Senior Mechanical Engineer – Medical Robotics Leader

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 138,400 - 162,800; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary teams in developing medical capital equipment. You will translate clinical needs into specifications, prototype architectures, and produce robust drawings for volume manufacturing in a regulated environment.

You will guide design verification, risk analyses, and collaboration with manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure patient safety and product reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience with mechanical design, including statics, dynamics, kinematics, stress and fatigue.
• Proficiency in failure analysis and design verification.
• Capable of documenting components and assemblies with good records.
• Experience designing for volume manufacturing and regulatory-compliant environments.
• Self-driven in a fast-paced, collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary teams translating clinical needs into design specs.
• Rapidly prototype architectures to meet requirements and timelines.
• Create mechanical drawings for volume manufacturing using government-regulated processes.
• Develop and test mechanical assemblies with emphasis on safety and reliability.
• Support quality and regulatory processes and risk analyses.

Skills

Mechanical design

Failure analysis

SolidWorks

Volume manufacturing

Leadership

Documentation

Education

BS ME or similar

MS/MA in engineering

PhD +1 year

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Intuitive in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead multi-disciplinary teams in developing medical capital equipment. You will translate clinical needs into specifications, prototype architectures, and produce robust drawings for volume manufacturing in a regulated environment.

You will guide design verification, risk analyses, and collaboration with manufacturing, quality, and regulatory teams to ensure patient safety and product reliability.