Adv Process Tech NPI Equipment Engr - Sunnyvale, United States - Intuitive Surgical

Description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:
Contribute your technical manufacturing, design, and project management skills to a dynamic development team creating high volume automated assembly lines for precision instruments and accessories. This position will focus the developing high-volume automation lines for Robotic Surgery Instruments and Accessories. Individuals in this role will create line specifications, interface with machine integrators through the machine design, build and commissioning. Individuals in this role will provide daily support, onsite and remote, to the manufacturing team during and after commissioning.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead the sourcing and evaluation of new equipment suppliers
• Lead the creation of automation line specifications
• Evaluate current and future Robotic Surgery Accessories and Instruments to determine feasibility and value of automated assembly
• Be point of contact for machine integrator in development, evaluation, and shipment of the automation line
• Support line commissioning and validation
• Support the development and execution of IQ/OQ/PQ and PPQ protocols for high volume automation assembly lines.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement projects to improve first pass yield, cycle time reduction, product reliability and cost reduction.
• Provide design engineers with Design for Automation and Design for Reliability input to ensure consistency/commonality among hardware and standard part selections across product/sub-assembly lines.
• Create and maintain controlled documents including: BOMs, workflow processes, manufacturing plan and detailed work instructions.
• Analyze manufacturing lines from a risk perspective (PFMEA) to incorporate and validate critical tests used in manufacturing.