Senior Clinical Research Engineer – Robotic Med Devices

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

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking a Senior CRE to lead clinical engineering and new product concepts at its Sunnyvale site. You will collaborate with engineers, physicians, and other stakeholders to identify user needs and inform concept development for robotic-assisted surgery platforms.

The role combines clinical device development expertise with an eye toward expanding into people management, mentoring a small CRE team and working across regulatory, human factors, and design teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a MS or PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar field with interest to expand into people management.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience in clinical engineering and/or product development within the medical device industry.
• Product development and Design Controls experience.
• Fluent in medical procedure terminology and sound knowledge of anatomy.
• Ability to understand complex robotic systems and software algorithms.
• Excellent mechanical and technical aptitude, with spatial reasoning.
• Excellent analytical capability and ability to translate clinical questions into testable hypotheses.
• Excellent teamwork skills with ability to collaborate across disciplines to ensure timely project success.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced research and new product concept development.
• Identify key clinical needs for novel instrumentation, systems, and devices.
• Architect clinical requirements, risks, and mitigations for early products.
• Collaborate with engineers and physicians to define clinical performance goals and risks.
• Manage VOC collection across management levels and inform design decisions.
• Monitor and advise on complex technical and clinical aspects of the product.
• Hire, develop, and mentor a small CRE team for the program.
• Coordinate with regulatory, human factors, design, training, and marketing teams on clinical aspects.

Skills

Clinical engineering experience

Product development

Design Controls experience

Medical terminology fluency

Robotic systems understanding

Analytical capability

Teamwork

People management aspiration

Education

MS/PhD in Biomedical or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Intuitive is seeking a Senior CRE to lead clinical engineering and new product concepts at its Sunnyvale site. You will collaborate with engineers, physicians, and other stakeholders to identify user needs and inform concept development for robotic-assisted surgery platforms.

The role combines clinical device development expertise with an eye toward expanding into people management, mentoring a small CRE team and working across regulatory, human factors, and design teams.