfort working through ambiguity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing medical devices, robotic systems, capital equipment, or other complex physical products.
• Experience observing or designing for clinical environments and workflows.
• Familiarity with human-factors engineering, usability testing, and regulated product-development processes.
• Experience developing products that combine physical controls, digital interfaces, and complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience carrying designs from early concept development through detailed design and production.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate's experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate's qualifications, consistent with applicable law.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.