Senior Supplier Process Engineer, Electronics

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

The mission of Supplier Engineering is to bring top quality components to our production lines by building a world-class supplier network that can ensure continuity of supply, growth to support our demand, achieve yearly cost reductions, and mitigate supply chain risks.

The ideal candidate will apply their broad and deep hands-on experience in manufacturing and design of electro-optics components, complex electronic assemblies and systems, and to execute strategic projects, optimize commodities and individual suppliers that support Multiport DaVinci Systems for both on-going sustaining and new product introduction efforts.

Roles And Responsibilities

This position has the responsibility and authority to:

• Work closely with our suppliers, Intuitive design, manufacturing, and project teams to launch new products; implement performance, quality, capacity, and cost improvements
• Own new products during pilot production phase through successful and sustained project launch
• Establish milestones and success criteria for responsible projects within Intuitive and at our suppliers. Drive decisions and escalate key issues quickly maintaining stakeholder alignment.
• Select the right process and suppliers for the part, considering long term fit and total cost of ownership
• Develop suppliers to excel in all KPIs including Supplier owned quality, capacity, and sub-tier management.
• Empower suppliers to own completion of part qualification deliverables: pFMEA, Special process validations, FAI and Cpk studies, DFx, Operational metrics, capacity and cost analysis.
• Own and drive to closure supplier variances from symptom through root cause analysis to corrective action, including succinct CAPA/SCAR documentation
• Provide technical support for failure analysis of discrepant production components, assemblies, and field returns. Lead investigations where appropriate.
• Lead/participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on material cost reduction, capacity enhancement, streamlining of supply chain, and commodity strategy.
• Clearly communicate project status to key stakeholders
• Understand proper level of documentation detail for tracking of actions and justification of decisions
• Generate key metrics for the team and suppliers, and continually drive for timely achievement of those metrics.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Skill/Job Requirements:

To adequately perform the responsibilities of this position, the individual must possess:

• Minimum Education: BS degree in Engineering or equivalent experience in electronics or optics, advanced degree preferred
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in design engineering, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or related field in electronics or optics
• Associated with manufacturing of electronics components such as printed circuit board assembly, semiconductors, displays, etc. but a deep electro-optical background is highly recommended
• In-depth understanding of the principles of physical optics, color science such as white point, color gamut etc, and familiarity with eye-tracking technologies is preferred
• Proven ability to interpret detailed drawings and execute tolerance stack-u