Sr. Supplier Manufacturing Engineer

Company: Intuitive
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: September 21, 2023

Job Description:

Job DescriptionPrimary 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 broad and deep 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 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 and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with suppliers, design, manufacturing, and project teams to implement performance, quality, capacity, and cost improvements. Mange project plans and timelines. Communicate to stakeholders on status.
• Develop suppliers to excel in all KPIs including Supplier Owned Quality, Capacity, and Sub-tier Management.
• 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.
• Seek out new suppliers in support of product needs. Assess suppliers for capability to fit Intuitive's quality and business requirements.
• Ensure compliance to quality management system and regulatory requirements. Lead and support supplier audits.
• Solve complex problems using structured problem-solving techniques.
• Apply improvements for supplier process issues by using true root cause analysis and corresponding corrective and preventive actions. (SCAR)
• Execute on supply chain optimizations to meet cost reduction objectives.
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