Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Flexible Instruments
Core
Design and test next-generation robotic flexible instruments and catheters for minimally invasive surgery.
Role type
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Builds
Robotic surgical instruments and catheter sub-assemblies
Domain
Medical devices / Robotic surgery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mechanical design and analysis (statics, dynamics, kinematics, strength of materials), CAD (SolidWorks), manufacturing process knowledge (injection molding, extrusion, MIM, wire EDM), rapid prototyping, tolerance analysis, root cause analysis, systems-level thinking
Preferred skills
Finite Element Analysis (ANSYS), statistics and design of experiments, Matlab/Python, regulated industry design experience (design inputs/outputs/traceability/risk)
Technologies
SolidWorks, ANSYS, Matlab, Python
Responsibilities
Design new instrument components and select optimal materials/processes; Develop test methods and fixtures; Benchmark and compare designs; Present findings to clinical and manufacturing teams; Investigate design/manufacturing defects; Define engineering requirements and validate designs; Complete detailed drawings and tolerance analysis; Mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship