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Quality Engineer

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8 Jun 2026
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Senior
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About Intuitive

We believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care.

Actively Hiring
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AI Summary

Intuitive, a leader in robotic-assisted surgery, seeks a Quality Engineer to define quality metrics, lead improvement initiatives, and solve complex technical problems. The role involves supporting new product development and manufacturing, with a focus on electrical, mechanical, and optical systems. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise and a passion for efficient quality processes. They will mentor engineering staff and drive design for quality and reliability. This position offers an opportunity to impact minimally invasive care globally.

Job Complexity

Easy Hard
AI Insight The role requires broad technical depth across multiple specialties, project leadership, and mentoring, indicating a high level of expertise and responsibility. However, it is not an executive position, so difficulty is rated 4.

Salary Analysis

Median
$110,000
US Market
$80,000 – $150,000
AI Insight The salary for this Quality Engineer role is not explicitly provided. Based on US market data for similar roles in medical devices, the median salary is estimated at $110,000. This is competitive for the industry and location.

Key Skills

Quality Engineering Medical Devices Robotic Surgery DFX Process Validation Failure Analysis Regulatory Compliance Mentoring Data Analysis Optics

I am writing to express my interest in the Quality Engineer position at Intuitive. With a strong background in quality engineering within the medical device industry, I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to your mission of advancing minimally invasive care.

My experience includes developing quality metrics, leading cross-functional projects, and implementing design for quality (DFX) methodologies. I have a proven track record of reducing defects and improving product reliability in complex electromechanical systems.

I am particularly drawn to Intuitive's commitment to innovation and its inclusive culture. I am eager to bring my technical expertise in optics and robotics to your team, mentoring engineers and driving quality excellence from design through manufacturing.

Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to the possibility of discussing how I can contribute to Intuitive's success.

Can you describe a time when you identified a critical quality issue in a product design and how you resolved it?
In my previous role, I noticed a recurring failure in an optical component during reliability testing. I led a root cause analysis, identified a design flaw in the lens mounting, and collaborated with the design team to implement a DFX change. This reduced failure rates by 80% and improved overall product quality.
How do you prioritize quality metrics when working on multiple projects with competing deadlines?
I assess each project's risk based on factors like patient safety, regulatory impact, and production volume. I then focus on metrics that directly affect these areas, using a risk-based approach. I also communicate with stakeholders to align priorities and ensure critical issues are addressed first.
Explain your experience with process validation and verification in a medical device environment.
I have extensive experience developing and executing IQ, OQ, PQ protocols for manufacturing processes. For example, I validated a new assembly line for a surgical instrument, ensuring process capability and compliance with FDA regulations. I also authored reports and supported audits.
How do you mentor junior engineers in quality practices?
I use a hands-on approach, pairing with them on projects to demonstrate root cause analysis and statistical methods. I also hold regular knowledge-sharing sessions on topics like DFX and risk management. I encourage questions and provide constructive feedback to build their confidence.
Describe a situation where you had to influence a cross-functional team to adopt a quality initiative.
I proposed a new inspection method for incoming optics that reduced false rejections. Initially, the team was resistant due to perceived complexity. I presented data showing cost savings and quality improvements, then conducted a pilot study. After seeing results, the team adopted the method, and it became standard practice.

Unternehmensbeschreibung

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and leading company in the field of robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare’s hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere—we strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture—our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real-world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential. 

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let’s advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Stellenbeschreibung

Primary Function of Position:

Intuitive seeks a strong technical contributor who can help define practical, useful quality metrics and specifications, identify key opportunities for product improvement, launch quality initiatives, lead projects to implement these initiatives, and serve as an expert consultant to help solve the most technically challenging quality problems. The ideal candidate possesses a broad base of experience and a high level of technical depth in at least two technical specialties applicable to medical robotics and optics, and is equally at home in the test lab, on the manufacturing shopfloor and providing technical leadership to our team as we develop standard practices of our organization. You will not abide “process red tape”, instead passionately seeking the most efficient way to build in product quality. And you will also coach, mentor, teach, and influence the engineering staff in best quality practices, data analysis, protocol development, and design for quality and reliability methods.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • New Product Development and Sustaining/Manufacturing Support
    • Handle projects of various product and subsystem/component types (electrical, mechanical, optical, etc).
    • Develop measurable goals for quality and lead Quality Table meetings.
    • Ensuring that the essential performance aspects are mitigated in the product quality plans.
    • Identify critical elements of designs. Recommend design processes and methods to meet quality goals: DFX, etc.
    • Provide guidance to other engineers regarding applicable regulatory and statutory requirements and the applicability of these requirements to the ISI products.
    • Plan and create quality standards, quality control, and quality assurance procedures, plans, test methods, fixtures, and processes for incoming materials and finished devices.
    • Ensure process compliance through the design and development of comprehensive procedures including work instructions, flowcharts, forms, templates, checklists, and other product or process related documentation, for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality data.
    • Analyze and disposition of discrepant material.
    • Support manufacturing processes, including failure analysis, documentation review and approval, tooling qualification, inspection method qualification, and defect containments.
    • Support development and execution of process validation and verification test plans, protocols, and reports.
    • Support development and execution of manufacturing line qualification plans, protocols, and reports. Support and drive MVP/R projects.
  • Failure Analysis
    • Provide quality expertise to the quality engineering support team to analyze the product failure.
    • Perform deep technical failure analysis based on the physics of failure.
    • Review and interpret complex data analysis rooted in an understanding of our product hardware and software, the physics of failure, and the use conditions in the clinical / operating room environment.
  • Quality Advocacy and Project Management
    • Create, process and review various types of Quality Notifications and Change Orders.
    • Develop and apply corporate level quality metrics. Lead quality meetings e.g. QDR (Quality Data Review).
    • Lead and project manage quality initiatives in one or more of these focus areas: Product Quality, Data Quality, Process Quality.
    • Perform mock audits and Gemba walks to ensure compliance with ISI QMS.
      Participate in audits (front/back room).
  • Develop, lead and communicate intercompany Quality Engineering projects.

Qualifikationen

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical or system engineering, math, or physics. Advanced degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of working experience in Quality Engineering or Process Engineering with quality improvement projects participation, minimum 3 years in medical device design or manufacturing environment.
  • Able to navigate quality and compliance system with minimal oversight on individual projects.
  • Demonstrated understanding of CFR 21 820/ ISO 13485 requirements for making process or design changes.
  • Understands product risk management, experience in generate FMEA and process FMEA.
  • Understands Design Controls, Change Controls, Product, and Engineering Processes.
  • Proficient with generate and execute Qualification and Validation protocols and Quality Assurance Procedures.
  • Experienced in leading product containment and rework activities.
  • Proficient in SPC & Six Sigma methodology and tools.
  • Experienced in typical Excel data analysis operations. Able to create Multi-source report, trends, and interprets data with minimal oversight.
  • Capable of thinking independently and make decision based on limited information.
  • Capable of initiating improvement discussion and lead the team toward the goal.
  • Can present information in various forms and forums, collaborates with peers across functions. Experience in presenting to cross functional mgmt. communications. (e.g. report writing, presentations, QRB presenter).
  • Excellent creative problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills in English and German.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Wir schätzen jede Person in ihrer Individualität – unabhängig von Geschlecht, ethnischer oder sozialer Herkunft, Religion, besonderen Bedürfnissen, Alter oder sexueller Identität. Diskriminierung hat bei uns keinen Platz.

Haftungsausschluss für US-Exportkontrollen: In Übereinstimmung mit den U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §743.13(b)) können einige Positionen bei Intuitive Surgical US-Exportkontrollen für potenzielle Mitarbeitende unterliegen, die Staatsangehörige von Ländern sind, die derzeit einen Embargo- oder Sanktionsstatus haben.

Bestimmte Informationen, die Sie im Rahmen der Bewerbung angeben, werden verwendet, um festzustellen, ob Intuitive Surgical (i) in Ihrem Namen eine Exportlizenz von der US-Regierung einholen muss (das Lizenzierungsverfahren der Regierung kann bis zu sechs Monate dauern) oder (ii) einen Technology Control Plan (TCP) implementieren muss (verlängert den Einstellungsprozess in der Regel um 2 Wochen).

Für alle Positionen bei Intuitive, die Exportkontrollen unterliegen, steht ein endgültiges Angebot unter dem Vorbehalt, dass vor dem geplanten Eintrittsdatum eine genehmigte Exportlizenz und/oder ein vollständig ausgeführter Technology Control Plan (TCP) vorliegt. Das Eintrittsdatum kann dabei angepasst werden, sofern der Genehmigungsprozess den Einstellungsbedarf nicht unangemessen beeinträchtigt.

Diese Position kann abhängig von den betrieblichen Anforderungen und/oder der Erfahrung der ausgewählten Kandidatin bzw. des ausgewählten Kandidaten auf einer anderen Jobstufe als hier angegeben besetzt werden. Die Vergütung richtet sich nach der Jobstufe sowie der Qualifikationen der Kandidatin bzw. des Kandidaten, selbstverständlich unter Berücksichtigung aller gesetzlichen Vorgaben.

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