Hiring: Senior Mechanical Design Engineer Company: Intuitive Location: Sunnyvale, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 18:07:41 Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, HBase, LESS, Make, SAFe About the job Experience: •30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at •8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a Master’s, or 3 years with a PhD. Required Skills: •Primary Function of Position •The Senior Mechanical Engineer reports to a Senior Manager of Mechanical Design Engineering and plays a key role in the development, stabilization, and scaling of da Vinci robotic platforms. The Senior Mecahnical Design Engineer will design components on da Vinci robotic platforms, drive decisions that align with program goals, and deliver high-quality, innovative engineering solutions that support Intuitive’s mission to advance minimally invasive care. •Essential Job Duties •Design components and produce mechanical drawings in a regulated environment for volume manufacturing processes. May include sheet metal enclosures, weldments, injection molded plastic, etc •Perform various types of detailed engineering analyses (tolerance stack, process simulation, thermal or structural FEA) to ensure fit/form/function assemblies •Rapid development and iteration of full-scale prototypes of candidate designs and that satisfy design requirements. •Support production via troubleshooting process and component problems, acting as a primary troubleshooter for line down issue recovery •Collaborate with manufacturing to create product assembly tooling, fixtures and instructions. Qualifications: •Required Skills and Experience •Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a Master’s, or 3 years with a PhD. •Experience with machine design, preferably robot or mechanical systems design experience. Surgical product experience is a plus •Experience in ASME Y14.5 GD&T •Experience using CAD and creating technical drawings. SolidWorks experience preferred •Comfortable with various phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, qualification, and transfer •Experience with a variety of manufacturing processes, including castings, plastic injection molding (PIM), sheet metal fabrication, and machining. •Excellent communication (written, oral) and interpersonal skills, and ability to communicate effectively. •Required Education And Training •Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar Engineering Discipline BSME, BASC, etc •Working Conditions •May involve extended periods of computer-based design and analysis work. •Must be comfortable occasionally working in la Compensation: •$138,400 •$234,200 Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!