Sr. NPI Manufacturing Engineer
Company
Intuitive
Location
Roanoke, VA
Type
Full Time
Job Description
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.
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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 the Position
Contribute your technical manufacturing and equipment design skills to a dynamic development team developing sensing platforms for minimally invasive robotic surgery. The role requires effective participation in new product development teams that create and refine electro-mechanical components, assemblies, process documentation, tooling and test methods while challenging new product designs to improve efficacy, reliability, manufacturability, and cost for robotic surgical instruments.
Essential Job Duties
- Create, maintain, and improve “low to mid-volume” manufacturing lines, specifying and/or refining BOMs, workflow processes, manufacturing plan and detailed work instructions
- Experience developing manufacturing lines - building prototype parts, training operators, identifying fixtures/tooling needed and conducting process validation
- Design, document, procure, qualify, implement, and improve fixtures, tools, and equipment
- Define and document PMC processes for newly introduced fixtures and tools
- Examine manufacturing line from a risk perspective (PFMEA) to incorporate and validate critical tests used in manufacturing
- Responsible for the validation and qualification of manufacturing equipment and processes to production status leveraging standard qualification approaches (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Provide production support of sustaining and startup manufacturing lines as needed
- Conduct testing of software releases before deploying on manufacturing line
- Identify and implement continuous improvement projects with respect to first pass yield, cycle time reduction, product reliability, capacity enhancement and cost reduction
- Provide product and process DFx (Manufacturing, Assembly) input to enhance manufacturability of new products.
- Maintains connections with leading manufacturing equipment suppliers and is aware of latest state of the art processes and equipment
- Execute and mentor others in manufacturing process validations, process FMEAs and other elements associated with production Master Validation Plans
- Maintain compliance with medical device quality system including corrective action closure and Change Order implementation
- Provides technical support examining and /or performing failure analysis for discrepant production components, assemblies, and field returns
- Contribute to the establishment of group and team member goals consistent with overall product development goals, including planning, priority setting, establishment of metrics, and effectively communicating progress
- Provide resource planning and budget estimates for product and process improvements, tooling development, and testing
Qualifications
Required Skills and Experience
- Prior experience with managing product and process changes.
- Diligent organizational skills and proven ability to simultaneously work on several fast-paced projects.
- Must have experience releasing new product or manufacturing line through design/build process to production.
- Must possess excellent communication skills to interface with technicians, product development, planning, purchasing, regulatory, inspection, customer support and clinical marketing teams.
- Proven technical, systematic, and troubleshooting skills.
Required Education and Training
- Minimum BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering, or similar relevant experience.
- Minimum 8 years of experience as design or manufacturing engineer supporting product with significant mechanical, electromechanical, or electro optical content.
Preferred Skills and Experience
Meets at least five of the following criteria:
- Demonstrated successful transfer of complex manual processes to more automated processes.
- Prior responsibility for process, equipment, or product validation/verification
- Mechanical CAD software experience (SolidWorks or equivalent)
- Programming experience (LabVIEW Preferred)
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma methods
- Experience in an ISO 13485, ISO 9001, or medical device manufacturing environment
- Prior experience with complex device manufacturing
- Previous experience with ERP systems (preferred SAP)
- Experience with line duplication and/or transfer
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 COVID-19. 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.
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 market-competitive 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.
Date Posted
12/04/2024
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