Staff Mechanical Design Engineer - Instruments
Core
Lead the design, testing, and validation of Da Vinci SP surgical instruments to optimize performance, manufacturability, and reliability for minimally invasive surgery.
Role type
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer (Instruments)
Builds
Da Vinci SP surgical instruments and reusable/disposable medical components
Domain
Medical devices / Robotic-assisted surgery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mechanical design and analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), CAD (SolidWorks), component manufacturing processes (injection molding, machining, MIM, heat treatment), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design History File development, root cause analysis
Preferred skills
Small mechanism design, plastics engineering, medical product design, sterilization process design, machine shop operation
Technologies
SolidWorks, FEA tools, injection molding, machining, MIM, heat treatment
Responsibilities
Drive design efforts to optimize performance and reliability; lead cross-functional design with manufacturing and clinical teams; develop product specifications and design concepts; analyze and test product designs; develop vendor relationships for component manufacturing; create assembly instructions and fixtures; participate in clinical labs with surgical models; troubleshoot production processes; investigate design and manufacturing defects; develop solutions per corporate standards.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership