Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotic Medical Systems

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Sr Mechanical Engineer to lead cross-functional teams in designing and improving the da Vinci Surgical System. You will investigate complex electro‑mechanical issues, drive root-cause analysis, and implement robust, manufacturable solutions.

The role covers design verification, documentation, and collaboration with suppliers and manufacturing teams to ensure performance, cost, and reliability goals are met.

Qualifications

• BSME required with 8+ years of industry experience in developing commercial mechanical and electromechanical robotic products.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project teams to design, develop, and verify new product designs or modifications to robotic systems.
• Investigate root causes of defects in design, manufacturing or materials.
• Develop, test, document, and implement solutions for defects.
• Design components and produce mechanical drawings in regulated environments for volume manufacturing.

Skills

CAD (SolidWorks)

GD&T

Failure analysis

Design for manufacturability

Matlab

Python

Engineering communication

Education

BSME with 8+ years experience

Tools

SolidWorks

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Job description

Intuitive Surgical in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Sr Mechanical Engineer to lead cross-functional teams in designing and improving the da Vinci Surgical System. You will investigate complex electro‑mechanical issues, drive root-cause analysis, and implement robust, manufacturable solutions.

The role covers design verification, documentation, and collaboration with suppliers and manufacturing teams to ensure performance, cost, and reliability goals are met.