ManagingStaffOpticalEngineer

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care , our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion —have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide. We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world. The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life. If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare , you’ll find your purpose her About This Opportunity: We are looking for an experienced optical engineering leader to advance the development of novel optomechanical devices through early R&D, engineering development, and commercialization. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of architecting and leading the development of advanced optical systems for medical applications from prototype to commercialization. Responsibilities: * Work as both a team leader and an individual contributor in architecting and leading the design and implementation of advanced optomechanical hardware and software * Provide technical leadership and direction to mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineering team members * Work closely with product management and company leadership to hone multi-generational optical product strategy and requirements * Oversee the specification, selection, and qualification of active and passive optical components, develop and benchmark system performance models, develop and implement test procedures and evaluat