Design Controls Engineer

Primary Function of Position:

The Design Controls Engineer must utilize creativity and sound engineering judgement in the design of medical capital equipment components. The Design Controls Engineer is expected to use machine design and analytical skills to conceptualize, develop, and verify new mechanical designs. They are responsible for key system components and will interface with suppliers and manufacturing to build high-quality hardware prototypes and productize new designs.

They define functional requirements, their verification methods, and the mitigation provided to risks. A successful candidate will have both the technical depth to understand mechanical designs and the passion for design control deliverables to get robust products to the market.  The Design Controls Engineer should be capable of making sound decisions when faced with the time constraints and ambiguous or incomplete information typical of research and development.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Designing components and producing mechanical drawings in a government regulated environment
• Working within multi-disciplinary teams, both internal and external, to define requirements for new and current designs
• Rapid development and iteration of full-scale prototypes of candidate architectures to satisfy requirements
• Creating and managing design requirements, specifications, failure-modes analysis, and associated verification and validation testing.
• Generating and owning models for assemblies, components, and drawings, in a government regulated environment.
• Collaborating with vendors, suppliers, quality and manufacturing through design-transfer and launch
• Influencing other engineers in problem solving and technical expertise

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

• Minimum BSME or similar, with minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
• Architecting mechanical assemblies with careful consideration for drivetrain components, servo motors, sensors, safety mechanisms, and failure contingencies.
• Proficiency using CAD, FEA simulation tools, and computational analysis (e.g. Matlab) to optimize designs.
• Detail-oriented in creating reliable systems that harmonize multiple requirements, e.g. structural, thermal, packaging, acoustic, cleanability, ergonomics, user-interface.
• Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, qualification, and transfer
• Self-driven with the ability to excel in a high-energy, focused team environment, to maintain a strong sense of shared responsibility and reward, and to make work interesting and intellectually vibrant.

Preferred:

• MS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Experience in growing design maturity for product launches, scalable manufacturing processes, design for reliability, yield, and cost.
• Experience in designing and working with machine shops to have fixtures and parts built for quick, prototype evaluation
• Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams like system analysts, field/clinical engineers, human factors, industrial design, UI design, etc.
• Solidworks, Windchill, and Ansys experience.

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.