- 10 Month contract opportunity - W2 (No C2C)
- Compensation: $60 - $70/hr
- Onsite: 1266 Kifer Road, Bldg 103, Sunnyvale, CA, 94086
Intuitive Surgical, in cooperation with our recruitment partner Raise, are hiring. At Intuitive, 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 in robotic-assisted surgery (RAS), we have been expanding our innovations through technology to help make a difference in the world. For 25 years, human ingenuity has guided our journey to help solve some of healthcare’s most complex challenges.
Join us in making big leaps forward for healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let’s help to advance the world of minimally invasive care.
Primary Function of Position:
In this role, you will move surgery forward by putting the highest quality and most innovative products in the hands of our customers to enable better surgical outcomes for patients. The ideal candidate will apply their hands-on experience in manufacturing to produce da Vinci surgical systems in the Multiport Business Unit. This role is responsible for on-going sustaining and improvement efforts for all active Systems products with a focus on mechanical components and assemblies. The assemblies under the responsibility of this role include metal and plastic parts that are machined, cast, molded, welded, formed, sintered, etc. You will select and develop our suppliers and manufacturing processes to produce high quality and reliable parts.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Supplier Quality and Performance Improvement
- Serving as a liaison between suppliers, design engineering, manufacturing engineering and purchasing.
- Resolve and prioritize supplier issues to ensure on time delivery of product to support production.
- Support New Product Development activity for new purchased product, which may include:
- Inspection Correlation
- First Article Inspection
- Support supplier manufacturing process improvements that affect quality by supporting the SE team in using various tools and best practices including project management, 8D/6M methods and other Six Sigma practices
- Investigate and resolve ISI Production line down events that are parts related; includes the following:
- In-depth Root Cause Analysis
- Disposition non-conforming material (Containment)
- Implement Corrective Actions/Preventive Actions
- Documenting all the above
Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:
To adequately perform the responsibilities of this position the individual must possess:
- BS degree in Engineering (preferred degree in Mechanical or Aerospace)
- Experience in evaluating and supporting supplier/product-related issues
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) and Manufacturing techniques
- Empower suppliers to own completion of part qualification deliverables (such as PPQP, PPAP): pFMEA, Special Process Validations, FAI, Cpk Studies, Capacity Studies, DfX, and cost analysis.
- In-depth analytical and trouble-shooting skills, and inspection techniques
- Ability to read and interpret detailed specification drawings, including GD&T, and communicate technical information
- Dependable Project Management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Skills
- Advanced computer experience using MS Excel, SAP (or other ERP system), and Agile (or other document control system)
- Knowledge of input variables into manufacturing processes that impact quality
- Experience in complex mechanical assembly or mechanisms
- Work closely with design, manufacturing, and project teams to implement performance, quality, capacity, and cost improvements. Mange project plans and timelines. Communicate to stakeholders on status.
- Seek out new suppliers in support of product needs. Assess suppliers for capability to fit Intuitive’s quality and business requirements.
- Empower suppliers to own completion of part qualification deliverables (such as PPQP, PPAP): pFMEA, Special Process Validations, FAI, Cpk Studies, Capacity Studies, DfX, and cost analysis.
- Ensure compliance to quality management system and regulatory requirements and support supplier audits.
- Apply improvements for supplier process issues by using true root cause analysis and corresponding corrective and preventive actions. (SCAR)
- Solve complex problems using structured problem-solving techniques.
- Develop suppliers to excel in all KPIs including Supplier Owned Quality, Capacity, and Sub-tier Management.
- Execute on supply chain optimizations to meet cost reduction objectives.
- Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools
Skill/Job Requirements:
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Minimum 1 year related experience in Process/Manufacturing Development/Engineering, Supplier Development Engineering or related field
- Experience leading teams to solve difficult technical and process problems
- Excellent Project Management, complex problem solving skills, and written/verbal communication skills
- Medical Device experience is a plus
- Ability to travel to suppliers (domestic and international) as needed: 20%
Please note that this is a contract role providing services to Intuitive through our direct sourcing partner, Raise who manages Intuitive’s Contractor Talent Community. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by Raise and will not be an employee of Intuitive.
Work with an Award Winning Employer:
- Best Places to Work, Glassdoor Employees’ Choice, 2019 (#12 of 100), 2020 (#7 of 100)
- America’s Best Midsized Employers, Forbes, 2019 (#149 of 500)
- Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare, Becker’s Hospital Review, 2019
- Top CEOs, Glassdoor, 2019 (#9 of 100)
Raise and Intuitive are Equal Employment Opportunity Employers. 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 all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.
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