Interaction Designer

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG), headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is the global technology leader in robotic-assisted, minimally invasive surgery. Intuitive Surgical develops, manufactures and markets robotic technologies designed to improve clinical outcomes and help patients return more quickly to active and productive lives. The Company's mission is to extend the benefits of minimally invasive surgery to the broadest possible base of patients.

The Interaction Designer works collaboratively with engineering teams to help develop new products in the da Vinci product line, including robotic systems, instruments and accessories. The Interaction Designer provides first-hand knowledge of user interaction with our products, develops and prototypes new user interface concepts, and performs evaluations to quickly iterate and converge on designs delight our users and allow for easy and safe operation.

* **Design world class physical and digital interfaces.** Design simple, elegant, and functional interfaces for the da Vinci product line. Maintain superior design standards and methods from brainstorming through prototyping and implementation. * **Participate in user research.** Collect detailed information about how users interact with the da Vinci product through ethnography and other techniques. Synthesize key insights from research and report them back to the product development team. * **Contribute to the visual language of the product.** Although the candidate is not required to be directly responsible for visual design, the candidate will collaborate with visual designers to produce beautiful and functional interfaces. * **Contribute to design documentation, risk analysis and testing.** Write user interface specifications that communicate design intent to engineering. In collaboration with Human Factors Engineers, analyze designs for safety risks in light of potential use errors. Participate in the validation of product usability through informal and formal testing with users.

* Minimum of 2 years of experience in product design (in-house, agency, or freelance) * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, or an engineering discipline * Experience bringing products to market that contain sophisticated user interactions, especially products with physical interactions that are not solely web- or software-based * Proficient in the use of current design tools and software applications * Possess a strong aesthetic sense and some artistic skill in addition to superior technical competence * Experience with GUI programming in either prototype or production environments is a plus * Passionate for delivering the best possible experience to the user * Ability to travel up to 10% of the time