Supplier Engineer

Intuitive Surgical; Chennai; Presencial; INR 900.000 - 1.200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Supplier Engineer in Chennai, India, to ensure suppliers meet ISI quality, service, delivery, and cost standards. You will drive suppliers to improve business and manufacturing processes, evaluate and select suppliers, and provide DFM input for new designs to support NPI projects.

You will execute detailed supplier projects to ensure excellence across quality, cost, capacity, risk management, and sub-supplier management.

Formación

• Experience coordinating with contract manufacturers.
• Familiarity with PCB/PCBA design for manufacturability.
• Ability to drive supplier performance and process improvements.

Responsabilidades

• Drive PCBA manufacturing qualification at contract manufacturers with readiness reviews.
• Provide PCB/PCBA DFM feedback to elevate manufacturability considerations.
• Complete supplier qualification deliverables: pFMEA, IQ/OQ/PQ, inspection reports, Gage R&R, CP analysis.
• Develop and implement manufacturing technologies to improve quality, reliability, throughput and cost.
• Collaborate with suppliers on cost reductions, capacity improvements and risk mitigation.
• Select appropriate processes and suppliers for long-term fit and total ownership cost.
• Manage supplier changes including process changes, production optimization, and new line validations.
• Lead changes to ISI requirements via engineering change orders.
• Own supplier variances from symptom to root cause and drive CAPA.

Conocimientos

Supplier management

DFM feedback

Quality improvement

Cost reduction

Descripción del empleo

In this role, a Supplier Engineer is responsible for ensuring suppliers meet ISI requirements for quality, service, delivery, and cost. Drive suppliers to continuously improve business and manufacturing processes. Evaluate and select suppliers. Guide Engineering in choosing suppliers for new products and provide DFM input to new designs to support NPI projects. Executes detailed projects with suppliers to ensure excellence across quality, cost, capacity, risk management, and sub-supplier management.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive PCBA manufacturing qualification at contract manufacturers, including readiness requirements and milestone reviews.
• Provide PCB/PCBA DFM feedback and elevate manufacturability risks early in product development.
• Complete project/ part qualification deliverables including: Supplier pFMEA, Process Validations (IQ/OQ/PQ), Inspection Reports, Gage R&R, and Process Capability Analysis
• Develop and implement manufacturing technologies and process improvements to enhance quality, reliability, throughput, and cost.
• Work with suppliers to execute cost reductions, capacity improvements, and risk mitigation
• Select the right process and supplier for the part, considering long term fit and total ownership cost
• Manage supplier changes including manufacturing process changes, production optimization, facility changes, new equipment qualification, and new line validations
• Drive changes to ISI requirements as necessary by initiating and managing changes to specifications and drawings through the engineering change order process
• Own and drive to closure supplier variances from symptom through root cause analysis to corrective action, including careful CAPA documentation