Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 2

Job Description

Primary Function of Position
Contribute your leadership and technical skills in the areas of equipment engineering and
manufacturing process technologies, problem-solving, training, and project management in a
growing medical device company. In this key role, you will be the driving force behind Lean tool
implementation and continuous improvement projects site-wide. Your combination of training,
motivational skills, analytical problem-solving ability, and passion for Lean manufacturing will be
just the right fit for the manufacturing environment of precision instruments for minimally invasive
robotic surgery.
Essential Job Duties
• Manufacturing responsibility for tooling/fixtures, manufacturing equipment, and
design improvements production.

• Evaluate and challenge mechanism designs for
reliability, functionality, and manufacturability.
Provide suggested change proposals.
• Work in a close collaboration with multiple
departments and inter sites across all the company.
• Seeking better and more suitable technologies for
improving production processes.
• Perform IQOQPQ related to their design, redesign or
integration of new equipment being installed in the facilities.
• Evaluate and challenge mechanism designs for reliability, functionality, and
manufacturability. Provide suggested change proposals.
• Approve design releases to manufacturing, review engineering documentation,
and provide vendor and in-house DFM inputs.
• Review/approve and determine the impact of ECOs from manufacturing and field
perspectives.
• Take responsibility for developing and maintaining compliance with the quality
system.
Evaluate and help in the selection of suppliers for mechanical parts if required.
Help resolve supplier quality issues.
• Update and revise Manufacturing Process Instructions (MPIs) to ensure accuracy
and completeness.
• Address line support issues as they arise.
• Document and report any variances, problems, issues, or concerns on all aspects of
the manufacturing process.
• Provide production personnel with expectations and performance feedback
regularly in the production process.
• Drive improvements in safety, quality, production, and cost.
• Understand, train personnel, and enforce strict adherence to the applicable
Department Operating Procedures (DOPs) and Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) of the Quality System.
• Maintain up-to-date and accessible training records for MPIs and Quality System
documents.
• Assist in setting and attaining quarterly and annual production goals.
• Learn and enforce company safety policies and practices.
• Review and disposition of discrepant material in the manufacturing line.
Implement corrective actions to prevent recurrences.
• Active participant in quality improvement initiatives, providing feedback to find
the root cause and problem-solving.
• Design and documentation responsibilities for custom and standard production
tooling/fixtures.
• Process and part design/documentation duties for cost reduction programs.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in manufacturing and/or
equipment role.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• English 80% read, written, and spoken.
• Manufacturing process experience includes equipment
experience, support and troubleshooting.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal. Necessary to engage with
technicians, production management, product development, planning, purchasing
and different organizations across the company.                                                                                          •Refurbishment engineering process                                                                                                                    •ECO change orders
• Knowledge and execution of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Experience with Microsoft Office, SAP, Agile programs.
• Experience on Equipment, Fixtures and Tools specification, documentation,
procurement, maintenance, qualification, and implementation.
Required Education and Training
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electronics engineering,
mechatronic engineering, industrial engineering or similar preferred.
• Travel: Position may require 5% travel, primarily within the United States.
Working Conditions
• None

• Experience monitoring and reporting equipment
performance, including downtime tracking, event
reporting, and coordination with MRP system
transactions or status updates

Additional Information

Intuitive es un empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades de empleo. Proporcionamos igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a todos los solicitantes y empleados cualificados, y prohibimos cualquier tipo de discriminación y acoso, independientemente de su raza, sexo, condición de embarazo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, color, edad, religión, condición de veterano protegido o de discapacidad, información genética o cualquier otra condición protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales aplicables.

Aviso sobre los Controles de Exportación de EE. UU.: De acuerdo con las Regulaciones de Administración de Exportaciones de EE. UU. (15 CFR §743.13(b)), algunos puestos en Intuitive Surgical pueden estar sujetos a controles de exportación de EE. UU. para candidatos que sean nacionales de países actualmente bajo embargo o sanciones.

Cierta información que usted proporcione como parte de la solicitud será utilizada para determinar si Intuitive Surgical necesitará (i) obtener una licencia de exportación del gobierno de EE. UU. en su nombre (nota: el proceso de obtención de la licencia puede tardar entre 3 y más de 6 meses) o (ii) implementar un Plan de Control de Tecnología (“TCP”, por sus siglas en inglés) (nota: normalmente este paso agrega 2 semanas al proceso de contratación).
Para cualquier puesto en Intuitive sujeto a controles de exportación, las ofertas finales están condicionadas a la obtención de una licencia de exportación aprobada y/o a la ejecución de un TCP antes de la fecha de inicio del empleado potencial, la cual puede o no ser flexible, y dentro de un plazo que no obstaculice de manera irrazonable la necesidad de contratación. Si aplica, los candidatos serán notificados e instruidos sobre cualquier requisito relacionado con estos fines.

Este puesto puede cubrirse con un nivel de puesto diferente al indicado aquí, según las necesidades del negocio y/o la experiencia, los conocimientos y las habilidades del candidato o la candidata seleccionado. La compensación se basará principalmente en el nivel del puesto en el que se cubra el rol y en las cualificaciones del candidato o la candidata, de conformidad con la legislación aplicable.