Intuitive Surgical
Mechanical Engineer, Instruments - Future Opportunity
Job at a glance
- Workplace
- On-site
- Sector
- Traditional Engineering
- Posted
- Sep 2, 2026
- First found
- Sep 30, 2026, 1:30 PM ET
This job closed October 21, 2026
The employer is no longer taking applications.
About the job
Job Description
Essential Job Duties
- Work in a small, cross-functional project team to design, develop and verify new concepts for advanced energy catheters and/or flexible electromechanical instruments and related accessories (e.g. medical cables)
- Develop, implement, test and document new solutions, processes, and designs according to corporate standards and departmental operating procedures, with guidance from senior engineers
- Perform hands-on assembly and testing of devices to support proof of concept, design development, pre-clinical and V&V activities; proactively communicating findings and flag issues to immediate team
- Support investigation and determine root cause of emerging design or manufacturing defects/failures.
- Development and documentation of design and manufacturing documentation including inspection procedures, assembly instructions, test methods, purchase specifications, BOMs, part and assembly drawings using appropriate change control procedures
- Collaborate with clinical engineering team to assess product concepts and support tradeoff analysis of proposed designs and feature sets
- Observe clinical cases and participate in interviews with clinical experts to inform designs; provide support for pre-clinical labs and clinical cases
- Establish individual goals consistent with overall project goals
- Performs other duties as required to support the company's overall strategy and goals