Intuitive Surgical
Senior Mechanical Engineer (Vision Equipment)
Intuitive Surgical is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer (Vision Equipment) in Sunnyvale, CA, United States. Posted September 22, 2026.
Job at a glance
- Company
- Intuitive Surgical
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- Workplace
- On-site
- Sector
- Traditional Engineering
- Posted
- September 22, 2026
About the job
Job Description
Job Description
Primary Function of Position
As Senior Mechanical Engineer in the Vision Equipment team you will use your mechanical engineering design and analysis skills to design, develop and deploy equipment to test, measure, and calibrate vision/optical imaging products. These products include endoscopes, fiber optic light sources and near-eye displays. Equipment will be used in a production manufacturing environment and needs to meet performance, safety, ergonomics, reliability, consistency, and capacity requirements. Individuals in this role shall demonstrate precision mechanical design skills and work within cross-functional teams to develop custom optical & imaging test equipment.
Essential Job Duties
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Develop and continuously improve test and calibration equipment for high-performance endoscopes for “mid-volume products. Activities include:
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Design, specify, prototype, document, procure, assemble, qualify, implement, and improve test equipment mechanical components and equipment.
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Work closely with engineering teams such as product development, test software, and process development to understand mechanical requirements, develop robust, reliable, and reproducible test and calibration equipment.
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Documentation to include generating equipment specifications, validation protocols, assembly instructions, preventative maintenance, and calibration (PMC) in addition to CAD component and assembly drawings.
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Analyze, debug and root cause measurement accuracy, reliability, repeatability, and reproducibility of equipment issues.
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Project manage equipment development projects that will involve coordination with manufacturing and software development teams.