Company Description

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 market leader in 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.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

Intuitive Surgical’s product portfolio includes the da Vinci SimNow Simulator for use in the training of the da Vinci surgical systems. The da Vinci is used in minimally-invasive surgical applications. Virtual reality (VR) simulation plays an important role in the improvement of surgeon technical skills of robot- assisted surgery (RAS). The Simulation Learning Engineer position offers an opportunity for a candidate with strong interest in user technical skills learning, training, assessment and practice. The candidate will be involved in the design, development, validation and analysis of Intuitive’s advanced technology learning solutions. This person will work closely with clinical and product education experts, human factors engineers/researchers, surgeons, software engineers, clinical engineers, interaction designers, and trainers to make sure the products achieve their learning objectives  

Essential Job Duties

• Work under the guidance of the Sr Manager – Simulation Product Development 
• Background research on how novices acquire new technical skills. This includes being up to date on research publications. 
• Background research on how increasing engagement and immersiveness in serious games design can assist users in meeting their learning objectives. 
• Acquire hands-on experience on surgical robotics, simulators, video games, technical tasks, etc. 
• Work closely with clinical and product education managers, clinical engineers, surgeons, human factors engineers and trainers to develop content design documents that detail the learning objectives, and exercise requirements for simulation exercises. 
• Work closely with the product development engineers to design simulation exercises that meet the design document learning objectives. 
• Work closely with human factors researchers to validate the scoring and feedback of the exercises. 
• Work closely with human factors researchers and interaction/UX designers to ensure that the learning experience meets the learning objectives. 
• Work closely with interaction designers so that the user interfaces, real-time feedback, and scoring and metrics output meets the learning objectives 

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• This is a unique, multi-disciplinary role. Candidate is passionate about wanting to learn on the job and leverage a multitude of skillsets and work closely w/many teams. 
• Strong working knowledge of user research and user study design. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills  
• Hands-on experience in self-learning of technical skills would be very beneficial. 
• Ability to learn and work independently 
• Ability to understand complex systems from high level to low level components 
• Ability to work with and across various groups and levels of management within the organization, including other engineering groups, trainers, clinical engineering, and product education management. Excellent collaboration skills. 
• Ability to synthesize inputs from multiple stakeholders to plan project timelines and resources.  

Required Education and Training

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Kinesiology, Psychology, Education or related fields 
• An alternative path is a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field and have a minimum of 2-5 years industry experience in medical devices development, technical skills training, clinical and product education, user research, or similar. 

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 Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action 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.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

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 salary ranges are listed.