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Senior New Product Development Engineer - Catheters

  • Sunnyvale, CA, United States
  • Not Remote
  • Engineering
  • JOB200930

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.
As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

This senior engineer role will focus on design controls, partnering with catheter design engineers to develop new flexible instruments, steerable catheter-based devices, and accessories that will interface with a robotic system. The engineer will support both early-stage development, where creativity and agility are essential, and later-stage development, where attention to detail and quality are critical. Responsibilities include developing design requirements and associated test methods to ensure performance, safety, and reliability, as well as owning or supporting key design control deliverables such as design inputs/outputs, risk management, and verification/validation of designs. The ideal candidate will possess the technical expertise to understand complex mechanical designs and a passion for integrating quality into products. An exceptional sense of shared responsibility and commitment to high product quality is essential.

Essential Job Duties

  • Define and test design input requirements for sterile and reprocessable instruments and accessories based on user needs, product risks, and global standards.
  • Partner with design and clinical engineers to evaluate and down-select design architecture for early-stage product design.
  • Use first best practices to identify critical product performance features, design test equipment, test and evaluate product, and define acceptance criteria.
  • Implement testing strategies to challenge designs to ultimately identify and implement critical design controls.
  • Partner with SMEs to define product/test requirements and evaluate designs relative to electrical safety, biocompatibility, sterilization/cleanliness, and labeling/packaging/transit.
  • Collaborate on the development of risk management and design control documentation for product development programs.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

  • Experience designing/managing catheter-based devices with electrical integration preferable.
  • Experience owning all design control deliverables on catheter-based products.
  • Experience in all phases of the product development lifecycle including requirements definition implementation, debug, risk management, verification/validation, and transfer to manufacturing.
  • Demonstration of exceptional statistical ability to test and assess design concepts, evaluate complex interface and associated performance risks throughout design and development cycle
  • Proficient in CAD to develop test fixturing and to review designs; SolidWorks preferred.
  • Engaged engineering with ability to work well in a team environment.
  • Excellent written and communication skills.
  • Experience with managing large volumes of data and data analysis.
  • Ability to travel up to 5% time.

Required Education and Training

  • Minimum BS in Engineering, Materials Science or related scientific discipline required.
  • Minimum 6 years of experience developing commercial medical products. Advanced degrees may substitute for experience.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Base Salary Range Region 1: $144.300 USD - $207.700 USD
Base Salary Range Region 2: $122.700 USD - $176.500 USD
Shift: Day
Workplace Type: Onsite - This job is fully onsite.

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