Sr Manager Mechanical Engineering

Primary Function of Position

Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems for use in surgery. The Manager of Mechanical Engineering is responsible for guiding the exploration and development of early product concepts and technologies that establish the da Vinci product platform. The Manager of Mechanical Engineering is also responsible for functional management of a group of Mechanical Engineers and other technical personnel and selects develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the group. The Sr. Manager reports to the Director or Senior Director of Mechanical Engineering.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide vision for mechanical engineering team and foster environment that encourages creativity risk taking and crisp execution
  • Help team develop compelling product architectures
  • Work with senior management and internal customers to define product pillars and business goals
  • Decipher complex situations and set appropriate priorities to focus team for success
• Develop working knowledge of external customer needs/requirements to ensure product designs provide value to patients surgeons and hospitals
• Establish group priorities and team member work goals consistent with overall product development goals
  • Assign tasks set priorities establish metrics and track progress
  • Assess employee performance and provide coaching to improve performance
• Manage coach and mentor mechanical engineers
  • Support mechanical engineers in the development of functional specifications and related risk documents
  • Manage drafters technicians and other support personnel as required
  • Manage department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and drafting/design guidelines
• Ensure design engineers follow appropriate design history file guidelines per FDA requirements and hold design reviews in accordance with product development procedures
• Provide engineering resources to support Manufacturing Materials Test Engineering and Service to facilitate transfer of designs
• Provide administrative leadership / control for planning staffing budgeting and project/program cost tracking.
• Support and encourage advanced innovation in the team

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 10 years of experience designing commercial mechanical products or related education
• Experience taking multiple commercial products through entire design development and implementation launch cycle.
• Minimum 4 years of experience leading product development teams or managing subordinates
• Handson engineering manager with the proven ability to work well in a team environment
• Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design implementation debug verification qualification and transfer
• Proven analysis skills knowledge of CAD and analysis tools that drive design excellence
• Detailed knowledge of and experience working with robotic design components including sensors motors and drive trains.
  • Excellent experience with component selection criteria and design for reliability and manufacturability
  • Knowledge of thermal design requirements EMC enclosure requirements Stress analysis Robot dynamics
• Effective project management planning and change management skills.
• Ability to lead/influence cross functional teams in the design of complex systems
• Experience designing products in a highly regulated environment
• Excellent communication (written verbal) presentation and documentation skills
• Budgets project/program cost tracking and other technical management administrative experience
• Proven people management skills with ability to ensure team success (staffing productivity) as well as career development of team members.

Required Education and Training

• Minimum BSME required MSME or PhD preferred

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Medical product experience preferred
• Robotics experience preferred

Working Conditions

• None

This job is Onsite in Sunnyvale CA 4 days weekly.

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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