Staff Mechanical Engineer

Vicarious Surgical is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Waltham, MA. This role will be tasked with driving mechanical development of disposable medical devices associated with our surgical robot.

Vicarious Surgical is a next generation robotics company developing a disruptive technology with the goal of increasing the efficiency of surgical procedure, improving patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs.

This is a terrific opportunity for an experienced engineer to join our company at a very exciting time and be a key member of a team of mission-driven and kind individuals with diverse experiences to lead Vicarious into its next phase of hyper-growth and market disruption. 

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of product development, including but not limited to system and hardware requirements definition, concept generation, detailed design, manufacturing process development, assembly, integration, verification, and validation testing
• Manage a large scope of work including possible partnership with external partners for manufacturing
• Understand, analyze, and suggest design improvements to existing prototypes
• Manage comprehensive medical device  verification and validation strategies at the subsystem and system level
• Work with internal and external resource to produce highly functional prototypes

About You

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 8+  years’ experience with Bachelor’s Degree
• 6+  years’ experience with Master’s Degree
• Electromechanical design experience including linear motion and positioning systems required
• Proficiency with solid modeling required, Solidworks preferred, FEA experience and complex surface modeling nice to have
• Ability to manage, interact with and influence multiple stakeholders required
• Ability to produce, review and understand engineering drawings, GD&T and tolerance analyses required 
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturing, Design for Inspection, and various assembly techniques required
• Comfort with and understanding of the interplay between various components of a complex, electromechanical system and collaboration with multiple functional groups required 
• Strong understanding of Plastic Injection Molding
• R 21 Part 820 design controls, IEC 60601 and the 510(k) submission process strongly desired
• Be a helpful, collaborative team member

Together, we share a love for learning and we are passionate teachers.  As a company, we set ambitious goals and individually, we share in that ambition. At the office, we enjoy each other’s company during monthly social, catered lunches and company celebrations.

Please note that at Vicarious Surgical, we follow COVID-19 safety protocol, which may include compliance with vaccination, testing and masking requirements.