Sr. NPD Engineer - Design Integration

Primary Function of Position

Working within an Instruments and Accessories team, develop next generation devices through a mix of direct design work, experimental inquiry, project leadership, and design control practices to drive progress on features and tradeoff judgments. The ideal candidate (i) possesses the grit and interest in making progress amidst diverse technical perspectives and (ii) is capable of endurance and flexibility –able to shift between leader, partner, or supporter, between hustle vs. deliberation, between dialogue vs. hands-on lab work, based on context.

Essential Job Duties

• Develop and down select novel design concepts that meet relevant clinical (e.g. performance, safety) and business (e.g. cost, scalability) needs
• Build and test prototypes to discover failure modes for proposed design concepts.
• Develop robust and creative test methods to facilitate rigorous understanding of the design - not just how a design behaves, but why.
• Collaborate with clinical, usability, design, and other interfacing teams to develop, negotiate, decompose, and substantiate device and device interaction requirements.
• Collaborate with process and supplier engineering to drive design manufacturability.
• Optimize the design based on rigorous understanding of design behavior, needs, tradeoffs
• Investigate issues using robust and efficient experimental approaches, employing statistical tools where appropriate.
• May mentor or oversee the work of junior staff or technicians

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 6 years’ experience in medical device industry
• Demonstrated ability to model parts / fixtures in CAD and successfully fabricate.
• Demonstrated skill in building R&D prototypes, or working with technicians to coordinate builds
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and appropriately down select designs based on sound understanding of needs and tradeoffs
• Ability to apply (or learn where needed, then apply) basic mechanical engineering first principles
• Understanding of requirements and risk and how they are utilized within the product development process
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute efficient and well-reasoned experimental plans and test methods
• Demonstrated ability to provide problem solving / investigation thought leadership
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities as a matter of routine, and handle complex tasks independently
• Demonstrated ability to follow through / sense of urgency
• Demonstrated hands-on approach and habitual curiosity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Required Education and Training 

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related engineering field.

Preferred Skills and Experience 

• Demonstrated success as a team Lead or other successful peer or formal leadership experiences
• Experience directly with catheter-based products
• Experience with products involving electromechanical features and software
• Experience troubleshooting or developing software or electrical design features
• Experience with data analysis tools and statistical methods
• 1 or more automation tools or coding languages e.g. Labview, MATLAB, python, C
• Demonstrated endurance in operating within organizational and project complexity
• Ability to recognize room for opportunities (‘abundance’ mindset) on a team / project

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.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

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.

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.

Mandatory Notices

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 compensation ranges are listed.