About this opportunity
Intuitive lists this Manager, Mechanical Engineering, NPD Systems opportunity in sunnyvale, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description
Primary Function of Position
The Ion™ endoluminal system is Intuitive's robotic platform for minimally invasive biopsy
in the peripheral lung, with an initial goal of improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer.
Our New Product Development (NPD) team is seeking a candidate with an analytical mind
and exceptional design skills to be a technical leader and guide their team through
technical challenges while committing to the highest product quality for our robotic
platform. The ideal candidate will thrive in a high-energy, focused, small-team environment
and be comfortable handling multiple priorities.
This role is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing new business within Intuitive
and contribute meaningfully to its future growth.
Essential Job Duties
This role works closely with clinical, electrical, industrial design, supplier engineering,
quality and manufacturing teams to ensure designs of medical capital equipment meet
clinical and user needs and perform reliably and effectively in the field. In this position, you
will play a critical leadership role within the NPD team. You will be accountable for the
performance, direction, and development of a team of
mechanical engineers working on complex, high-impact
product development programs. This role requires the ability to
set clear technical direction, ensure engineering excellence
through oversight and review, and build a team culture of accountability, innovation, and
continuous improvement. The duties below represent the core responsibilities of this position:
Design Best PracticesUnderstand and exemplify Intuitive’s culture of first principles thinking and that patients come first, always.
Establish and enforce design standards, drawing conventions, and engineering review processes within the team. Guide them through FEA, tolerance analysis, and implementing design-for-manufacturing (DFM) methodologies.
Review and approve engineering documentation including specifications, BOMs, test plans, and validation reports.
Performance managementCoach, evaluate and give feedback to the team members throughout the
year and through annual Performance Review.
Work with team members to create long-term development plans.
Manage the team’s assignments, priorities and budget annually.
Provide guidance through complex situations or conflicting goals.
Project managementOversee and approve mechanical design activities across all phases of
NPD, from concept through production release and stabilization, ensuring
designs meet the highest level of performance, safety, and
manufacturability requirements.
Lead or facilitate design reviews and ensure corrective actions are
tracked and resolved.
Risk managementEnsure team compliance with applicable regulatory and industry
standards (e.g., ISO, ASTM, FDA if applicable).
Identify and proactively mitigate technical risks within the mechanical design domain throughout the product development lifecycle.
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Worksite address
sunnyvale, CA, 94087, US
Who can apply
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