Senior NPI Manufacturing Engineer, Single Port Systems

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop, validate, and continuously improve processes and tools for low-volume manufacturing and testing of complex robotic capital equipment used for minimally invasive robotically assisted laparoscopy.

The role requires effective participation in sustaining and new product development teams, including supporting manufacturing lines, developing manufacturing equipment, refining electro-mechanical components, assemblies, process documentation,

Qualifications

• Design, qualify, release, and implement tools, fixtures, and processes.
• Write validation protocols for equipment and PPQ Protocols for line level qualification.
• Create and revise work instructions for assembly and test processes, and train manufacturing team on new content.

Responsibilities

• Design, qualify, release, and implement tools, fixtures, and processes.
• Resolve failures of varying complexity, of both process and hardware nature. Identify specific root cause and implement solutions to improve yield/manufacturability.
• Assist in product design reviews with a focus on DFX methods.
• Write validation protocols for equipment and PPQ Protocols for line level qualification.
• Create and revise work instructions for assembly and test processes, and train manufacturing team on new content.
• Manage and examine data for CPK and process capability, and implement improvements based on data.
• Support Supplier Engineering, Purchasing, Planning and Quality teams to resolve line facing issues.
• Create, review, and revise Risk Management documents such as PFMEA.

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

Develop, Validate, and Continuously Improve the processes and tools for low-volume manufacturing and testing of complex robotic capital equipment used for minimally invasive robotically assisted laparoscopy.

The role requires effective participation in sustaining and new product development teams, involves providing support for manufacturing lines, developing manufacturing equipment, and refining electro-mechanical components, assemblies, process documentation, tooling, and test methods. Additionally, it involves challenging product designs to improve efficacy, reliability, manufacturability, and cost for robotic surgical equipment.

Essential Job Duties

• Design, qualify, release, and implement tools, fixtures, and processes.
• Resolve failures of varying complexity, of both process and hardware nature. Identify specific root cause and implement solutions to improve yield/manufacturability.
• Assist in product design reviews with a focus on DFX methods.
• Write validation protocols for equipment and PPQ Protocols for line level qualification.
• Create and revise work instructions for assembly and test processes, and train manufacturing team on new content.

• Manage and examine data for CPK and process capability, and implement improvements based on data.
• Support Supplier Engineering, Purchasing, Planning and Quality teams to resolve line facing issues.
• Create, review, and revise Risk Management documents such as PFMEA.