Manufacturing Engineer

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

You will be responsible for supporting SW/electrical/networking-related parts of the dV5 Tower (VSC) as they move from design to NPI and into manufacturing. This position is highly collaborative, and strong communication/presentation skills are fundamental to successful partnerships with engineering, production and management teams.

Essential Job Duties

• Take ownership of various Vision Cart mfg processes and overall analysis of design.
• Provide critical DFM (Design For Manufacturability) input to development teams for electrical-based sub-assemblies that are part of dV5 Digital functionality.
• Provide suggested process & product improvements using supporting data.
• Resolve failures of varying complexity, of both process and hardware nature.  Identify specific root cause, and implement solutions to improve yield/manufacturability.
• Employ/implement preventive measures to reduce failures.
• Understanding of some error codes, P values, UID test functions.
• Utilize knowledge of assembly/parts, suppliers, mfg and test processes.
• Assist with execution of purges and other major quality control processes for production, when product defects are identified.
• Assist with DMR and DHR documentation updates.
• Support/suggest cost reduction improvements to design and other groups.
• Own and execute minor/local Production Process Qualification (PPQ) validations.  Assists with major PPQ (full line or factory) validations.
• May support project teams: CAPA, MCF, Field issues, etc.
• Execute complex DMR/DHR, BOM, and traveler document changes with little oversight.
• Translate factory/production data into actions or recommendations for improvements, with understanding of: DPU, yield, CPk, trend charts
• Regularly use statistical tools independently to drive data metric reporting and process improvements.
• Participate in risk analysis project teams whose intentions are to identify compliance gaps that may affect yields and quality metrics.  Understands implications of lifecycles, how they are used in product development.
• May occasionally mentor entry level or intern engineers for line support and troubleshooting.
• Assist with project team coordination and task assignments.
• Participate in project teams for root cause analysis, DPU reduction, process improvements, CAPAs, Cost reduction, etc.  Established good working relationships with close functions (Production, Quality Eng, Design Eng, Supplier Eng, etc.)
• Present data and solutions at project team meetings or other limited audiences.
• May informally supervise the work of technicians, document specialists, or interns
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum 3+ years experience in a manufacturing or design-related role
• Basic engineering principles and analysis techniques
• Solid understanding of computer architecture, including basic understanding of how SW runs on distributed nodes in system.
• Solid understanding of computer networking, including cloud-based computing
• Basic experience with software tools/scripting (eg. Matlab, Python, etc.)
• Strong communication skills,