Senior Clinical CAE - Robotic Training Leader

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

Job summary

Intuitive Staff Clinical Applications Engineer will serve as a senior individual contributor focused on developing and delivering best-in-class training for Intuitive’s emerging robotic platforms, enabling clinical users to transition from onboarding through independent proficiency.

The Staff CAE will act as a training architect and field expert, ensuring early users have the knowledge, confidence, and support to integrate robotic technology safely and effectively into practice.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver comprehensive training curricula (workshops, labs, digital modules) tailored to physicians, staff, and internal stakeholders.
• Adapt training methods to multiple learning styles and procedural experience levels.
• Serve as lead faculty during live training, simulation, and case support.
• Provide advanced clinical and technical guidance during procedures, ensuring safe and effective system use.
• Capture and synthesize training feedback from early users to refine curricula and drive adoption.
• Partner with engineering, marketing, medical affairs, and commercial teams to align training with evolving product capabilities and workflow needs.
• Contribute training insights to evidence generation and product development cycles.
• Act as a senior mentor for CAEs and trainers, sharing expertise in adult learning methodologies, curriculum development, and clinical education best practices.
• Support train-the-trainer initiatives to scale global education efforts.

Job description

Intuitive Staff Clinical Applications Engineer will serve as a senior individual contributor focused on developing and delivering best-in-class training for Intuitive’s emerging robotic platforms, enabling clinical users to transition from onboarding through independent proficiency.

The Staff CAE will act as a training architect and field expert, ensuring early users have the knowledge, confidence, and support to integrate robotic technology safely and effectively into practice.