What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Design Engineering Manager position at Intuitive Surgical?
Company Description
At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission : we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.
As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.
Job Description
Primary Function of Position :
Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems for use in surgery. These systems include both capital equipment and “consumables” in the form of surgical instruments and accessories. The Mechanical Engineering Manager – Instruments Product Engineering is responsible for leading a team of engineers that support instruments in the field. The successful candidate will be a “working manager” who leads a small team while also contributing his or her own design work.
The candidate will lead a team to identify and evaluate new improvement opportunities that address field concerns and work with suppliers to support product volume scaling and cost reduction projects. He or she must excel in a high-energy team environment and be capable of creative problem solving when faced with the time pressures and design constraints typical of sustaining product development. The successful candidate must have technical depth in relevant areas and be as comfortable collaborating and leading across organizational boundaries as they are working independently.
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Lead and / or be the design subject matter expert working on a cross-functional project team. These projects may include CAPAs, minor-, moderate-, to major-design changes, or supplier change requests.
- Maintain visibility of field RMAs and determine design projects that could address field reliability concerns.
- Establish group objectives and individual work goals consistent with continuous improvement and overall product enhancement activities.
Assign tasks, set priorities, establish metrics, and track progress.
Maintain cross-functional relationship with manufacturing, supplier engineering, product quality, regulatory, etc. to ensure and sustain product viability in the market.
Assess employee performance and provide coaching to improve performance.
Interface with functions such as product marketing, clinical engineering, customer service, etc. to ensure product performance needs are met.
Qualifications
Skills, Experience, Education, & Training :
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 COVID-19. 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 market-competitive 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.
Base Salary Range Region 1 : $171,300 - $246,500
Base Salary Range Region 2 : $145,600 - $209,600
Shift : Day
Travel : 10% of the time
Workplace Type : Set Schedule - This job will be onsite weekly, the percentage of onsite work will be defined by the leader.
Salary : $145,600 - $246,500
