# Katie Neville > Senior Human Factors Engineer at Intuitive Surgical Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/katieneville I am a highly motivated engineer working to improve people's lives through engineering and human factors design. I am passionate about putting the user at the center of all of my projects. I specialize in the medical device design process from initial product design work, risk analysis, to product validation. My background in mechanical engineering gives me the unique ability to speak the language of engineering in cross functional design meetings. I also possess skills in rapid prototyping to bring ideas to life for use in scrappy fast-paced user research to help drive design decisions. ## Work Experience ### Senior Human Factors Engineer @ Intuitive Jan 2025 – Present ### Human Factors Engineer @ Verily Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Bruno, California, United States Conducting known problem analyses and risk analyses (uFMEA) for class II products Defining user needs and product requirements for early-stage designs Strategizing and executing on plans to complete summative validation for multiple projects Completed phase 2 exit for a wearable medical device in development Guided the Verily Retinal Camera project team through a successful summarize validation and FDA submission ### Product Design Lead @ Visby Medical Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 •Planned and conducted formative usability studies to answer questions concerning risk and shape the user interface of products •Conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with key user populations to develop personas, user needs, and an understanding of user behaviors •Represent the user needs during the development of product design requirements and risk analyses •Managed projects through summative usability studies to validate user safety prior to the start of clinical trials ### Mechanical Engineer @ Phoenix Deventures Inc Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 •Conducted engineer design for manufacturability including injection molding, mechanical design, and more •Developed and maintained medical device risk management programs •Managed and sourced supplied goods and production processes •Project managed medical device programs through FDA 510(K) submission process ### Consultant @ Together Senior Health Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Student of the Design Impact Program - Master of Engineering @ Stanford University Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 ### Stanford Course Assistant @ Stanford University Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 Assisted professors in teaching courses for the undergraduate Stanford Product Design Program. ME 101 - Visual Thinking ME 115B - Human Factors and Ergonomics ME 216A - Advanced Product Design: Needfinding ME 120 - History and Philosophy of Design ### Human Centered Design Lead @ Kaiser Permanente Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 This project was in partnership with Stanford University and Kaiser Permanente. •Co-lead a team of Kaiser Permanente employees through the Stanford d.School Design Thinking process in the area of welcoming new members to the Kaiser Permanente family •Conducted interviews, designed prototypes, and conducted user testing •Implemented new insights in their welcome video ### Human Centered Designer @ The Better Lab Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area •Conducted human centered design research interviews on Tuberculosis medication adherence in Uganda and developed interventions to increase adherence using the Design Thinking process •Developed low fidelity prototypes to test design concepts using Illustrator, laser cutting, and other paper fabrication methods •Analyzed patient movement data during their time in the surgery clinic to assess opportunities for flow improvement ### BCA Flight Deck Engineering/Ergonomics @ Boeing Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Everett, WA •Evaluated flight deck designs to ensure ergonomic requirements are met •Coordinated testing of a new installation method for the heads up display system in the 777X under vibration conditions •Designed roller a roller sunshade shape to cover the main flight deck window in the 777X to improve the pilot’s ability to operate the aircraft in direct sunlight •Developed marketing tools to help customers visualize the personal electronics mount options for the 777 •Designed flight deck component prototypes to facilitate usability validation studies, using CATIA V5, ENOVIA, and 3D Printing technologies ### Engineering Career Foundation Program Participant @ Boeing Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Puget Sound Two year enterprise wide rotation program covering the complete product lifecycle. Assignments included: BCA Flight Deck Engineering/Ergonomics [Feb 2016 – Jun 2016] (Final Placement Position) BCA CAS Airplane Health Management (AHM) [Jul 2015 – Feb 2016] EO&T EHS Engineering [Mar 2015 – Jul 2015] BDS 737 Tooling [Nov 2014 – Feb 2015] BR&T Ergonomics Technology and Safety [Jul 2014 – Oct 2014] ### BCA CAS Airplane Health Management (AHM) @ Boeing Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Renton, WA •User experience research lead on customer site visits •Lead user experience (UX) research efforts for AHM which included leading the customer advisory board, conducting a day long UX workshop, and analyzing survey and analytics data for AHM •Developed personas, mockups, and requirements for the next generation of AHM ### EO&T EHS Engineering @ Boeing Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Renton, WA •Developed a strategy for consolidating EHS IT applications enterprise wide •Enhanced the ability to create engineering injury reports using a direct data pull •Defined the Boeing Safety Management System structure and developed a toolbox of safety resources ### BDS 737 Tooling @ Boeing Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Seattle, WA •Designed tools for the use on the 737 airplane program utilizing CATIA V5 and ENOVIA •Supported activities to establish a process for handling worn or broken tools •Implemented a storage bag in tool kits to ensure that consumables don’t become foreign object debris •Designed plastic molds to create protective foam covers for antenna to prevent head strike injuries ### BR&T Ergonomics Technology and Safety @ Boeing Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Everett, WA •Design a quick release connector to attach tools to an Equipois ZeroG tool balancing system for use on jobs which pose a high ergonomic risk to the worker in the factory •Designed a tool lift to support two 35lb torque wrenches to reduce the risk of injury to the upper body •Improved a software program using Python to control a Baxter Research Robot by adding Xbox Kinect visualization capabilities •Collected data on the feasibility of using humans to remotely control robots to perform jobs in dangerous environments ### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Human Dynamics and Controls Lab UIUC Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area • Created a 3D model of a Portable Powered Ankle Foot Orthosis (PPAFO) • Conducted longevity testing to determine the run time of the PPAFO • Designed and built an ankle angle sensor or research purposes ### 747/767/777 Interiors Lighting Intern @ Boeing Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Everett, WA • Authored test procedure documents to pass new products through the technology readiness stage gate process • Authored a requirements document for new lighting products going through the technology readiness stage gate process • Conducted compact LED fixture testing to determine product feasibility for the 777 airplane program ### 787 Seat Engineer Intern @ Boeing Commercial Airplanes Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Everett, WA • Standardized a design review process to aid in reducing interior configuration errors by 91% • Created a design change proposal to the seat track system • Reduced crew oxygen system vulnerabilities through design changes for future airplane models ### Operations Intern @ John Deere Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 • Team leader of a cross-functional group in preparing the factory for the next build season • Organized and gathered information for a factory process change • Took meeting minutes in a pre-mortem exercise for a new factory • Updated part of the factory layout on AutoCAD ### Intern @ Auerbach Pollock Friedlander Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 Processed architectural submittals, Prepared Request for Information (RFI) documents, Verified architectural lighting fixtures, Used SketchUp to create a 3D rendering of a building and was introducing to AutoCAD ## Education ### Master of Engineering - MEng in Engineering Design Stanford University ### Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ### Certificate in Human Factors Engineering Penn State University ### Study Abroad in Mechanical Engineering The University of Sheffield ### High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates Edina High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/katiemneville - Portfolio: https://KatieNeville.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/katieneville JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/katieneville/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13