Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 3

Company Description

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare, you’ll find your purpose here.

Job Description

Primary Function of Position

This role manages advanced equipment engineering tasks such as root cause analysis, process improvement, and equipment validation, contributing to retooling and technology upgrades.

Essential Job Duties

• Lead advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis of equipment failures.
• Design, implement, and validate equipment upgrades and modifications.
• Manage equipment validation studies (IQ/OQ/PQ) and protocol development.
• Analyze performance data and recommend reliability improvements.
• Support cross-functional teams in new equipment selection and installation.
• Develop and review SOPs for equipment operation and maintenance.
• Participate in regulatory audits and ensure compliance documentation is up-to-date.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians in equipment best practices.
• Coordinate improvement projects to increase equipment efficiency, safety, and compliance.
• Implement and monitor preventive maintenance programs.

Qualifications

Required Experience and Education

• Minimum 5 years of experience in equipment engineering or related discipline and a bachelor’s degree (Electronics and Mechanical engineering bachelor's degree highly preferred).

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• English spoken at a professional fluent level (80% minimum).
• Available for travel 5-10% of the year.
• Advanced troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• In-depth understanding of regulatory standards (FDA, ISO 13485) for equipment qualification.
• Proficiency in developing protocols and executing validations.
• Effective leadership of cross-functional projects.
• Skilled in mentoring and training less experienced staff.
• PLC's programming proven experience.
• NPI and line transferences and equipment validation experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Office and production floor work; potential travel between sites.
• Lifting up to 15 lbs; extended standing/walking.

Additional Information

Intuitive es un empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades de empleo. Proporcionamos igualdad de oportunidades de empleo a todos los solicitantes y empleados cualificados, y prohibimos cualquier tipo de discriminación y acoso, independientemente de su raza, sexo, condición de embarazo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, color, edad, religión, condición de veterano protegido o de discapacidad, información genética o cualquier otra condición protegida por las leyes federales, estatales o locales aplicables.

Aviso sobre los Controles de Exportación de EE. UU.: De acuerdo con las Regulaciones de Administración de Exportaciones de EE. UU. (15 CFR §743.13(b)), algunos puestos en Intuitive Surgical pueden estar sujetos a controles de exportación de EE. UU. para candidatos que sean nacionales de países actualmente bajo embargo o sanciones.

Cierta información que usted proporcione como parte de la solicitud será utilizada para determinar si Intuitive Surgical necesitará (i) obtener una licencia de exportación del gobierno de EE. UU. en su nombre (nota: el proceso de obtención de la licencia puede tardar entre 3 y más de 6 meses) o (ii) implementar un Plan de Control de Tecnología (“TCP”, por sus siglas en inglés) (nota: normalmente este paso agrega 2 semanas al proceso de contratación).
Para cualquier puesto en Intuitive sujeto a controles de exportación, las ofertas finales están condicionadas a la obtención de una licencia de exportación aprobada y/o a la ejecución de un TCP antes de la fecha de inicio del empleado potencial, la cual puede o no ser flexible, y dentro de un plazo que no obstaculice de manera irrazonable la necesidad de contratación. Si aplica, los candidatos serán notificados e instruidos sobre cualquier requisito relacionado con estos fines.

Client-provided location(s): Mexicali, Mexico

Job ID: 0bf10f04-a94a-4eab-b4b9-623da001e4f4

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-12-18T17:37:17