Senior Mechanical Engineer - Manufacturing Equipment

Primary Function of Position

Design and construct manufacturing equipment to support production of Intuitive’s Endoluminal robotic systems, instruments and accessories. This position will play a critical role in developing robust manufacturing capabilities to enable the future of minimally invasive surgery.

This candidate will thrive either working independently or with senior level equipment staff, manufacturing and software engineering, and other departments to develop and sustain custom equipment for production use. Typical projects will range in complexity from custom manual fixtures to semi-automated electro-mechanical systems, integrating workholding, sensing, motion and vision control. The ideal candidate is an individual with high energy, ownership, integrity, and accountability who will drive all aspects of an equipment project including scheduling, documenting specifications, prototyping, coordinating builds and validating finished hardware.

Provide engineering support to the larger task of duplicating equipment for production ramp across multiple product lines.  Manage equipment procurement, build, and qualification activities to schedules driven by business needs.  Provide work direction and technical guidance to a team of engineers and technicians to accomplish line duplication and support tasks.  Provide equipment engineering support to on-going production operations to maximize equipment availability and minimize equipment downtime.  Continuous improvement of equipment for increased reliability, performance, yield, output, or other metrics as determined by business needs.  The equipment supported ranges in complexity from custom manual fixtures to semi-automated equipment.   This position will play a critical role in meeting commercial demand for our Ion business unit.

Essential Job Duties

• Design and build in-house proprietary manufacturing and test equipment from concept to full implementation.

• Create effective design solutions of mechanical assemblies from simple fixturing to complex assembly for automation equipment.

• Establish specifications, assembly instructions, troubleshooting guides, and maintenance and calibration procedures.

• Ensure equipment designs meet functional, safety, ergonomic, documentation, and validation requirements.

• Create and manage project plans including schedules, budgets, and stakeholder updates.

• Conduct effective design reviews at all stages of equipment development.

• Create and execute protocol documentation for equipment IQOQPQ and DQ validations.

• Interface with a multitude of technical and counterpart teams in the creation and sustaining of manufacturing equipment for on-going production operation and expansion.

• Establish and manage external resources (contractors, system integrators, vendors) in the planning and execution of equipment projects.

• Oversee the installation, modification, upgrade and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.

• Support quality and internal/external audits as required.

• Support other equipment-related operations and duties as required.