Hiring: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Instruments Company: Intuitive Location: Sunnyvale, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 18:07:41 Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, HBase, LESS, Make, SAFe, TestNG About the job Experience: •30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide. Required Skills: •Primary Function of Position •The Senior Mechanical Engineer, Instruments, is responsible for the technical development of advanced energy products at Intuitive. Their focus will be on the mechanical/electrical design of advanced energy catheters and instruments, contributing to the exploration of a novel system concept for a new application of surgical robotics. They will be a responsible member of the Advanced Research team supporting innovative technology development and commercialization. They will have both the technical depth to resolve complex mechanical, material, and manufacturing design issues as well as the ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to troubleshoot and root cause higher level system issues. They must have strong technical depth in relevant areas and have a track record of successful product development efforts. Using their subject matter expertise, exceptional communication skills and cross-functional collaboration, they will investigate and develop advanced energy applications for novel clinical applications across our robotic surgical systems. They must excel in a high-energy, focused, small-team environment, and have a commitment to high quality prototypes and concepts. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required as well as a commitment to high product quality. •Essential Job Duties •Work in a small, cross-functional project team to design, develop and verify new concepts for advanced energy catheters and/or flexible electromechanical instruments and related accessories (e.g. medical cables) •Develop, implement, test and document new solutions, processes, and designs according to corporate standards and departmental operating procedures •Hands-on assembly and testing of devices to support proof of concept, design development, pre-clinical and V&V activities •Investigate and determine root cause of emerging design or manufacturing defects/failures. •Development and documentation of design and manufacturing documentation including inspection procedures, assembly instructions, test methods, purchase specifications, BOMs, part and assembly drawings using appropriate change control procedures •Collaborate with clinical engineering team to assess product concepts and do tradeoff analysis of propo 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!