Manufacturing Engineering Manager Advanced Process Technologies Innovator

1 day ago

Sunnyvale, California, United States Intuitive Surgical Full time

Overview


At Intuitive Surgical, we're pioneering minimally invasive care. Our mission is to empower physicians to heal without constraints. As a leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we foster an inclusive team committed to making a difference.


We've been pushing healthcare's boundaries for over 25 years. By working with hospitals worldwide, we've helped solve complex challenges and advance what's possible. Our diverse team values diversity of thought and mutual respect, leading to innovative solutions.


We seek passionate individuals who share our mission. Our ideal candidate has integrity, a strong capacity to learn, and the energy to drive results. They bring diverse experiences to help us think creatively and make a lasting impact.



About the Role

  • This position plays a critical role in driving manufacturing innovation at Intuitive Surgical. You'll contribute your technical expertise to develop high-volume manufacturing solutions for minimally invasive robotic surgery.
  • The ideal candidate will have experience in process and/or manufacturing, including automated production systems. Prior leadership experience, project management skills, and experience launching new manufacturing into production are highly desirable.


Responsibilities

  • Create, maintain, and improve mid- to high-volume manufacturing assembly lines, specifying BOMs, workflow processes, manufacturing plans, and detailed work instructions.
  • Apply automation control and robot manufacturing system knowledge to ensure designs and processes meet performance standards (Yield/MTBF), serviceability (MTTR), and throughput consistency (OEE).
  • Utilize process design tools like discrete event simulation, PLC programming, and robot path simulation to validate equipment designs before physical build.
  • Manage design for manufacturing, tolerance stack analysis, locator development, and other cross-functional inputs during product design.
  • Design, document, procure, qualify, implement, and improve fixtures, tools, and equipment.
  • Examine manufacturing lines from a risk perspective (PFMEA) to develop protocols and validate critical tests used in manufacturing.
  • Responsible for validating and qualifying manufacturing equipment and processes using standard qualification approaches (IQ/OQ/DQ/PQ).
  • Provide production line support for day-to-day engineering issues.
  • Identify and implement continuous improvement projects focusing on first-pass yield, cycle time reduction, product reliability, capacity enhancement, and cost reduction.
  • Maintain compliance with medical device quality systems, including corrective action closure, discrepant material dispositions, and engineering change implementation.
  • Run technical support analyzing and/or performing failure analysis for discrepant production components, assemblies, and field returns.
  • Act as single point of contact with equipment vendors, handling business processes, workload prioritization, and escalations.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent; Master's preferred.
  • Minimum 5-7 years' experience in process and/or manufacturing, including automated production systems.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to interface with technicians, engineers, and leadership regularly.
  • Prior responsibility for process, equipment, or product validation/verification.
  • Prior experience designing and maintaining automated production equipment.
  • Prior project leadership experience and launching new manufacturing into production.
  • CAD experience (preferably Solidworks).
  • Spanish language proficiency is a plus.
  • Industrial robot and/or PLC programming experience is a plus.
  • Experience in an ISO 13485, ISO 9001, or medical device manufacturing environment is a plus.
  • 100% onsite role with occasional travel (approximately 30% of the time).


Compensation

The target salary range for this role is $153,100 - $220,300 depending on experience, skills, and qualifications. Benefits include market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity.


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