Intuitive · 11 hours ago
Manager Supplier Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$164K/yr - $236K/yr
10+ years expIntuitive is a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care. They are seeking a Manager Supplier Engineering to lead a team of Supplier Engineers, ensuring supply continuity and cost efficiency while managing supplier relationships and supporting new product introduction activities.
Medical DeviceHealthcareManufacturingHealth Care
Responsibilities
Manage and grow a high performing team of Supplier Engineers. Maintain a culture of achieving challenging goals. Coach and empower your team to continually improve
Manage supplier relationships to partner with Intuitive, enabling your team to develop suppliers to excel in joint effort of launching new products
Work closely with design, manufacturing, and project teams to launch new products; systematically identify and remove risks to program success by leveraging your team, stakeholders, and suppliers
Seek out new suppliers in support of product needs. Assess suppliers for capability to fit Intuitive’s quality and business requirements. Influence critical stakeholders to utilize and maximize the use of the Production supply base
Support your team and suppliers in completing the Production Part Qualification deliverables, to name a few: pFMEA, Special Process Validations, FAI, and Process Capability Analysis
Support transfer of parts and suppliers throughout the product development life cycle
Lead teams to solve complex problems using structured problem-solving techniques
Drive improvements for supplier process issues by using true root cause analysis and corresponding corrective and preventive actions
Review, analyze, and close non-conformances, and first article inspections by judging risk analyses and justifications, determining corrective and preventive actions at suppliers (SCAR), and looking for opportunities with suppliers to eliminate recurrence
Facilitate, influence, and work cross-functionally to improve Supplier Engineering processes
Keep the organization’s vision and values at the forefront of decision-making and action
Efficiently plan, manage, and execute projects that enable Intuitive to satisfy rapidly growing demand for Multiport Systems
Establish milestones and success criteria for your team and projects. Drive decisions and escalate key issues quickly maintaining stakeholder alignment
Effectively communicate above goals, projects status, milestones, risks, and successes up and down the organization
Own new products through successful and sustained project launch. This includes driving new product introduction schedules, resolving manufacturability issues, and driving improvements
Provide technical support for failure analysis of discrepant production components, assemblies, and field returns. Lead investigations where appropriate
Mentor and set project tasks for Supplier Engineers on their specific project team and on other teams as needed to further company expertise & effectiveness
Empower your team to make decisions and celebrate their successes
Carefully identify resource gaps and opportunities
Qualification
Required
BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or equivalent, advanced degree preferred
10+ years related experience in Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, or Supplier Process Engineering for plastic components, CNC machining, sheet metal, and/or mechanical assemblies
Strong technical expertise in manufacturing of plastic injection molded components, CNC machining of precision steel or aluminum components, sheet metal, and/or mechanical assemblies
Strong knowledge of GD&T required, certifications in Machining or Plastic Injection Molding preferred
Strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills
Experience leading teams to solve difficult technical and process problems
Proven ability to hire highly capable staff, grow and mentor talent
Excellent project management, complex problem solving, and written/verbal communication skills
Ability to travel to suppliers (domestic and international) as needed: 25%
Preferred
Advanced degree preferred
Certifications in Machining or Plastic Injection Molding preferred
Medical Device, Aerospace or Automotive experience is a plus
Company
Intuitive
Intuitive designs and manufactures robotic-assisted surgical systems.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5MKey Investors
St. Cloud Capital
2003-04-30Post Ipo Equity
2000-06-23IPO
1996-01-01Seed· $5M
Leadership Team
Gillian Duncan
Senior Vice President, Professional Education & Program Services - Worldwide
Myriam Curet
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer
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