Mechanical Engineering Manager, NPD Systems

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Mechanical Engineering for NPD Systems (Finance) to lead a high‑performing mechanical engineering team in developing robotic platform technologies.

You will set direction, drive design best practices, and partner with clinical, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams to ensure safe, reliable, and manufacturable solutions. You will oversee project activities across concept through production release, champion design reviews, and actively manage

Qualifications

• Excellent technical judgment balancing priorities and data.
• Ability to lead across clinical, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams.
• Experience designing with robotics or medical products.
• Hands-on technical leadership for a mechanical engineering team.
• Experience defining ambiguous requirements with user-facing teams.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and oversee engineering excellence in NPD.
• Lead a team of mechanical engineers from concept to production release.
• Lead design reviews and ensure corrective actions are tracked.
• Manage risk and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Skills

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Robotics experience

Mechanical design leadership

Requirements definition

Education

Master's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Mechanical Engineering for NPD Systems (Finance) to lead a high‑performing mechanical engineering team in developing robotic platform technologies.

You will set direction, drive design best practices, and partner with clinical, quality, regulatory, and manufacturing teams to ensure safe, reliable, and manufacturable solutions. You will oversee project activities across concept through production release, champion design reviews, and actively manage