Engineers Week: Barry McKenna, S.B. '14

NAME: Barry McKenna

CONCENTRATION: Mechanical engineering

GRADUATION YEAR: 2014

TITLE AND COMPANY: Clinical development engineer at Intuitive Surgical

Q. As an engineer, how are you making an impact?

A. Intuitive's mission is to develop intelligent technology to expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints. As a clinical development engineer, I get to be front and center in accomplishing that mission. My team bridges the gap between the clinicians who use our devices and the design engineers who build them. We work to define, develop, and validate the clinical function of new products to ensure they are safe and effective for our customers and patients.