Senior Mechanical Engineer - NPD for China Localization

About the job

Job Description

Primary Function of the Position

Intuitive Surgical (ISI) has established a preeminent position in surgical robotics with a presence in more than 60 countries around the world. China represents a key market to Intuitive that has unprecedented growth opportunities driven largely by unmet patient and disease needs.

A Joint Venture (JV) between ISI and Fosun Pharma – a subsidiary of Fosun International, a leading Pharma and Medical Device Company in China – has been established to accelerate the opportunities within this key market. The intent of the JV is to research, develop, and manufacture innovative, robotic-assisted medical devices.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for supporting Intuitive Surgical and JV’s New Product Development (NPD) team focused on the development, localization, and launch of various robotic-assisted platforms in China.

Essential Job Duties

• Become intimately familiar with all technical and documentation aspects for a robotic platform product line.
• Be a direct technical contributor for development activities related to product launch in China, including creating design input documents, developing test methods, executing design verification testing, and preparing technical submission dossiers
• Partner with product development teams and NRTLs (Nationally Recognized Test Labs) to achieve product certification and regulatory approvals per project timelines.
• Work closely with design teams and project management to proactively mitigate risk from compliance issues through proactive participation in design reviews and early compliance testing of prototypes.
• Familiarity with all phases of the product development lifecycle and ensure Design Control processes are followed per relevant internal procedures & external regulations