Senior Director, SP Process Engineering
Intuitive

Job Info

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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:

Provide leadership, technical and administrative mentoring across interdepartmental boundaries as related to the manufacturing of minimally invasive robotic surgical equipment. This key management role will lead Manufacturing Engineering, Equipment & Test Engineering (AET) and Supplier Engineering functions, with core activities focused on improving internal and external customer satisfaction pertaining to supply continuity, product development, product reliability, manufacturability, capacity, serviceability, and cost for robotic surgical systems, instruments, and accessories. The position provides leadership across a broad range of cross-functional teams including mechanical and electrical engineering, supply chain management, serial production, lead-sigma real-time process monitoring, etc. This is a vital and strategic senior management role in charge of effectively leading a multi-plant serial production environment in support of a rapidly growing medical device business. Proven experience achieving results through others and managing wide range of technical and administrative individuals required. Proven track record in a medium to large-scale medical device manufacturing both in capital equipment and in instruments and accessories, especially catheters is preferable.

Roles & Responsibilities: 

*         Manage manufacturing engineering directors, managers and supervisors across broad range of value added disciplines

*         Continuously improve product quality, cost, and delivery levels

*         Determines long term (multi-year) strategy, tactical and resource plans for the team

*         Manage resources among competing production departments and project manage product transfers to and from US to other global plantsy.

*         Accelerate NPI projects to ensure new products get to market quickly and scale to volume

*         Set standards for productivity and quality improvements by effectively deploying Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques

*         Contribute to supply chain excellence, risk management and supplier development

*         Effectively manage WIP inventory level and the application of related IT tools

*         Continuously monitor manufacturing waste and its elimination

*         Work with EHS Department in order to meet all regulatory compliance requirements across a diverse sector of government agencies

*         Efficiently manage high-complexity small to mid-volume manufacturing assembly line, specifying and/or refining BOMs, work flow processes, and detailed work instructions.

*         Lead initiatives focused on yield improvement, material cost reduction, capacity enhancement, and outsourcing of assemblies.

*         Provide component engineering services to proactively identify and resolve/mitigate material obsolescence or availability issues

*         Identify, design, qualify, document and introduce production assembly/test fixtures.

*         Provide product and process Design for Manufacturability input to enhance manufacturability and servicing.

*         Provide technical support for Material Review Board (MRB) and RMA/Service to ensure discrepant material is processed efficiently.

*         Failure Mode investigation of customer returned (RMA) FRUs, instruments, and accessories.

*         Analyze, trend, and report on RMA investigations - recommend corrective actions.

*         Transfer PCA functional testing to contract manufacturers.

*         Provide technical support for failure analysis and root cause investigation of product failures.

*         Must possess strong communication skills to interface with company executives, technicians, product development, planning, purchasing, regulatory, inspection, customer support and clinical marketing organizations.

*         Coach and develop production and manufacturing engineering organizations in support of 200% year-over-year growth

Qualifications

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

*         Minimum BS degree in an engineering discipline, MS degree highly desirable (i.e. EE, ME, CS, CE). APICS certification also highly desired

*         Minimum 15+ years' experience in production, manufacturing engineering/ test engineering role

*         8+ years as a manager of technical personnel in a fast-paced environment

*         Experience in Medical Device Manufacturing (including GMP, MDD, ISO)

*         Prior experience applying automated equipment, complex mechanism manufacturing, or robotics.

*         Experience in Just-In-Time, Demand Flow Technology, and Lean Manufacturing techniques.

*         Proven experience and track record regarding process improvement of complex manufacturing systems

*         Strong technical analytical skills including FMEA, statistical methods, and Six Sigma techniques

*         Excellent communication skills a must

*         Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Project programs and commonly utilized ERP systems 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.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.

Shift : Day

Travel : 10% of the time

Travel Requirements:10% of the time Shift:Day

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