Manager Mechanical Engineering Instruments & Accessories

## Company Description 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. ## Job Description **Primary Function of Position** The Manager of Mechanical Engineering for Instruments and Accessories leads a small to medium-sized group of mechanical design engineers in the development of instrument and accessory products for use on the da Vinci system. The Manager is responsible for guiding their team through all phases of the product lifecycle, from early feasibility through development, launch, and post-market improvements. The Manager contributes to cross-functional project teams and ensures efficient operation and development of their direct reports, aligning group objectives with business needs and project goals. **Essential Job Duties** - Collaborate with other key functions to create product roadmaps and project plans that address customer and business needs. - Work with Product Management, Clinical Engineering, and Human Factors Engineering to develop in-depth knowledge of customer requirements as they relate to da Vinci surgical instruments and accessories. - Translate customer needs and business strategies into product proposals and project plans in collaboration with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders. - Lead a team of direct reports and participate in cross-functional project teams through all stages of product development to deliver high-quality products on schedule. - Utilize and teach Intuitive’s product development processes, ensuring proper application within the team. - Guide the creation of design requirements and solutions, including concept design, detailed design, prototyping, testing, and refinement. - Motivate, train, and oversee direct reports to ensure quality and quantity of output. - Coordinate team activities with other groups, interfacing with functions such as product management, business development, regulatory, clinical engineering, human factors, industrial design, and process & supplier engineering. - Lead the team through ambiguity, challenges, and setbacks, distilling complex information and setting objectives for project success. - Develop project staffing plans, schedules, budgets, and goals for the direct team. - Ensure appropriate project documentation in accordance with Intuitive’s Quality Management System, including design requirements, design outputs, FMEAs, design verification, and design reviews. - Support the creation and protection of intellectual property. - Facilitate successful design transfer through engagement with downstream functions, including manufacturing engineering and supplier engineering. - Build and maintain a capable direct team by recruiting, developing, and retaining talented individuals. - Assign tasks, set priorities, and establish metrics to track progress toward group and individual goals. - Manage drafters, technicians, and other support personnel as required. - Assess employee performance, providing regular coaching & feedback, and addressing performance issues promptly. - Support staff career development through tho…