Senior Clinical Development Engineer – Robotic Surgery

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery, seeks a Senior Clinical Development Engineer. You will apply deep knowledge of the operating room and da Vinci systems to define, develop, and validate clinical requirements for next-generation products.

You will collaborate with design engineers and clinicians, assess clinical risks, support regulatory documentation, and contribute to training materials.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years in medical device industry with a Bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a Master’s, or 3 years with a PhD.
• Proven experience supporting a medical product from design to launch.
• Experience working with surgeons in an operating room environment.
• Fluent in surgical terminology and knowledge of anatomy and surgical technique.
• Voice of the customer (VoC) experience with surgeons to discuss products and workflow.
• Excellent mechanical aptitude and spatial reasoning for complex products.

Responsibilities

• Define and validate clinical requirements for new products within single-port robotic platforms.
• Provide clinical input to product development and assess clinical performance of new products.
• Collaborate with clinicians to identify clinical needs and translate into product features.
• Identify potential product enhancements through data-driven analysis.
• Participate in design reviews and provide guidance to engineering teams.
• Assess clinical risks and document mitigations.
• Support regulatory documentation and submissions.
• Contribute to user manuals and training materials.
• Support clinical evaluations at customer sites.

Skills

Operating room experience

Surgical terminology

Anatomy knowledge

Analytical mindset

Team collaboration

Spatial reasoning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering or similar

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery, seeks a Senior Clinical Development Engineer. You will apply deep knowledge of the operating room and da Vinci systems to define, develop, and validate clinical requirements for next-generation products.

You will collaborate with design engineers and clinicians, assess clinical risks, support regulatory documentation, and contribute to training materials.