Staff Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer — Future Forward

Job overview

The Staff Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer — Future Forward role is onsite in Sunnyvale, CA. Compensation is not specified. Intuitive develops robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care technologies; Future Forward explores emerging technologies and prototypes next-generation solutions. The engineer owns electronic hardware design from concept through manufacturing transfer, helping shape next-generation robotic and vision systems. The role works across engineering and product teams to deliver reliable, high-quality hardware that supports surgical technology and patient care.

What you'll do

• Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits from concept through schematic capture, layout direction, prototype bring-up, and manufacturing transfer
• lead schematic and design reviews and guide PCB layout
• design for EMC and EMI and support compliance testing
• debug prototypes and drive hardware issues to verified fixes
• integrate sensors, cameras, illumination, motor drives, and compute platforms with partner teams
• document designs and verification results
• mentor engineers
• direct external suppliers and design partners for subsystem builds.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

staff electrical engineer

electronic design

future forward

robotic-assisted surgery

mixed-signal circuits

pcb design

emc and emi

signal integrity

sunnyvale ca

intuitive

onsite

medical devices

prototype bring-up

manufacturing transfer

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The posting describes market-competitive compensation packages that may include base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity
• specific benefits are not detailed.

Why this role

Future Forward is Intuitive’s advanced concepts group. The posting requires at least 10 years designing production electronics and experience taking at least one product from concept to production.

About the employer

Intuitive is hiring for this role. Industry: Medical Laboratories. Sector: 62.