Senior Mechanical Engineer - Manufacturing Equipment

Minimum 6 years of manufacturing equipment design experience.

3D CAD proficiency, SolidWorks preferred.

Hands-on experience in developing mechanical and mechatronics hardware involving motion, pneumatics, vision, sensors, PLCs, electronics and controls

Experience in troubleshooting and repair of manufacturing equipment.

MSME (or equivalent) with minimum 6 years of prior experience.

Experience developing and supporting manufacturing equipment with robotic or catheter emphasis.

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 COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity 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.

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Design and construct manufacturing equipment to support production of Intuitive’s Endoluminal robotic systems, instruments and accessories.

This position will play a critical role in developing robust manufacturing capabilities to enable the future of minimally invasive surgery.

Typical projects will range in complexity from custom manual fixtures to semi-automated electro-mechanical systems, integrating workholding, sensing, motion and vision control.

Provide engineering support to the larger task of duplicating equipment for production ramp across multiple product lines.  Manage equipment procurement, build, and qualification activities to schedules driven by business needs.  Provide work direction and technical guidance to a team of engineers and technicians to accomplish line duplication and support tasks.  Provide equipment engineering support to on-going production operations to maximize equipment availability and minimize equipment downtime.  Continuous improvement of equipment for increased reliability, performance, yield, output, or other metrics as determined by business needs.  The equipment supported ranges in complexity from custom manual fixtures to semi-automated equipment.   This position will play a critical role in meeting commercial demand for our Ion business unit.

Design and build in-house proprietary manufacturing and test equipment from concept to full implementation.

Create effective design solutions of mechanical assemblies from simple fixturing to complex assembly for automation equipment.

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at

Intuitive

. As a global leader in

robotic-assisted surgery

and

minimally invasive care