Sr. Manager, Electrical Engineering

Description:

The Senior Manager Electrical Engineering owns people leadership electrical/electronic system architecture and technical strategy in the development of a novel surgical robotic this role the Sr. Manager leads the team directly responsible for board design and FPGA-based development and is accountable for translating clinical and market requirements into a coherent multi-year architecture and technology roadmap.

The successful candidate is both a proven people leader and a recognized subject matter expert who can set technical direction make sound architectural trade-offs under time pressure and incomplete information and build the leadership pipeline needed to sustain a high-performing organization.

This person partners closely with cross-functional leaders (Software Mechanical Systems Quality/Regulatory Manufacturing) to align electrical engineering strategy with business unit and corporate priorities and to ensure programs meet Intuitives quality system and FDA regulatory requirements throughout the medical device development lifecycle.

Essential Job Duties

This position has organizational responsibility for people leadership electrical/electronic architecture planning across robotic surgical systems. The Senior Manager Electrical Engineering will:

• Provide people leadership across a team of PCBA and firmware (FPGA) designers
  • Own hiring promotion and performance decisions for the organization; build and develop a strong leadership pipeline of managers and technical leads
  • Coach and mentor managers and senior engineers; create an environment that supports attraction retention and successful long-term careers at Intuitive
  • Set individual and team development goals and proactively address underperformance in a timely way
• Define and drive electrical/electronic system architecture and multi-year technology roadmaps for novel robotic surgical platforms:
  • Work with cross-functional leaders to translate clinical and market requirements into high and low-level architecture and design strategy
  • Serve as a recognized subject matter expert guiding architecture-level design trade-offs for embedded FPGA-based analog and high-speed digital systems including cross-functional mechanical and software requirements.
  • Guide the team through design implementation verification qualification and transfer to manufacturing of complete robotic surgery designs that include robotic servo control vision processing electrosurgical energy control advanced compute and networking capabilities
• Independently establish objectives schedules budgets and resource plans for the organization; negotiate resources and priorities with other functional and resource managers:
  • Set team and departmental goals aligned to business unit strategy; anticipate interdependencies and avoid surprises through proactive planning and risk management
  • Report status risks and resource needs to senior management and cross-functional program leadership
• Ensure the organizations programs comply with Intuitives quality system and statutory requirements for medical device development:
  • Oversee Design History File documentation design controls (design input/output traceability risk analysis) and support for quality and regulatory processes across the teams programs
  • Ensure compliance with 60601 standards with early identification of issues through methodical dry runs and testing at the sub-system and system level
  • Provide engineering oversight for resolution issues at all phases of the product lifecycle: design verification and validation testing and field support
• Represent Electrical Engineering to senior leadership and cross-functional partners; tailor communication of complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Drive process improvement best practices and new methodologies within and beyond the immediate organization

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven track record leading and developing engineering managers as well as individual contributors with strong commitment to team members professional growth
• Demonstrated experience independently managing budgets and resource plans for a large engineering organization
• Recognized subject matter expertise in complex embedded and FPGA-based systems integrating digital analog and sensor technologies gained in a fast-paced high-transaction development environment
• Experience defining cohesive electrical system architectures that combine mechanical and computational requirements in a cohesive manner.
• Experience in defining and delivering on multi-year technical roadmaps for complex products  
• Skilled at leading cross-functional teams and with cross-organizational negotiation; strong project management capability
• Deep proficiency across the product development lifecycle - design implementation debug verification qualification and transfer to manufacturing
  • Strong understanding of design controls design input/output traceability and risk analysis in a highly regulated industry
  • Experience working with FDA and international regulatory requirements for medical device products
• Working knowledge of schematic capture and layout tools electronic test equipment analog and digital circuit design embedded systems high-speed digital transmission lines and complex PCB material stackups
• Significant hardware development experience in a fast-paced high-visibility environment preferably in medical surgical or therapeutic products
• Understanding of component selection criteria design for reliability manufacturability test and EMC compliance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to tailor messaging for senior leadership cross-functional partners and non-technical audiences

Required Education and Training

• BSc degree in Electrical Engineering or adjacent technical field with at least 10 years of relevant experience (preferably in the medical device field) including at least 3 years as a people manager; or Masters degree with at least 8 years of experience; or PhD with at least 4 years of experience in each case including at least 3 years as a people manager

Working Conditions

• None

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

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Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the governments licensing process can take 3 to 6 months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (TCP) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

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This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidates experience knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidates qualifications consistent with applicable law.

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We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target compensation ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time