Manager, Mechanical Engineering, Capital Equipment

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems for use in surgery. The Capital Equipment Mechanical Engineering Manager leads a team to design, develop, and launch new products for the field, coordinating across organizational boundaries and ensuring FDA-compliant design processes.

The role emphasizes technical depth, leadership, and collaboration with surgeons, hospitals, and internal customers to deliver value and drive strategic product initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision for mechanical engineering team and foster an environment that encourages creativity, appropriate risk taking, and crisp execution.
• Guide the team in developing compelling product architectures.
• Work with senior management and internal customers to define product pillars and business goals.
• Decipher complex situations and set appropriate priorities to focus team for success.
• Develop working knowledge of external customer needs/requirements to ensure product designs provide value to patients, surgeons, and hospitals.
• Communicate effectively with surgeons and customers about the technical design details of the product.
• Create high-level technical presentations to communicate effectively with leadership on project goals, status, and risks.
• Establish group objectives and individual work goals consistent with overall product development goals.
• Assign tasks, set priorities, establish metrics, and track progress.
• Support mechanical engineers in the development of functional specifications and related risk documents.
• Review mechanical engineering designs in both a formal and informal capacity.
• Manage, coach, and mentor mechanical engineers.
• Assess employee performance and provide coaching to improve performance.
• Grow and maintain a team of mechanical engineers by recruiting and retaining highly talented and motivated individuals.
• Manage department SOPs and drafting/design guidelines.
• Ensure design engineers follow FDA design history file guidelines and hold design reviews in accordance with product development procedures.
• Coordinate activities of his or her team with other groups in the organization.
• Interface with Product Marketing, Legal, Clinical Engineering, Test Engineering, Manufacturing, etc.
• Maintain cross-functional relationship with Manufacturing, Supplier Engineering, Quality, etc.
• Provide administrative leadership / control for planning, staffing, budgeting, and project/program cost tracking.

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems for use in surgery. The Capital Equipment Mechanical Engineering Manager is responsible for leading a team of engineers that design, develop, and launch new complex products to the field. The candidate will lead a team to identify and evaluate new product opportunities that address new and unmet needs within the Surgeon Console. The successful candidate must have technical depth in relevant areas and be as comfortable collaborating and leading across organizational boundaries as they are working independently. The Core Capital Equipment team is searching for a Mechanical Engineering Manager to guide the development, documentation, and verification of new product designs, as well as coordinating improvements to existing designs to meet the needs of our customers. The Mechanical Engineering Manager is responsible for the functional management of a group of Mechanical Engineers and other technical personnel, which includes selecting, developing, and evaluating personnel to ensure efficient operation of the group.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide vision for mechanical engineering team and foster an environment that encourages creativity, appropriate risk taking, and crisp execution.
• Guide the team in developing compelling product architectures.
• Work with senior management and internal customers to define product pillars and business goals.
• Decipher complex situations and set appropriate priorities to focus team for success.
• Develop working knowledge of external customer needs/requirements to ensure product designs provide value to patients, surgeons, and hospitals.
• Communicate effectively with surgeons and customers about the technical design details of the product.
• Create high-level technical presentations to communicate effectively with leadership on project goals, status, and risks.
• Establish group objectives and individual work goals consistent with overall product development goals.
• Assign tasks, set priorities, establish metrics, and track progress.
• Support mechanical engineers in the development of functional specifications and related risk documents.
• Review mechanical engineering designs in both a formal and informal capacity.
• Manage, coach, and mentor mechanical engineers.
• Assess employee performance and provide coaching to improve performance.
• Grow and maintain a team of mechanical engineers by recruiting and retaining highly talented and motivated individuals.
• Manage department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and drafting/design guidelines.
• Ensure design engineers follow appropriate design history file guidelines per FDA requirements and hold design reviews in accordance with product development procedures.
• Coordinate activities of his or her team with those of other groups in the organization.
• Interface with functions such as Product Marketing, Legal, Clinical Engineering, Test Engineering, Manufacturing, etc.
• to build consensus and make progress.
• Maintain cross-functional relationship with Manufacturing, Supplier Engineering, Quality, etc.
• to facilitate transfer of designs.
• Provide administrative leadership / control for planning, staffing, budgeting, and project/program cost tracking.