Senior Mechanical Tech — Medical Device Prototyping & Testing

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); Híbrido; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineering Technician for the Future Forward group to support early-stage R&D of next-generation flexible energy delivery instruments.

This hybrid role involves building and iterating functional prototypes from early concepts while supporting dosimetry-focused testing to understand tissue energy interactions. The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, comfortable with minimal supervision, and capable of translating

Qualificações

• Hands-on approach required for building functional prototypes.
• Detail-oriented mindset with careful data collection during experiments.
• Prototyping experience in R&D environments preferred.
• Ability to operate and troubleshoot benchtop lab equipment and instrumentation.

Responsabilidades

• Builds and refines medical device components and catheter assemblies and provide input for the catheter assembly.
• Assisting with all aspects of early prototype builds, including procurement of material, inspection of materials and subassemblies, rework of components, assembly, troubleshooting, and repair of prototype instruments.
• Prepare instruments/electrodes/fixtures/tissue samples and run experiments from approved protocols.
• Support preclinical lab evaluations (including in vivo), equipment setup, and procedural assistance as needed.
• Perform tissue handling and histology prep activities (orientation/inking/trimming, fixation, cassette prep, labeling, sample tracking); coordinate outsourced histology and perform cryosectioning when applicable.
• Assisting engineers in benchtop and excised tissue lab evaluations of prototypes
• Collecting, recording, and reporting test results.
• Preparation of prototype instruments and accessories for benchtop testing and pre‑clinical lab evaluations, organizing, overseeing, and collaborating with other groups

Conhecimentos

Hands-on

Detail-oriented

Prototyping

Lab equipment handling

Descrição da vaga

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineering Technician for the Future Forward group to support early-stage R&D of next-generation flexible energy delivery instruments.

This hybrid role involves building and iterating functional prototypes from early concepts while supporting dosimetry-focused testing to understand tissue energy interactions. The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, comfortable with minimal supervision, and capable of translating