Company: Intuitive Surgical (<http://www.intusurg.com/>www.intusurg.com)
Email contact: Maggie Nixon, mags@stanfordalumni.org
Job Description: Mechanical Engineer, Instrument Development
Summary Job Description
Mechanical design engineer needed for a small project team developing
surgical instruments for robotic surgical system. This engineer will be
responsible for rapidly taking designs from prototype to
production. Engineering skills must include proficiency with CAD modeling
(Pro/E strongly preferred), mechanical design, and knowledge of small
component fabrication processes (e.g. milling, turning, wire & sinker EDM,
molding). This individual must be capable of working smoothly and flexibly
on several small projects simultaneously to achieve fast time-to-market.
Job activities and responsibilities:
Work with a small Instrument Design Team to develop surgical instruments
and accessories for the da VinciŽSurgical System
Work closely with internal and external machine shops and other suppliers
to take concepts to production very rapidly
Work with marketing and clinical engineers to understand clinical requirements
Create and test functional prototypes to evaluate product feasibility
Familiarity with general fixturing and manufacturing process generation
Provide input to product functional and design specifications
Modify existing designs to improve performance and reduce cost
Document designs for prototyping and production
Develop and perform component verification testing and product validation
testing
Refine designs for performance, reliability, and manufacturability
Provide engineering support to Manufacturing, Materials, Test Engineering,
and Service to facilitate transfer of designs
Job Requirements:
BSME required, MSME preferred
Minimum 3 years experience designing commercial mechanical products
Proficiency using CAD to design mechanisms; prefer ProE
Knowledge of component manufacturing processes, including machining, wire
EDM, MIM, electropolish, brazing, heat treatment, injection molding, insert
molding, forming, stamping
Mechanical design and analysis skills, including statics, dynamics,
kinematics, strength of materials, and stress analysis
Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including
design, implementation, debug, verification, qualification, and
manufacturing transfer
Able to work smoothly and flexibly on small team on several fast-paced
projects simultaneously
Responsible, good communicator, positive attitude
Strong sense of ownershipfor a project
Hands-on engineering capabilities
Comfortable operating machine shop equipment
Other desirable skills:
Experience with CNC/CAM programming
Experience with servo-controlled mechanisms or robots
Familiarity with performance and testing standards for medical products
Familiarity with materials for use in medical devices, including stainless
steels and polymers
Familiarity with manufacturing processes for miniature components,
including machining, wire EDM, and injection molding
Familiarity with surgical applications of instruments, especially
endoscopic instruments
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