Senior Industrial Designer - Robotic Surgery Systems

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Senior Industrial Designer to shape the next generation of robotic surgery systems.

You will be hands-on in all design phases, translating user insights into elegant, manufacturable solutions and leading collaboration with engineering, clinical, and product teams. You will craft compelling narratives to communicate design vision, work with prototyping across stages, and drive opportunities from concept to production.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in professional industrial design roles.
• Strong portfolio showing human-centered design from concept to production.
• Experience collaborating with engineering and marketing to bring products to market.
• Prototyping skills from foam to functional prototypes.
• Excellent storytelling and presentation abilities.
• Strong 2D/3D visualization and rendering skills.
• Extensive SolidWorks experience; complex surfacing a plus.
• Understanding of materials, manufacturing, and DFM/DFA.
• Experience in medical device design is a plus; travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Leads or partners on projects with industrial design teams.
• Translates user needs into manufacturable design opportunities.
• Collaborates with design leads, engineers, and product teams on planning.
• Develops and communicates design opportunities with 2D/3D tools.
• Delivers manufacturable design proposals to engineering for production.

Skills

Industrial design

Portfolio

User-centered design

2D sketching

3D CAD

SolidWorks

DFM/DFA

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design

Tools

SolidWorks

Prototyping tools

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Senior Industrial Designer to shape the next generation of robotic surgery systems.

You will be hands-on in all design phases, translating user insights into elegant, manufacturable solutions and leading collaboration with engineering, clinical, and product teams. You will craft compelling narratives to communicate design vision, work with prototyping across stages, and drive opportunities from concept to production.