Job Description

Primary Function of the Position

Contribute your technical manufacturing design and problemsolving skills to a dynamic team creating precision instruments and accessories for the daVinci SinglePort (SP) platform. This highly skilled manufacturing engineer will support manufacturing lines for both mature and new products. Responsibilities include providing daily support for existing manufacturing lines continuous improvement efforts as well as developing manufacturing equipment and assembly processes for new products.

Essential Job Duties

• Sustain and improve existing manufacturing lines:
  • Provide daily engineering support for existing inhouse manufacturing lines.
  • Own and drive continuous improvement of product quality throughput and cost. Utilize objective data and statistical analysis to inform and drive decisions.
  • Lead root cause investigations and drive dispositions for assemblyrelated defects using Product and Process FMEAs as guidance.
  • Troubleshoot resolve and document equipment and process malfunctions in compliance with GXP and Intuitive Quality System requirements.
  • Assist in line transfer and line duplication activities.
  • Support implementation of design improvements to existing products including:
    • Provide feedback to Design Engineering on Design for Manufacturability/Assembly (DFM/DFA)
    • Lead Design Verification and Validation (V&V) builds
    • Coordinate cutin/implementation in production.
  • Support equipment and process qualification efforts (IQOQPQ and PPQs)
• Contribute to the development of efficient manufacturing lines for New Product Introduction for medical devices for the daVinci SinglePort platform:
  • Develop assembly processes focused assessment of operational efficiency translating designs into critical to quality (CTQ) manufacturing requirements.
  • Design and implement assembly/test fixtures to increase repeatability of complex manual and machine assisted assembly operations including cable routing plastics joining (e.g. ultrasonic welding heat staking snap fit press fit) metals joining (e.g. laser welding riveting swaging crimping)
  • Develop document and qualify (IQ/OQ/PQ/PPQ) new manufacturing and test processes using statistical tools such as Design of Experiments (DOE) Process Capability (Cpk) and Gage R&R.
  • Specify and refine BOMs workflows/travelers and detailed work instructions.
  • Collaborate with crossfunctional teams (e.g. Production Design Engineering Quality Engineering Supplier Engineering Project Management) to meet project objectives including Design Verification & Validation and product launch. Examples include building prototype assemblies training operators identifying fixtures/tooling needed and conducting process validation.
  • Create and revise manufacturingrelated risk documents including Process FMEAs Manufacturing Line Specifications Equipment Specifications.
• Leadership Responsibilities:
  • Leads/participates in continuous improvement initiatives focused on material cost reduction capacity enhancement and streamlining continuity of material supply.
  • Mentors other Manufacturing Engineers on their specific project team and on other teams as needed to further company expertise & effectiveness.
  • Establish milestones support and success criteria for responsible projects. Drive decisions and escalate key issues quickly maintaining stakeholder alignment.
  • Keep the organizations vision and values at the forefront of decisionmaking and action.

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Exceptional 3D modeling/CAD experience (SolidWorks preferred)
• Foundation in design fabrication and assembly process development for complex mechanical assemblies.
• Demonstrated understanding of component manufacturing processes such as injection molding transfer molding thermoforming machining stamping and MIM.
• Technical problem solving skills with ability to identify root cause and drive corrective action (Fishbone 8D Analysis)
• Ability to employ statistical methods (Cpk ANOVA Design of Experiments) in data analysis for process development and problemsolving.
• Effective communication skills (verbal written and presentation) and comfortable interacting with production technicians product design engineers planning buyers clinical engineers and suppliers.
• Able to travel periodically to suppliers or Intuitive manufacturing sites.

Required Education and Training

• Minimum B.S. Mechanical Engineering or related technical discipline. M.S. preferred.
• Minimum 5 years with B.S. or 3 years with M.S. and experience manufacturing engineer supporting products with significant mechanical content.

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide marketcompetitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.

We provide marketcompetitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime

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