Senior Electrical Engineer Endoscopes

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Primary Function of Position

This is a unique role that requires multiple areas of engineering prototype development and release to production. The Senior Electrical Engineer will design and sustain new and existing endoscopes for the Intuitive Single Port robotic surgery system. The successful candidate will have the capability to adapt, learn fast and work collaboratively with other engineers to resolve complex design and manufacturing issues, as well as the ability to work in an interdisciplinary organization to deliver integrated products. The person in this position will work closely with Electrical, Vision, Firmware, Software, and Mechanical Engineers and develop designs for upcoming production versions of Intuitive endoscopes.  An unusual aspect of endoscopes is exposure to high temperatures and humidity in an autoclave and exposure to ultrasonic cleaning.
 

Essential Job Duties:

The role requires the ability to collaborate across functions to implement electronics systems that balance performance, program risk, and commercial viability.

• Implement detailed designs and systems in schematic form and see through layout and production release of electrical boards
• Develop and execute test protocols and verify designs meet requirements and specifications
• Collaborate with other engineering staff and teams across disciplines (such as Software, Firmware, Mechanical, Optical, Production test, Supply Chain, Clinical Development, Quality, Regulatory) to ensure design outputs work in concert with the rest of the system and meets requirements
• Represent Electrical Engineering on cross-functional project teams; keep track and report / present project status
• Collaborate in a cross-functional team to develop requirements and specifications for new designs, bring up designs, and test functionality
• Solicit feedback and implement iterative improvements on designs based on DFM/DFA/DFT, serviceability, reliability, longevity, and performance
• Collaborate with manufacturing and other engineering functions to transition designs into production
• Contribute towards system level design decisions
• Act as a technical lead within the group and mentor more junior members
• Hands on & Lab Skills: High proficiency with oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, and soldering stations

Required Skills and Experience 

• At least 8 years of board design experience (or 6 years with Master’s or 3 years with PhD), taking designs from concept all the way to production
• Design for electromagnetic compliance (EMC/EMI)
• High-speed transmission line theory and signal integrity theory
• Fluent in OrCAD Schematic capture (or equivalent) and layout design
• Experience with executing electrical engineering projects while making sound decisions on engineering – business tradeoffs
• Familiarity with a broad range of electronic components and hardware, including analog, power, microcontrollers, logic, and communication interfaces; Familiarity and experience with PCB/PCBA fabrication, assembly and failure analysis tools and techniques
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Strong organizational skills
• Strong sense of ownership and a drive to achieve outcomes aligned with organization’s goals
• Ability to lead departmental and cross-functional projects and teams

Required Education and Training 

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering discipline

Working Conditions 

• none

Preferred Skills and Experience 

• Experience with Allegro PCB Designer (or equivalent)
• Experience with ANSYS (or equivalent)
• Prior experience in medical device design, manufacturing and sterilization
• Ability to effectively collaborate with a team that is split among geographic regions, organize effective collaboration in time zones with limited work-day overlap, and balance cultural differences among contributors
• (Bonus) experience using Agile, SAP, JIRA/Confluence

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

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)), some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employees
who are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government’s licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (“TCP”) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls, final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employee’s
start date, which may or may not be flexible, and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable, candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

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.