Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Future Forward group within Intuitive Surgical is searching for a Manager, Endoscope Design Engineering, to lead the team developing endoscope hardware for a novel robotic surgical platform. As an early member of the team, this role is an exciting opportunity to help define the eventual product from early prototypes through clinical trials and into product launch.

Essential Job Duties

As part of the Endoscope New Product Development team, the manager will:

• Lead the Endoscope Design Engineering team of mechanical and biomedical engineers to execute design work from early stage prototypes through product launch by:

• Setting appropriate goals and milestones
• Providing technical guidance to engineers
• Driving schedule and budget planning and execution

• Divide work among team members based on individual skills and capacity
• Grow the team by identifying gaps and filling roles with top talent
• Coach, develop, and mentor team members to support their growth within the organization
• Work with peer managers and cross-functional organizations to develop plans and organizational solutions
• Support documentation of risks, requirements, specifications, and test results within Intuitive Quality system

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• 8 years experience as individual contributor in design engineering role
• 3 years experience managing engineers
• Participation in full design cycle from concept through launch
• Solid mechanical engineering fundamentals, technical proficiency in mechanism design and complex assemblies
• Translation of product requirements into engineering specifications and verifying design performance to requirements
• Failure mode analyses, designing mitigations to failure modes, and verifying performance of mitigations
• Strong communication skills and ability to create effective presentations
• Department planning, scheduling, and budgeting, as well as tracking and managing performance to plan

Required Education and Training

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field

Working Conditions

• None

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Managing Staff-level mechanical engineers
• Endoscope or catheter design experience

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.