Senior Clinical Development Engineer Digital Products

Intuitive - Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time - Senior

Onsite - Sunnyvale, CA

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Clinical Development Engineer for Digital Products at Intuitive plays a crucial role in the development and validation of new digital products for surgical robotic platforms. This position requires a deep understanding of the surgical environment and medical technology to ensure high-quality patient outcomes through data-driven clinical and user-facing requirements. The engineer will collaborate with design engineers and clinicians, assess clinical performance, and support regulatory documentation, all while maintaining the company's vision and values.

Responsibilities

• Apply in-depth knowledge of the operating room environment and da Vinci Surgical Systems to become an expert on the clinical application of Intuitive's products.
• Provide a clinical voice to product development by defining and assessing clinical performance of new products.
• Collaborate with marketing partners and clinicians to identify and understand clinical needs.
• Use an analytical approach to identify potential product enhancements and new product ideas.
• Take an active role in new product development teams, contributing to design reviews and providing design guidance to engineering teams.
• Assess and document clinical risks, identifying appropriate mitigations.
• Conduct pre-clinical testing to validate the safety and efficacy of new products.
• Support regulatory documentation and submissions.
• Provide subject matter expertise to user manual and training documentation development.
• Support clinical evaluation of new products at key customer sites.
• Maintain current knowledge of clinical applications of Intuitive's products.
• Perform other duties as required to support the company's overall strategy and goals.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in the medical device industry with a Bachelor's degree, 6 years experience with a Master's degree, or 3 years with a PhD degree.
• Experience working with surgeons in an operating room environment.
• Fluent in surgical terminology and sound knowledge of anatomy and surgical technique.
• Excellent mechanical aptitude and intuition for spatial relations, including the ability to understand complex mechanical products.
• Excellent analytical capability and practical skills to develop test methods and draw conclusions.
• Excellent teamwork skills with proven ability to cultivate collaboration across multiple disciplines.
• Effective communication skills (verbal, written, presentation).
• Proven success recognizing critical issues and driving them to closure by taking coordinated action.
• Self-starter needing minimal supervision.
• Self-confident and able to react quickly under pressure.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years experience in software development or clinical engineering, with a focus on medical devices or healthcare applications.

Benefits

• Market-competitive compensation packages, including base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.