Intuitive
healthcare
Manager,MechanicalEngineering
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“Manager, Mechanical Engineering at Intuitive. Skills: mechanical design, leadership, problem-solving. Lead a team of mechanical engineers supporting the Continuous Improvement of the da Vinci® Surgical System.. investigates complex design issues”
What You'll Achieve.
committing to the highest product quality and reliability for our robotic platform.; ensure designs meet clinical and user needs and perform reliably and effectively in the field.; ensuring the product meets the highest level of quality; provide value to patients, surgeons, and hospitals.
Industry & Context.
investigates complex design issues; design and implement solutions; analyzing and fixing complex problems in products and processes; solving tough technical problems
Occasional travel to supplier and manufacturing sites may be required., minimum of four days on-site per week in Sunnyvale., current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19 may be required.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Excellent judgment in the presence of competing priorities and incomplete proven ability to make difficult trade-offs., Ability to lead, collaborate, and motivate across functional boundaries with multi-disciplinary teams like clinical, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, etc., Good understanding of medical device company and/or robot design., Training or commensurate experience in Root Cause Analysis., analytical skills as proven by a track record for analyzing and fixing complex problems in products and processes., Understand concepts of design controls - FMEAs, design input/output, and requirement traceability., Technical proficiency in electro-mechanical products and mechanism design., Demonstrated knowledge of a wide variety of manufacturing processes., Passion for solving tough technical problems and creating elegant and reliable products., Determination to finishing the vital thing, efficiently and attention to the right details., Self-driven desire to excel in a fast paced, small, focused team environment, to maintain a sense of shared responsibility and shared reward, making work interesting, meaningful, and enjoyable., Expertise in communicating effectively and accurately (written and oral) across all levels and functions, including interacting with suppliers, and presenting to a technical audience., Coach, develop, and manage the engineering team through influential leadership, balancing the development objectives of the team with the needs of the organization., BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent work experience., Typical minimum 5 years of designing complex commercial mechanical products, or relevant graduate education.
Nice to Have
Mechatronics experience in a medical device or regulated industry., Experience with Statistical Process Control in a Mass Production environment., Experience with a variety of manufacturing processes, Experience supporting post-market performance through reliability engineering, serviceability design, or field failure analysis.
What You'll Do.
Lead a team of mechanical engineers supporting the Continuous Improvement of the da Vinci® Surgical System.
investigates complex design issues
design and implement solutions
ensure designs meet clinical and user needs and perform reliably and effectively in the field.
Support continued commercialization of the existing product by ensuring the product meets the highest level of quality through helping cross functional teams with issues emerging from the field
the manufacturing floor or the supply chain.
Drive continuous improvement of the existing product by gathering and synthetizing information
formulating and prioritizing long-term projects through planning with leadership from New Product Development
Align with cross functional teams to ensure designs provide value to patients
Provide expertise and leadership in maintaining the risk and requirement documentation related to the system.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with numerous internal teams; lead a team of talented engineers in a focused, fast paced, collaborative work environment; collaborate, and motivate across functional boundaries with multi-disciplinary teams like clinical, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, etc.; helping cross functional teams with issues emerging from the field, the manufacturing floor or the supply chain.; planning with leadership from New Product Development, Supplier, Manufacturing, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Production, Service Operations, and other groups.; Align with cross functional teams
Communication Scope
Expertise in communicating effectively and accurately (written and oral) across all levels and functions, including interacting with suppliers, and presenting to a technical audience.
Process & Methodology
Project management, prioritizing long-term projects
Full Job 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. Primary Function of Position Intuitive designs and manufactures highly complex robotic systems for use in minimally invasive surgical applications. Our da Vinci® Surgical Systems design engineering team is committed to utilizing cutting-edge research and technology to develop innovative solutions for our current and next generation surgical robot systems. We are seeking a candidate with an analytical mind and exceptional leadership and mechanical design skills to lead a team who investigates complex design issues, design and implement solut
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