Manager, Mechanical Design Engineering

• Ways of Working: Onsite - This job is fully onsite.
• Employee Type: Employee
• Min. Salary Region 1: 176300 USD
• Global Job Level (HCM): Management 3, Mgr (12)
• Min. Salary Region 2: 149900 USD

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 at Intuitive . As 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.

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 the Position

The Manager Mechanical Design Engineering leads cross-functional teams to maintain and improve the design, production, and service of the da Vinci® Surgical Systems. This includes determining root cause of complex problems with electro-mechanical components, manufacturing process and system performance. This also includes identifying mechanical design and manufacturing process solutions to improve performance, cost, and reliability, and perform the development, documentation, verification, and implementation of these solutions. The successful candidate must be a “player / coach” fcomfortable with some individual technical contribution as well as the leadership of deeply technical individual contributors.

Leads cross-functional project teams to design, develop and verify modifications to robotic or other complex mechanisms.

Investigate and determine root cause of latent and emerging design, manufacturing or material defects

Develop, design, test, document, and implement solutions for these defects according to corporate standards and departmental operating procedures

Identify, develop, and implement alternate part fabrication methods and sources to reduce hardware cost and/or improve strength of supply chain

Develop and execute design verification/validation test protocols and document results in test reports

Support product risk assessments, Corrective and Preventive Actions, and quality/regulatory audits as required

Interface with teams across Intuitive including mechanical, software, systems analysis, manufacturing, test, supply chain, quality, regulatory, service, tech pubs, etc.

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

Establish project teams, assign tasks, set priorities, establish metrics, and track progress against overall goals.

Recognize and attract top talent, mentor, and train team members through one-on-one coaching as well as team wide initiatives.

Support quality assurance, product reliability, and product regulatory initiatives in responding to customer concerns and other product requirements.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, analysis, debug, verification, transfer to manufacturing, and sustainment.

Understand concepts of FMEAs, design input/output, and requirement traceability

Technical proficiency in mechanism design and robotics

Design, manufacture and troubleshooting of electromechanical components and assemblies including brushless DC motors, brakes, encoders and other sensors

Design, manufacture and troubleshooting of precision mechanical components including bearings, gears, ball screws and linear actuators

Component selection and design for reliability and manufacturability

Proficiency at failure analysis

Mechanical analysis, including statics, dynamics, kinematics, stress, fatigue, thermal, and reliability

Follow good documentation principles and configuration control methods

Demonstrated knowledge of a wide variety of manufacturing processes

Metallurgical heat treatment, stress relief, grinding/lapping

Component fabrication methods including CNC machining, wire EDM, brazing, and surface coatings

High-volume fabrication methods including plastic injection molding, metal-injection molding, stamping, aluminum/steel casting (sand, investment, die)

Comfortable operating machine shop, measurement, and test equipment

Proven ability to lead departmental and cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives from concept through completion

Proven ability to prioritize and organize while guiding your team to tackle many complex projects simultaneously

Ability to communicate effectively (written, oral) across all levels and organizations

Ability to rigorously adhere to and create robust processes

Ability to utilize deep technical knowledge and broad expertise to achieve company objectives in creative and effective ways

Real excitement to learn and get to the bottom of tough technical problems

Passion for creating robust, reliable products with a strong commitment to high product quality

Excel in a fast paced, high transaction, mass-production environment

Sense of shared responsibility and reward

Required Education and Training

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar technical field

Minimum 8 years of experience designing and manufacturing electromechanical products

1-3 year as a people manager or prior management responsibilities through project management or team leadership efforts

Fluency in ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack analysis

Design, analyze and document components, structures, and mechanical assemblies in SolidWorks or similar CAD software

Preferred Skills and Experience

Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar technical field

Experience in medical device industry and/or experience in a regulated industry

Experience with Statistical Process Control in a Mass Production environment

Mechatronics experience.

Capability to use MATLAB to create or modify test scripts and system software

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.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer.We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employeeswho are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’sstart date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending
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.

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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.

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