Electrical Engineering Intern

Job description

Primary Function of Position As an Electrical Engineer Intern, you will work with a group of talented and dedicated people to improve and extend Intuitive robotic product lines. You will contribute broadly to the Future Forward group, with focus on development of innovative electronics at the heart of Intuitive systems. As a member of the Future Forward engineering team, you will be involved in designing, implementing, and testing complex boards and integrate them into complete surgical robot solutions.

The successful candidate must excel in a high-energy, small, focused team environment, be able to drive to solutions from rough requirements and methodical prototype iterations and have a commitment to high product quality that places patients first. Quick learning and a desire to understand requirements from a user’s and engineering’s perspective are essential to becoming a valuable system developer. A strong sense of shared responsibility and shared reward is required, as is the ability to make work fun and interesting.

Supporting you will be a development and management team that knows and cares about what you are doing and wants you to succeed.

Essential Job Duties

This position has shared responsibility and participates in all aspects related to the electronic board design for robotic surgical systems.

The Electrical Engineering Intern will: Design, implement and test board prototypes as part of a broader platform development effort. Follow best design methods and practices, to meet product requirements and integrate design outputs into effective system designs. Utilize “first principles” thinking when diagnosing design and manufacturing issues, providing domain-relevant expertise and support to other functions. Participate in the design controls process in compliance with the Intuitive Quality Management System, including thorough documentation of design requirements, specifications and risk analyses; to ensure that medical device designs meet product quality and safety requirements.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Taken university courses related to board design. University lab experience or previous internships.

University Hiring Program Eligibility Requirements

University Enrollment: Must be currently enrolled in and returning to an accredited degree-seeking academic program after the internship.

Internship Work Period

Must be available to work full-time (approximately 40 hours per week) during a 10-12 week period starting May or June. Specific start dates are shared during the recruiting process. Required Education and Training Current enrollment in an Electrical & Computer Engineering degree-seeking program at the Bachelor level or above.