Principal Systems Research Engineer

Intuitive · Sunnyvale

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Company
Intuitive
Location
Sunnyvale
Employment type
Full-time
Posted
September 30, 2026

About this job

Primary Function of Position The Future Forward Research group at Intuitive Surgical explores novel, high-potential technologies for future surgical robotic products and applications in computer- and robot-assisted medical intervention. We seek a Principal Systems Research Engineer — a recognized expert who applies professional systems engineering concepts to resolve the group's most critical technical issues and broad system design matters — to serve as the senior technical authority for systems engineering across the group's concept-to-prototype portfolio. The Principal Systems Research Engineer owns systems architecture, requirements flow-down, and technical risk-retirement strategy for multiple concurrent early-stage concepts — spanning novel system and instrument mechanisms, actuation…

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