Staff Value Engineer at Intuitive — Sunnyvale, CA

Primary Function of Position

At Intuitive, we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. We are looking

for team members with exceptional character who have the capacity to simplify complex

problems and the energy to urgently deliver solutions to our patients. We use creative

techniques to solve hard problems in order to achieve optimal clinical performance,

manufacturability and reliability.

The Staff Value Engineer is responsible for leading the development of new surgical

instruments for the multi-port platform as well as improvements to current products. This

position requires a ‘player / coach’, comfortable with both strategic technical contribution

as well as leadership of senior and deeply technical individual contributors.

Essential Job Duties

• Can manage a group of 2 to 5 senior (and higher) and

entry-level mechanical engineers

• Lead and influence a cross functional team to develop

new instruments and optimize performance,

manufacturability and reliability of existing Da Vinci MP instruments.

• Recognize and attract top talent and invest in mentorship and training to retain and

support the career development of team members

• Provide vision for the mechanical engineering team and foster an environment

that encourages creativity, risk taking, and crisp execution

• Navigate complex technical and programmatic situations by driving timely

decision making and setting appropriate priorities to focus the team for success

• Establish group objectives and individual work goals consistent with overall

product development goals

• Champion best practices for mechanical design while managing, coaching, and

mentoring engineers

• Observe clinical cases and participate in interviews with clinical experts to inform

designs

• Promote instrument architectures that balance clinical performance with

manufacturing efficiency

• Team generation of formal design documentation, review, and control (e.g. design

reviews, ECOs, etc.)

• Supply chain strategy and management.

Required Skills and Experience

• Mechanical design and analysis skills, including statics, dynamics,

kinematics, strength of materials and stress analysis

• Proficient in SolidWorks
• Familiarity with medical device reprocessing and sterilization and designing

with these processes in mind

• Familiarity with small part assembly and manufacture
• A passion for creating robust and reliable products
• An excitement to get to the bottom of challenging technical problems
• Demonstrated knowledge of component manufacturing processes

(including injection molding, machining, MIM, heat treatment)

Required Education and Training

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Master’s degree or higher preferred in Mechanical Engineering
• At least 10 years’ experience with device design preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years management experience preferred.
• Experience taking commercial products through entire design,

development, and implementation launch cycle.

• Knowledge of ISO requirements and GMP guidelines. Experience with FDA

regulations and medical device design control a strong plus

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