Make Center of Excellence Engineer at Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, California

Job Description:

Company Description
At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.
As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.
Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.
Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.
Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.
Job Description
Primary Function of Position:

The Make Center of Excellence Engineer will be an integral part of the Global Operations team and will help drive projects to improve the efficiency of operations at Intuitive. This person will help manage projects driving efficiencies with SAP and SAP related capabilities, will be accountable for implementation and facilitation of process changes, system improvements, and implementing processes that drive operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have experience in SAP, production processes and scheduling, and a history of implementing process improvements.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Identify current process gaps and help efficiency to improve programs to success and/or eliminate


• Leverage SAP to automate manual processes


• Provide efficiency insights to local and global teams as well as cross-functional teams


• Design and implement solutions to standardize efficiency programs


• Review and complete future phases of IoT, Cloud computing and RFID initiatives


• Develop systematic processes to ensure no delays or shortages


• Facilitate and drive process mapping and brainstorming workshops that are industry leading


• Create baseline current state process documentation and future state business requirements


• Own and deliver Customer impacting projects utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodology


• Create project charters, stakeholder analyses and process maps to aid in project initiation and planning.


• Present project updates, findings, and detailed, prioritized recommendations to sponsors and key stakeholders


• Drive project implementation working closely with subject matter experts and project champions/sponsors/stakeholders


• Partner with Global Process Owners to implement system and process improvements ensuring alignment and consistency


• Create metrics and dashboards to measure process efficiencies in order to validate process changes creating the desired results

Qualifications
Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, technology or similar or equivalent blend of work and certification experience.


• 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, or Supply Chain environment


• At least 5 years of process improvement experience in a manufacturing environment


• Previously held continuous improvement or industrial engineering role


• Skilled user of SAP


• Excellent Project Management skills required

Nice to have:

• LEAN or Six Sigma background helpful


• Highly organized with exceptional ability to prioritize


• Supply Chain and Logistics experience preferred


• Experience working for a Global organization across multiple functions and regions preferred


• Highly pro-active with ability to work autonomously preferred


• Excited and a passion to learn and develop

Additional Information
Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Due to the nature of our business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19. Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside, or plan to reside, in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role, as actual pay will be determined based on several factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Base Salary Range Region 1: $110,700 USD - $159,300 USD
Base Salary Range Region 2: $94,100 USD - $135,500 USD
Shift: Day
Travel: 10% of the time
Workplace Type: Onsite - This job is fully onsite.

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