Intuitive
Healthcare
ManagingStaffOpticalEngineer
“Managing Staff Optical Engineer at Intuitive. Skills: optical engineering leadership, optomechanical devices, optical systems design, medical applications, R&D, engineering development, commercialization. architecting and leading the development of novel optomechanical devices through early R&D, engineering development, and commercialization. architecting and leading the design and implementation of advanced optomechanical hardware and software”
What You'll Achieve.
advance the development of novel optomechanical devices; make surgery smarter, safer, and more human; improve outcomes around the world; deliver successfully under schedule pressure
Industry & Context.
quantitative analysis in determining root cause of highly technical problems; propose, develop and implement solutions for corrective action; analytical skills
proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19 may be required, subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s start date, consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws, Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
MS or PhD in mechanical engineering, optical engineering, or related field with 10+ years industry experience, including 5+ years as a manager / technical leader, Expert knowledge in optical physics, optomechanics, and optical systems design & characterization, Work experience in the medical device field throughout all phases of the product development lifecycle (architecture, design, implementation, debugging, verification, validation and transfer to manufacturing), Demonstrated ability to deliver successfully under schedule pressure, analytical skills and a creative mindset
Nice to Have
Familiarity with optical design and simulation tools such as Zemax or similar
What You'll Do.
architecting and leading the development of novel optomechanical devices through early R&D
engineering development
and commercialization
architecting and leading the design and implementation of advanced optomechanical hardware and software
Provide technical leadership and direction to mechanical
and systems engineering team members
Oversee the specification
and qualification of active and passive optical components
develop and benchmark system performance models
develop and implement test procedures
evaluate and select appropriate test instrumentation
overseeing the resolution of technical issues associated with components
products or testing of new and existing designs and documentation of changes
Generate detailed optical system requirements
design specifications
and test protocols for the company’s quality system
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work as both a team leader and an individual contributor; Provide technical leadership and direction to mechanical, electrical, software, and systems engineering team members; Work closely with product management and company leadership; Provide technical input to regulatory, clinical, and product teams and participate in cross-functional discussions
Process & Methodology
leading the development of advanced optical systems, leading the design and implementation of advanced optomechanical hardware and software, product development lifecycle
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