Clinical Development Engineer Multiport Systems

Primary Function of the Position

The Senior Clinical Development Engineer (CDE) uses their indepth knowledge of the surgical environment and medical technology to work with design engineers and clinicians to define develop and validate the clinical function of new products within our multiport robotic platforms. The primary focus of the CDE is to establish and validate datadriven clinical requirements to ensure a highquality patient outcome.

The multiport Systems CDE will focus on design of system hardware and software releases that require collaboration across many different products at Intuitive to deliver a cohesive system release.

Essential Job Duties

• Apply indepth knowledge of the operating room environment and of the da Vinci Surgical Systems to become an expert within the company on the clinical application of Intuitives products
• Provide a clinical voice to product development by defining and assessing clinical performance of new products 
• Collaborate with marketing partners and clinicians to identify and understand clinical needs 
• Use an analytical approach to identify potential product enhancements and new product ideas
• Take an active role in new product development teams including contributing to design reviews and providing design guidance to engineering design teams
• Assess and document clinical risks and identify appropriate mitigations
• Conduct preclinical testing to validate the safety and efficacy of new products
• Support regulatory documentation and submissions
• Provide subject matter expertise to user manual and training documentation development
• Support clinical evaluation of new products at key customer sites
• Maintain current knowledge of clinical applications of Intuitives products
• Keep Intuitives vision and values at the forefront of decision making
• Perform other duties as required to support the companys overall strategy and goals

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in medical device industry with a Bachelors degree 6 years experience with a Masters degree or 3 years with a PhD degree
• Proven experience in supporting a medical product from design to launch
• Experience working with surgeons in an operating room environment
• Fluent in surgical terminology and sound knowledge of anatomy and surgical technique
• Excellent mechanical aptitude and intuition for spatial relations including the ability to understand complex mechanical products
• Excellent analytical capability and practical skills to develop test methods and draw conclusions
• Excellent teamwork skills with proven ability to cultivate collaboration across multiple disciplines 
• Effective communication skills (verbal written presentation)
• Proven success recognizing critical issues and driving them to closure by taking coordinated action
• Selfstarter needing minimal supervision
• Selfconfident and able to react quickly under pressure

Required Education and Training

• Minimum of Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering or similar; advanced degree preferred

Working Conditions

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time internationally and domestic
• For positions related to development of the optical/vision system the ability to have near and far visual acuity (clarity between 12 inches and 20 feet with or without corrective lenses) stereoscopy and the ability to see all colors is required.

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will 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.

We provide marketcompetitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime