Sharathchandra Somayaji

About Sharathchandra Somayaji

Intuitive Surgical, maker of the da Vinci line of robotic-assisted surgical systems, is one of Fortune’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies and is pioneering a new industry by “taking surgery beyond the limits of the human hand”. If you have the character, energy, and premier technical talent to help lead this revolution, then we can offer you a wealth of opportunity. As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in the New Product Introduction team for Instruments you will leverage your leadership and technical expertise in the development activities leading to launch new instruments used with our groundbreaking robotic surgical systems and medical devices. You will be part of a team of highly skilled & dynamic NPI manufacturing engineers well integrated with our product design organization from early conceptual stage, validation & verification activities, leading to product launch. You will play a vital role in finalizing the manufacturing strategy for instruments with primary focus on reliability, manufacturability, capacity and cost. As a member of our team, your passion and energy will make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives while lifting your career to new heights

Experience

1. Sr Director Manufacturing Engineering

   Intuitive

   Apr 2021 — Present · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Education

• Stanford University

  M.S, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Management
• Engineering
• Fmea
• Validation
• Product Design
• R&D
• Leadership
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Design for Manufacturing
• Medical Devices
• Product Development
• Project Management
• Design Control
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Iso 13485
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing