Job Description

Primary Function of Position

Design and construct manufacturing equipment used to produce minimally invasive medical devices. This equipment will range in complexity from custom manual fixtures to semi-automated electro-mechanical systems, integrating work-holding, sensing, motion and vision control. This position will play a critical role in developing cutting edge manufacturing capabilities to enable the future of minimally invasive surgery.

The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of the technical aspects of mechanical engineering and design. He/she will work closely with manufacturing and product design engineers to develop and sustain custom equipment for production use.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Primary Roles & Responsibilities:

• Design and build in-house manufacturing equipment from concept to implementation.
• Create effective design solutions of mechanical assemblies from simple fixturing to more complex assembly and fixtures for automation equipment.
• Iterate rapidly by prototyping, testing, and examining product designs using engineering methods and techniques, including computer simulation and physical models
• Create and manage project plans including schedules, budgets, and stakeholder updates.
• Develop documentation for equipment including specifications, assembly instructions, maintenance, and calibration procedures.
• Conduct effective design reviews of new equipment at all stages of development.
• Provide equipment-related technical support for on-going production operation and expansion.
• Establish and manage external resources (contractors, system integrators, vendors) in the planning and execution of equipment projects including duplication activities.

Additional Roles & Responsibilities:

• Ensure manufacturing equipment designs meet functional, safety, ergonomic, and documentation requirements, to facilitate efficient production operations.
• Create and execute protocol documentation for equipment DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ validations.
• Provide controls-related root-cause analysis and technical support to on-going production operations.
• Support other equipment-related operations and duties as required

Qualifications

Skill/Job Requirements:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or similar; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years' experience designing and developing Automated manufacturing equipment.
• Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks highly preferred): designing parts with complex geometry, creating assemblies and creating detailed manufacturing drawings
• Comfortable operating machine shop, measurement, and test equipment
• Mechanical design and exploration skills, including statics, dynamics, and strength of materials, including stress analysis, fatigue, and thermal analysis.
• Experience in integration of mechatronics components such as sensors, motors, pneumatics, and motion and vision control components.
• Experience in working with precision parts, locating features, machine tolerances
• Familiarity with pneumatic controls, sensors, vision systems, servos and other actuators.
• Excellent understanding of tolerance analysis and statistical methods. Fluency in ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack analysis
• Prior Experience developing equipment qualification, calibration and PM procedures and practices.
• Prior Experience with enterprise software (e.g. Agile document control, Confluence, Polarion, Windchill, etc)
• Prior experience working with PLM systems (Agile preferred), SAP applications, including ECO creation, origination of equipment specification, test protocols, BOM, and work instructions.
• Great attitude, eager, willing/able to take initiative, works well with others in team environment.
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally. Travel requirements will be approximately 5%.

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.