Jobs at Intuitive

Drive utilization and sales of the da Vinci Surgical System across the Chicago territory. Develop sales strategies, train and mentor surgical teams, support operating-room integration, expand the user base through key opinion leaders, sell instruments and accessories, support events, mentor new team members, and manage related administrative activities.

Leads global trade compliance programs covering import/export classification, ECCN, country of origin, customs valuation, duty optimization, export controls, supply chain security, and regulatory permits. Develops policies, audits processes and data, manages customs partners, implements trade technology, supports product launches, conducts risk assessments, and presents metrics to leadership. Manages and mentors staff while coordinating cross-functional compliance initiatives across global supply chains.

Design, model, prototype, test, align, and calibrate advanced optical systems for AI and ML-enabled medical devices. Collaborate with data scientists, software and hardware engineers, biomedical specialists, and clinicians to optimize optical data acquisition and integrate subsystems into surgical technologies. Maintain optical documentation, test protocols, and design histories in compliance with medical device standards and FDA guidance.

Leads and supports manufacturing assembly and testing processes for robotic surgical systems. Troubleshoots process, hardware, and software failures; performs root-cause analysis; improves manufacturability, yield, and reliability; executes process qualifications and validations; manages manufacturing documentation; analyzes production data using statistical tools; supports CAPA and design-change projects; and collaborates with production, quality, design, supplier, and regulatory teams.

Leads ultrasound transducer and imaging platform development for minimally invasive robotic surgical instruments, from concept through commercialization and manufacturing. Designs and tests transducers, acoustic stacks, electronics, and signal-processing systems; guides external design partners; establishes image-quality methods and acceptance criteria; and supports clinical, regulatory, verification, and validation activities. Defines technical architecture and multi-year imaging roadmaps while resolving complex electro-mechanical, acoustics, manufacturing, and system-integration challenges.

Leads mechanical design of precision components, mechanisms, and subsystems for robotic-assisted surgical systems. Owns designs from concept through prototyping, verification, manufacturing transfer, and sustaining engineering. Performs tolerance analysis, FEA, testing, root-cause analysis, and DFM/DFA optimization. Collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering, manufacturing, quality, reliability, and supplier teams while producing technical documentation and supporting compliance. Mentors junior engineers and contributes to design-process improvements.

Leads supplier engineering for electronic assemblies, ensuring quality, cost, capacity, delivery, and risk objectives. Drives PCBA manufacturing qualification, DFM reviews, process validation, supplier selection, corrective actions, change management, and continuous improvement. Partners with design engineering and contract manufacturers on new product introduction, supplier ramp readiness, process capability, and cost reduction. Develops supplier metrics and communicates data-driven recommendations to management while managing multiple projects and supplier relationships.

Supports the Italian marketing team by coordinating promotional materials, budgets, demo room bookings, material orders, event recruitment workflows, Salesforce updates, and local event contracts. Tracks deadlines, manages documentation and priorities, and coordinates internal and external stakeholders while supporting marketing programs, projects, customer events, and communications.

Leads technical development of multiple advanced energy medical-device programs from benchtop through clinical use and manufacturing transfer. Owns architecture, requirements, verification, risk management, budgets, schedules, staffing, and resource prioritization. Directs cross-functional hardware and software teams, supports quality and regulatory activities, prepares agency submissions, advises executives, develops intellectual property, and builds engineering leadership talent. Requires deep embedded electrical engineering expertise, regulated product-development experience, and substantial people and portfolio management experience.

Develop and maintain field service documentation for complex medical device hardware. Independently investigate systems through laboratory, engineering, and field demonstrations; translate technical concepts into clear procedures; establish documentation standards; manage document releases and change records; improve workflows and tools; and mentor junior writers and contractors. The role requires strong technical judgment, DITA XML expertise, Adobe tools proficiency, medical device experience, and on-campus laboratory work at least three days weekly.

Leads complex, cross-functional digital programs involving software delivery, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, DevOps, and operational readiness. Manages scope, schedules, budgets, dependencies, risks, quality, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder communication across business units and external partners. Drives prioritization, phase-gate discipline, conflict resolution, and process improvements while ensuring infrastructure-intensive initiatives deliver successful outcomes in a regulated medical-device environment.

Coordinates and improves global talent management programs, including onboarding, leadership development, talent reviews, and succession planning. Manages project plans, events, vendors, budgets, communications, reporting, analytics, and stakeholder support. Uses technology and AI-enabled tools to improve scalability and participant experiences while partnering with HR teams, leaders, employees, and external providers.

Designs and develops high-precision mechanical, electromechanical, and robotic surgical instruments from concept through validation. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, prototyping, testing, tolerance analysis, FEA, documentation, risk analysis, design reviews, and collaboration with software, electrical, manufacturing, and clinical teams. The role also provides technical mentorship, supports regulatory compliance, contributes to patents, and participates in clinical and pre-clinical activities. Travel up to 10% is required.

Leads human-centered industrial design for robotic surgery systems from research and concept development through prototyping, testing, and manufacturable production designs. Collaborates with engineering, clinical development, human factors, research, and product management teams. Develops physical forms, ergonomic solutions, visualizations, prototypes, and compelling presentations while considering materials, manufacturing, DFM, DFA, usability, and user needs.

Manages corporate development activities for Intuitive’s da Vinci and Ion business units, including strategic investments, partnerships, licensing, co-development, co-marketing, and M&A. Responsibilities span opportunity sourcing, technology and market assessment, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, transaction structuring, negotiation, contracting, integration planning, and executive reporting. The role coordinates cross-functional teams and maintains relationships with external companies, investors, advisors, and strategic partners.

Designs, implements, and verifies motion-control, tele-robotic, manipulator, and safety algorithms for surgical robots and instruments. The role analyzes mechatronic systems, integrates hardware and software, evaluates prototypes, supports clinical experiments, documents intellectual property, communicates system performance, and tracks products through manufacturing while ensuring quality and reliability.

Lead research, design, and implementation of machine learning algorithms for computer vision, multimodal data, generative AI, and robotics in surgical platforms. Develop and evaluate vision-action models, datasets, validation methods, and scalable pipelines; integrate algorithms into robotic systems; advance research through patents and publications; and collaborate with engineers, clinicians, users, and academic partners to develop AI technologies for robotic-assisted surgery.

Supports FP&A for European manufacturing and service sites through monthly and quarterly reporting, forecasting, budgeting, expense and capital control, variance analysis, standard cost processes, and ad hoc financial analysis. The role partners with site leaders, improves reporting and controlling tools, reviews purchase and headcount requests, identifies financial risks and opportunities, and develops recommendations to support business decisions.

Leads supplier qualification, development, quality, cost, delivery, and manufacturing improvement for medical device components. Evaluates and selects suppliers, drives corrective actions, supports new product introduction and product transfers, provides DFM guidance, and oversees quality deliverables including pFMEAs, process validations, FAIs, Cpk, and control plans. Manages supplier metrics, contracts, continuity plans, audits, cost-reduction initiatives, and supply-base optimization while collaborating with engineering, quality, and supply chain teams.

Leads IT sourcing initiatives across software, SaaS, cloud, hardware, telecommunications, and technology services. Manages spend analysis, supplier research, RFx processes, negotiations, business cases, contract support, supplier performance, and category management. Partners with IT, Finance, Contracts, Security, Privacy, and business stakeholders to optimize costs, mitigate risks, and deliver value. Develops sourcing strategies, analyzes proposals and commercial models, tracks savings and performance, and manages multiple cross-functional projects.