Mechanical Engineering Manager - 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

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.