Senior Manager Mechanical Design Engineering, GI Robot

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 Senior Mechanical Design Engineering Manager, Systems is responsible for leading a team of engineers that design, develop, and launch new products to the field. The candidate will lead a team to identify and evaluate new product opportunities that address new and unmet needs.

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. The new GI Robot Platform team is searching for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineering Manager to guide the development, documentation, and verification of new product designs to meet the needs of our customers. The Mechanical Engineering Manager is responsible for the functional management of a group of Mechanical Engineers and other technical personnel, which includes selecting, developing, and evaluating personnel to ensure efficient operation of the group.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide vision for technical project team and foster environment that encourages creativity, risk taking, and crisp execution
• Develop working knowledge of external customer needs/requirements to ensure product designs provide value to patients, physicians and hospitals
• Establish group objectives and individual work goals consistent with overall product development goals Assign tasks, set priorities, establish metrics, and track progress
• Assess employee performance and provide coaching to improve performance
• Manage, coach, and mentor engineers, technicians, and drafters as required
• Ensure design engineers follow appropriate design history file guidelines per FDA requirements and hold design reviews in accordance with product development procedures
• Provide engineering resources to support
• Process Development, Manufacturing, Supplier Engineering, Test Engineering, and Quality to facilitate transfer of designs
• Provide administrative leadership / control for planning, staffing, budgeting, and project/program cost tracking
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with cross-functional stakeholders including Product Management, Clinical Research, Clinical and Medical Affairs, Process Development, Testing, Supplier, Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Marketing to ensure alignment throughout product development and lifecycle management
• Serve as the primary R&D liaison to senior leadership and in cross-functional meetings, presenting technical updates, design rationale, and risk mitigation strategies

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

At least ten (10) years of experience with mechanical product design Minimum

• 5 years of experience directly managing people Minimum
• 5 years of experience taking products from concept to production Required Education and Training Minimum BS (Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field), MS or PhD preferred.

Working Conditions NA

Preferred Skills and Experience

Must be a selfless leader who inspires trust and commitment within their team and in the broader organization through integrity, passion, and professional excellence. Medical product experience preferred Comfortable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design, implementation, debug, verification, qualification, and transfer. Hands-on engineering manager with the proven ability to work well in a team environment.

Ability to lead/influence cross functional teams in the design of complex surgical products. Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills. Ability to present the work of their team to executive management. Strong people management abilities with capability to ensure team success (staffing, productivity) as well as career development of team members. Exceptional mechanical aptitude and visual thinking skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills such as finite element analysis, statistics, and experimental designs.

Proficiency using CAD to design and document mechanical designs. SolidWorks preferred. Breadth of knowledge in various manufacturing techniques, including techniques for rapidly fabricating proof-of-concept and functional prototypes. Experience with component selection criteria, and design for reliability and manufacturability. Strong project management, planning, and change management skills. Experience designing products in a highly regulated environment.