Clinical Development Engineer SinglePort Instruments & Accessories

About This Role

The Clinical Development Engineer will apply in-depth knowledge of surgical environments and medical technology to define, develop, and validate the clinical function of new products within robotic surgical platforms. This role focuses on establishing data-driven clinical requirements to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

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 and contribute to design reviews, providing design guidance to engineering design teams
• Assess and document clinical risks, and identify 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

Requirements

• 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
• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or similar
• 0-4 years of experience in medical device industry with a Bachelor’s degree, 0-2 years experience with a Master’s degree

Nice to Have

• Product development experience on Instruments or Accessories

Skills

* Required skills