Manufacturing Engineer
Intuitive Surgical
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Engineering
Posted on April 2, 2019
Job: Manufacturing & Operations
Primary Location: United States-North Carolina-US-NC-Raleigh
Schedule: Full-time
Requisition ID: 190987
Description
Primary Function of Position:
Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting production released robotic systems. Deliver improvements in reliability, serviceability, manufacturability, capacity, and cost. Provide mechanical leadership for cross-functional team including electrical and software disciplines.
Roles and Responsibilities:
This position has responsibility and authority for:
Skill/Job Requirements:
Competency Requirements: (Competency is based on: education, training, skills and experience.) In order to adequately perform the responsibilities of this position the individual must:
Required:
Preferred:
We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.
Primary Location: United States-North Carolina-US-NC-Raleigh
Schedule: Full-time
Requisition ID: 190987
Description
Company Description:
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Joining Intuitive Surgical, Inc. means joining a team dedicated to using technology to benefit patients by improving surgical efficacy and decreasing surgical invasiveness, with patient safety as our highest priority.Primary Function of Position:
Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for supporting production released robotic systems. Deliver improvements in reliability, serviceability, manufacturability, capacity, and cost. Provide mechanical leadership for cross-functional team including electrical and software disciplines.
Roles and Responsibilities:
This position has responsibility and authority for:
Qualifications• Provides product and process Design for Manufacturability input to enhance manufacturability and servicing.• Takes ownership of products from production phase through end-of-life.• Assists in creation and maintenance of efficient “mid-volume” manufacturing assembly line, specifying and/or refining BOMs, work flow processes and detailed work instructions.• Provides training and support to production technicians.• Design, qualify, document and introduce production and service assembly/test fixtures and equipment.• Takes responsibility for maintaining compliance with medical device quality system including corrective action closure, discrepant material dispositions and ECO implementation.• Provides technical support analyzing and /or performing failure analysis for discrepant production components, assemblies and field returns.• Leads/participates in initiative focused on yield improvement, material cost reduction, capacity enhancement, and outsourcing of assemblies.• Must possess strong communication skills to interface with technicians, product development, planning, purchasing, regulatory, inspection, customer support and clinical marketing organizations.• Manage and allocate team resources over multiple projects. Negotiate for needed resources from other teams to enable project success as needed.• Creating budget estimates for tooling, test equipment, prototype designs, and first article activities. Assist material procurement and supplier quality teams with development and maintenance of contract manufacturers for mechanical assembly.• Performs other duties as required.• Travel: Position may require 10-20% travel, primarily within U.S.
Skill/Job Requirements:
Competency Requirements: (Competency is based on: education, training, skills and experience.) In order to adequately perform the responsibilities of this position the individual must:
Required:
• Candidate must be of high character and energy with regard for detail.
• Demonstrated Electro-mechanical and/or Process Engineering ability.
• Demonstrated ability in failure analysis and continuous improvement.
• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Solid modeling experience (ProE, SolidWorks, or similar).
Preferred:
• MS degree in an Engineering discipline.
• 2-5 years relevant work experience as a design or manufacturing engineer supporting product with significant mechanical content.
• Prior experience with various sensor applications and technologies, including reliability and performance assessment.
• Prior experience working in an FDA/ISO regulated environment.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively design experiments.
• Prior project leadership experience.
• Prior supplier quality responsibility.
• Prior responsibility for process, equipment or product validation/verification.
• Prior experience establishing new manufacturing lines.
• Prior experience applying automated equipment, complex mechanism manufacturing, or robotics.
• Machine tool experience a plus.
• Experience with ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance.
• Experience in Just-In-Time, Demand Flow Technology, and Lean Manufacturing techniques.
We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.