Peter Tran

Mechanical Engineer @ Intuitive Surgical

San Francisco Bay Area

About

check out my website: https://recreationalpeter.com 7+ years experience mechanical engineer & test engineer 1.5 years at Intuitive Surgical, design for manufacturing, medical devices, verification and validation 2 years at Tesla, product requirement validation, protocol development, metrology, thermal modeling 3 years at Lumentum, fixture design, detailed model development 1.5 years at LegTrek, rapid prototyping, detailed rendering Interests: Medical Devices, Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Robotics Dynamic Systems, Product Design

Experience

  • Intuitive (1 yr 7 mos)
    • Test Engineer
      May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

      Future Forward Group define eventual product from early prototypes through clinical trials and into product launch

    • Development Engineer
      Dec 2024 - May 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Ion Robotic Bronchoscopy | Instruments & Accessories | New Product Development novel test methods for novel catheters

  • Mechanical Test Engineer at Tesla
    Jun 2022 - Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Cell Engineering | Qualification Verification, validation, and characterize 4680, 2170, and Prismatic

  • Mechanical Engineer at Lumentum
    Aug 2019 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    3D Sensing | R&D Design, test, characterize 940nm & 905nm VCSELs

  • Lead Mechanical Design/Simulation Engineer at LegTrek
    Aug 2020 - Feb 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

    develop mobility for patients with cerebral palsy with limited lower limb control

  • Mechanical Engineer at Lumentum
    Jun 2018 - Sep 2018 · 4 mos

    3D Sensing | R&D parametric thermal and mechanical simulations