Intuitive Surgical, Inc

Senior Quality Engineer

Intuitive Surgical, Inc$120K — $145K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in QE/QA with a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years in a regulated industry.
  • Support experience in new product introduction (NPI) from design to manufacturing transfer.
  • Experience with mechanical assembly of electro-mechanical systems.
  • Proficient in designing inspection processes for quality detection.
  • Strong data analysis and interpretation skills.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities across departments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead critical product and process investigations across teams.
  • Identify and resolve systemic quality issues with sustainable solutions.
  • Manage quality investigations for complaints and non-conformances.
  • Serve as escalation owner for significant quality and compliance risks.
  • Author, review, and approve quality assurance documentation and protocols.
  • Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and process non-conformances.
  • Conduct risk assessments and process reviews.

Benefits

  • Market-competitive compensation packages including base pay and incentives.
  • Equity opportunities.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Support for professional development and training.
  • Flexible working arrangements with site travel as needed.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Primary Function of Position

This role oversees end-to-end quality investigations (spanning on-site manufacturing operations, supplier operations, product design activities and customer complaints), risk management, new product development and BU wide improvement initiatives across the Endoluminal product family and operational area.

Essential Job Duties
  • Leads critical product, process investigations and audits with cross functional and cross site impact.
  • Identifies systemic quality issues and drives sustainable solutions.
  • Ownership of quality investigations for complaints and non-conformances.
  • Serves as escalation owner for medium to high impact product quality & compliance risks
  • Author, review, and approve QA documentation and protocols.
  • Drive and own corrective and preventive action (CAPA) and/or Process NCs
  • Ownership of risk assessment activities and process reviews.
  • Support regulatory and customer audit preparations and responses.
  • Analyze and interpret advanced quality data and KPI trends.
  • Mentor junior engineers and technicians in technical expertise.
  • Ensure compliance with company and regulatory standards (GMP, ISO, FDA).
  • Advise cross-functional teams on quality requirements.
  • Indentification and ownership of continuous improvement projects.
  • Breadth of Impact and Leadership
    • Owns quality outcomes across a product family, plant, or major operational area
    • Drives improvements that impact multiple teams or value streams
    • Leads cross functional teams without authority
    • Mentor/coach junior QEs to transform into independent owners
    • Influences decisions through expertise and credibility


Qualifications

Required Experience and Education
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in QE/QA and bachelor's degree in a engineering or relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience in a regulated industry in a relevant discipline.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Experience in supporting NPI from design and development through to manufacturing transfer
  • Demonstrated experience supporting mechanical assembly of electro-mechanical systems, including supporting multi-component assembly processes.
  • Skilled in designing and implementing inspection at upstream and downstream stages to early and appropriate detection
  • Strong understanding of quality principles and methodologies
  • Strong data analysis and data interpretation skills
  • Strong ability to drive and resolve quality issues
  • Strong communication and team collaboration, ability to influence stakeholders across departments

Physical Requirements
  • Office, lab, production, and site travel as needed (
  • Frequent computer and inspection work.
  • Occasional lifting (


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.

This position may be filled at a different job level than listed here depending on
business need and/or on the selected candidate's experience, knowledge and skills.
Compensation will be based primarily on the job level at which the role is filled and the
candidate's qualifications, consistent with applicable law.

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 compensation ranges are listed.

About Intuitive Surgical, Inc

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, and markets robotic products designed to improve clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery, most notably with the da Vinci Surgical System. The company is part of the NASDAQ-100 and S&P 500. Intuitive Surgical has installed more than 5,000 surgical systems worldwide, and has more than 4,000 employees.
Learn more about Intuitive Surgical, Inc
Size
9,793 employees
Market Cap
$93.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1 billion
Founded
1999
5 Year Trend
+16.1%
Revenue
$4.3 billion
NASDAQ

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