Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to sustain and improve existing manufacturing processes for the Single Port robotic platform.

You will lead duplication, line transfer, and support for in-house manufacturing lines, applying data-driven methods to enhance quality, throughput, and cost. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement design changes, verify and validate builds, and optimize fixtures and BOMs.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing engineering and line support.
• Ability to perform root cause investigations and drive corrective actions.
• Proven track record in process optimization, cost reduction and quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead duplication, line transfer, and line activities in manufacturing.
• Provide daily engineering support for existing in-house lines.
• Execute continuous improvement projects for product quality, throughput and cost.
• Lead root cause investigations and dispositions for assembly defects.
• Support design changes including V&V builds and production cut-ins.
• Design and implement fixtures to optimize cycle time and repeatability.
• Refine BOMs, workflows, and work instructions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to sustain and optimize processes.
• Create manufacturing validation and risk documents (IQ/OQ/PQ/PPQ, FMEAs).

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Statistical analysis

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

At Intuitive, we believe that minimally invasive care is life‑enhancing care. We are looking for team members with exceptional character who have the capacity to simplify complex problems and the energy to urgently deliver solutions to our patients. We use creative techniques to solve hard problems to achieve optimal clinical performance, manufacturabilty, business objectives, and reliability.

Within Intuitive, the Single Port robotic platform offers surgeons the ability to perform surgeries through a single incision with boundless possibilities. This Manufacturing Engineer will effectively collaborate with core team partners and individually contribute to sustaining and improving existing manufacturing processes to achieve operational excellence.

Essential Job Duties

• Lead duplication, line transfer, and operational manufacturing line activities.
• Provide daily engineering support for existing in-house manufacturing lines.
• Execute continuous improvement projects for product quality, throughput, and cost. Utilize analytical objective data and statistical analysis to establish metrics and to inform goals and priorities.
• Lead root cause investigation and drive dispositions for assembly‑related defects.
• Support implementation of design improvements to existing products, including:
  • Lead Design Verification and Validation (V&V) builds
  • Coordinate cut‑in/implementation in production
• Design and implement assembly/test fixtures to optimize cycle time, repeatability and consistency of complex assembly operations.
• Specify and refine BOMs, workflows/travelers, and detailed work instructions.
• Collaborate and communicate with cross‑functional teams (e.g. Production, Design Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supplier Engineering, Project Management) to sustain and optimize processes and line performance.
• Create and revise manufacturing‑related validation and risk documents including IQ/OQ/PQ/PPQ protocols, Process FMEAs, Manufacturing Line Specifications, Equipment Specifications.