Manufacturing Engineer

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: 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 pioneer and leading company in the field of robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare’s hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere—we strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture—our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real-world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential. 

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let’s advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

This position is a fixed-term position for 2 years.

Primary Function of Position:

Join our dynamic development team and apply your technical manufacturing and design expertise to create precision endoscopic instruments for minimally invasive robotic surgery. This role focuses on developing and implementing processes to meet manufacturing goals for the endoscope product line, while ensuring product safety, reliability, and performance. As an NPI manufacturing engineer, you'll effectively utilize business processes to implement changes, identify and develop process improvements for existing products, and support design enhancements with product engineering. Demonstrating strong hands-on capabilities and a broad technical understanding is essential.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Enhance and maintain efficient 'mid to high volume' manufacturing assembly processes by identifying and introducing new innovations.
• Document, qualify, and implement manufacturing fixtures and equipment.
• Ensure process stability through tests like DOE's and validations.
• Collaborate with design engineering to define key design features that optimise manufacturability.
• Establish critical inspection and test checkpoints.
• Develop robust assembly processes from prototype to serial production, focusing on improvements in yield, cycle time, reliability, and cost reduction.
• Support changes with measurement series to ensure quality.
• Troubleshoot non-conformances, conduct root cause analyses, and implement preventive and corrective actions in collaboration with operations, industrial engineering, and design engineering.
• Ensure compliance with current QMS, DOPs, SOPs, and safety regulations.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• BE/BS required, ME/MS preferred in Mechanical, Mechatronic, Process, Electrical, Microsystems Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years as an NPI or Manufacturing engineer, preferably in medical device development.
• At least 2 years in process development or manufacturing engineering for mid/high volume surgical products.
• Enthusiasm for medical robotic surgery technology.
• Great attitude, initiative, and teamwork skills.
• Hands-on approach to manufacturing processes.
• Strong work ethic, willingness to learn, and strong people skills.
• Process-oriented thinking.
• Advanced communication skills for building relationships, influencing, and negotiating.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills in German and English.
• Ability to clearly explain assembly processes to assemblers and supervisors.
• Knowledge in statistical analysis, process capability, validation, and design of experiments.
• Experience with ISO9001/13485 or medical device manufacturing preferred.
• New product introduction/development experience desirable.
• Willingness to travel internationally (up to 10% per year).

Additional Information

Intuitive ist ein Arbeitgeber, der gleiche und gerechte Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten bietet. Wir bieten allen qualifizierten Bewerberinnen und Bewerber gleiche Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten, unabhängig von ethnischer Herkunft, Geschlecht, Schwangerschaft, sexueller Orientierung, Geschlechtsidentität, nationaler Herkunft, Hautfarbe, Alter, Religion, geschütztem Veteranenstatus, Behindertenstatus, genetischen Informationen oder einem anderen Status, der nach den geltenden Gesetzen auf Bundes-, Landes- oder lokaler Ebene geschützt ist, und verbieten jegliche Form von Diskriminierung und Belästigung.