Jobs at Intuitive

Lead embedded platform software development for robotic surgical systems. Own board bring-up, bootloaders, BSP customization, device drivers, Linux-based video networking, UI, and machine learning subsystems. Define architecture, test strategies, automated validation frameworks, and performance improvements while resolving hardware-software integration issues. Collaborate with hardware and FPGA teams, mentor engineers, and maintain regulated-development documentation.

Supports planning and execution of commercial marketing events, including tradeshows, conferences, customer programs, meetings, and virtual events. Assists with logistics, registration, shipping, vendor coordination, timelines, documentation, budgets, attendee communications, onsite execution, lead management, and post-event reporting. Collaborates with internal teams and external partners while helping improve attendee engagement and event experiences.

Owns end-to-end delivery and support of a global country-specific labeling system for a regulated medical-device environment. Translates regulatory requirements into system schemas, templates, integrations, and operational workflows; leads SAP and warehouse-management integrations, UAT, supplier coordination, go-live readiness, documentation, and continuous improvement. Partners across Regulatory Affairs, IT, Quality, logistics, suppliers, and external partners to ensure compliant, efficient labeling and manage non-conformances and CAPAs.

Designs scalable data, analytics, and AI capabilities supporting operational decision-making, initially focused on service supply chain. Partners with business, engineering, architecture, analytics, and AI teams to translate business problems into reusable data products, semantic models, governed metrics, and technical architectures. Leads solutions across SAP, o9, Snowflake, data pipelines, data quality, governance, knowledge graphs, and self-service analytics while providing architectural guidance and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.

Leads global operations FP&A across manufacturing and supply chain, including month-end close, forecasting, budgeting, margin and inventory analysis, KPI reporting, financial controls, and executive reporting. Drives process improvements through standardization, automation, and scalable reporting. Partners cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, IT, and Analytics while managing and developing a team of finance analysts.

Designs mechanical components and technical drawings for robotic surgical platforms in a regulated, volume-manufacturing environment. Performs tolerance, thermal, structural, and process analyses; develops prototypes; supports verification, qualification, production transfer, and manufacturing troubleshooting. Collaborates with manufacturing teams on tooling, fixtures, and assembly instructions while contributing to cross-functional product development and compliance with medical-device standards.

Model, test, and validate display concepts for the da Vinci surgical system. Evaluate brightness, contrast, sharpness, resolution, white point, and color gamut through optical modeling and laboratory experiments. Design and assess molded plastic optics, light pipes, and optics for LED and laser sources. Conduct tolerance analyses, prototype data acquisition, and optical validation while supporting external development partners and supply-chain activities.

Develop and improve manufacturing processes, equipment, tooling, documentation, and test methods for robotic surgical instruments. Apply DFM, lean manufacturing, FMEA, process validation, and statistical methods to improve quality, yield, cost, reliability, and capacity. Support supplier quality, production issues, medical device quality-system compliance, corrective actions, engineering changes, employee training, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Supports the development, enhancement, and operation of enterprise learning products and platforms. Translates learner and business needs into requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, workflows, and test plans. Partners with product, engineering, IT, support, and learning teams on backlog management, UAT, releases, issue investigation, governance, and platform improvements. Provides technical analysis, stakeholder communication, go-live support, and recommendations for scalable learning technology solutions.

Owns enterprise forecasting process transformation across FP&A. The role diagnoses workflows, designs future-state operating models, builds transformation roadmaps, leads pilots, measures outcomes, and drives adoption. It requires expertise in AI/ML-enabled forecasting, process mapping, change management, executive communication, and cross-functional collaboration with finance, data, systems, and technology teams. The position is hybrid, requiring onsite work in Sunnyvale, California, Tuesday through Thursday.

Leads mechanical design and development of advanced energy catheters and flexible electromechanical instruments from concept through commercialization. Defines architectures, develops prototypes, performs testing and verification, resolves design and manufacturing failures, and creates technical documentation. Collaborates with clinical, testing, quality, manufacturing, and NPI teams while supporting preclinical and clinical activities. Requires deep expertise in flexible instrument construction, rapid prototyping, CAD, medical-device development, and applicable FDA and ISO standards.

Develop and maintain the internal da Vinci emulator, automated test framework, and hybrid hardware-in-the-loop test setups. Debug integrations across complex software systems, emulate embedded computers, microcontrollers, sensors, FPGAs, and physics models, and support continuous integration and formal software verification. The role requires Python and C++ experience, strong systems debugging abilities, software engineering fundamentals, and effective collaboration.

Designs and improves precision manufacturing fixtures, tooling, equipment, and assembly processes for robotic surgical instruments. Supports existing production lines, new product introduction, process validation, root-cause investigations, continuous improvement, quality-system compliance, and design verification. Develops and qualifies manufacturing processes using statistical methods, FMEAs, and capability analysis. Collaborates with engineering, quality, production, suppliers, and project teams while mentoring other manufacturing engineers.

Own and evolve the visual language and design system for Intuitive’s Ion robotic surgical products. Define reusable visual patterns, components, layouts, and interaction standards across clinical workflows and product touchpoints. Build Figma component libraries, create implementation-ready specifications, collaborate with engineers and clinical stakeholders, conduct visual QA, support responsive and localized interfaces, contribute to design critiques, and mentor designers.

Leads the operating rhythm of the Corporate Strategy function, coordinating strategic meetings, workstreams, decisions, executive communications, and follow-through across the enterprise. Supports the Head of Corporate Strategy as a trusted thought partner, manages information flow, removes roadblocks, prepares executive materials, leads special projects, and supports team planning and resource allocation.

Develop and maintain embedded network applications for Intuitive’s robotic surgical platforms. Build connectivity software using TCP/IP, WebSocket, MQTT, and cloud services such as AWS. Perform root cause analysis, implement security and reliability controls, and collaborate with quality, cybersecurity, regulatory, clinical, product, and engineering teams. Contribute to risk analysis, software mitigations, integration, testing, and compliance with FDA medical device regulations and IEC 62304.

Develops and validates mechanical components, assemblies, and architectures for robotic surgical instruments. Responsibilities include mechanism design, miniaturization, electromechanical analysis, prototyping, simulation, testing, design controls, DFMEA, manufacturability, supplier collaboration, sustaining engineering, root-cause investigation, and product lifecycle support. The role also creates verification fixtures, supports new product introduction, analyzes reliability data, and documents designs in compliance with FDA requirements.

Leads a mechanical engineering team developing robotic surgical instruments and accessories from feasibility through launch and post-market improvements. Responsibilities include product design, prototyping, testing, verification, design transfer, quality documentation, project planning, staffing, budgeting, cross-functional collaboration, recruiting, coaching, and performance management. The role ensures compliance with regulated product development processes while delivering high-quality products and developing engineering talent.

Leads supplier engineering strategy for robotic surgical platform components, including supplier selection, qualification, technical assessment, manufacturing readiness, risk mitigation, cost optimization, and design-for-manufacturability. Partners cross-functionally with engineering, quality, sourcing, operations, and program management teams during NPI. Evaluates motion control, electromechanical, electronic, and precision mechanical technologies while influencing decisions and facilitating stakeholder alignment.

Lead and mentor a software engineering team developing network connectivity software for surgical robotic platforms. Oversee telemetry, remote updates, service monitoring, fleet configuration, and the full software development lifecycle. Set technical direction, manage delivery risks and resources, collaborate with product, architecture, and quality teams, and ensure compliance with medical device regulations and cybersecurity standards.