Staff Mechanical Engineer - Advanced Energy

Intuitive; Orange (CT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to sustain and improve product performance, reliability and capacity across advanced energy surgical instruments.

You will lead root-cause analyses, guide cross-functional teams and contribute to new product development while addressing supply chain challenges and cost reductions. A strong sense of ownership and commitment to high quality are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical design and analysis for complex instruments.
• Ability to develop and document DOE plans and data analyses.
• Strong root-cause analysis skills for design and manufacturing issues.
• Proven ability to work in cross-functional teams and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in cross-functional teams to understand performance, supply chain, and manufacturing issues.
• Identify, develop, test and document solutions meeting customer and business needs.
• Analyze instruments and components, develop DOEs, collect data, analyze and report.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing and suppliers by reviewing processes and fixtures.
• Support in driving anomalies and non-conformances to closure.
• Perform root cause investigations of latent and emerging defects.
• Set individual goals aligned with project goals.
• Contribute to design and development of new Advanced Energy instruments.
• Investigate and develop improvements or cost reductions for current or new instruments.
• Develop and collaborate on verification testing.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to other mechanical engineers.

Skills

Mechanical design

Root cause analysis

DOE development

Cross-functional teamwork

Mentoring

Problem solving

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

The Staff Mechanical Engineer will focus on sustaining and improving product performance, reliability and capacity, identifying and developing cost reductions, addressing supply chain challenges, as well as contributing to new product development of complex surgical instruments utilizing various energy modalities. The successful candidate will have the technical depth to resolve complex mechanical, materials, and manufacturing design issues, as well as the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to troubleshoot and determine root cause of higher-level system issues. A strong sense of ownership, shared responsibility and shared reward is required, as well as a commitment to high product quality.

Essential Job Duties

• Work individually and collaboratively within cross-functional project teams to deeply understand product performance, supply chain, manufacturing, cost, field issues and opportunities.
• Identify, develop, test and document solutions that meet customer and business needs, while meeting design requirements and according to corporate standard and documented Design Control procedures.
• Analyze and test instruments and their components, including development of DOEs, data collection, data analysis and reports.
• Provide technical support to manufacturing and suppliers by reviewing processes, assemblies, test procedures, and test/inspection fixtures.
• Support in driving anomalies and non-conformances to closure.
• Perform root cause investigation of both latent and emerging design, manufacturing or material defects.
• Establish individual goals consistent with overall project goals.
• Support the design and development of new Advanced Energy instruments.
• Work individually or in cross-functional project teams to investigate, design and develop product improvements/enhancements or cost reductions opportunities on current or new Advanced Energy instruments.
• Develop and collaborate on verification testing.
• Provide leadership and oversight of small technically focused teams.
• Provide technical advice and mentoring to other mechanical engineers.
• Help establish individual and team goals aligned with overall project and company goals.
• Travel as needed to support projects.