Sr Engineer - Automated Data Capture 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:

• Contributes to the success and advancement of low to high volume manufacturing for consumable products.


• This position will focus on meeting manufacturing operations and product safety, reliability, and performance goals.


• Those in this role must demonstrate excellent knowledge of lean manufacturing, concepts process development and the ability to work with a team to develop automated identification and data capture (ADC) in state of art manufacturing lines.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities for this Manufacturing Engineer position include:

• Provide technical help, failure analysis, and trouble shoot ADC equipment/system (RFID, Biometrics, Smartcards, etc..); this will include physical equipment and software


• Develop, maintain, and improve manufacturing processes using pFMEA as a guide to target and adjust process signals.


• Provide leadership and mentorship to team members as needed.


• Design, build, document and/or specify manufacturing assembly fixtures to implement RFID systems/components.


• Establish and perform IQ/OQ/PQ on equipment and fixtures, execute validations on Manufacturing lines (PPQ) for ADC systems.


• Help with Design Verification and Validation (V&V) activities as ADC systems are scaled.


• Contribute to iterative component designs and manufacturing processes for reliability improvements and cost reductions.

Qualifications
Skills/Experience:

• Minimum BS in engineering (ME or IE disciplines) required, mechatronics preferred.


• Experience in implementing RFID or equivalent solutions in manufacturing operations, supply chain and logistics is preferred


• Minimum 5 years' experience in product development or manufacturing environments.


• High mechanical aptitude with an exceptional background in software debug is required


• Demonstrated experience of implementing industry 4.0 concepts in manufacturing operations


• Experience in mid/high volume manufacturing of complex mechanisms (automation and vision system experience a plus).

Nice to have:

• Experience with creating Manufacturing Process Instructions, Procedure writing, and BOM development.


• Ability to head cross functional teams and give clear and concise presentations.


• Use of Agile or similar lifecycle management system tool.


• Experienced in ISO 13485 medical device manufacturing environment.

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: $131,000 USD - $188,600 USD
Base Salary Range Region 2: $111,400 USD - $160,200 USD
Shift: Day
Travel: 10% of the time
Workplace Type: Onsite - This job is fully onsite.

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