Mechanical Engineering Manager - GI Robot Systems

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully onsite

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems for use in surgery. The GI Robot Platform team seeks a Mechanical Engineering Manager to guide the development, documentation, and verification of new product designs and lead a group of engineers responsible for launching field-ready solutions.

The role emphasizes managing people, defining product pillars with senior stakeholders, and delivering designs that meet patient, surgeon, and hospital needs in a compliant,

Qualifications

• At least eight (8) years of experience with mechanical design.
• Minimum 2 years of experience directly managing people.
• Minimum 5 years of experience taking products from concept to production.

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 guidelines and hold design reviews per procedures.
• Coordinate activities with other groups in the organization.

Skills

Mechanical design

People management

Product development lifecycle

CAD (SolidWorks)

Regulatory understanding

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS or PhD preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

Finite Element Analysis

CAD software

Job description

Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems for use in surgery. The GI Robot Platform team seeks a Mechanical Engineering Manager to guide the development, documentation, and verification of new product designs and lead a group of engineers responsible for launching field-ready solutions.

The role emphasizes managing people, defining product pillars with senior stakeholders, and delivering designs that meet patient, surgeon, and hospital needs in a compliant,