Senior Technician, Equipment Duplication and Support

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

11d

About The Position

Primary Function of Position: Multiport Process Engineering Equipment Duplication and Support Technician will be an integral member of Intuitive Surgical’s Advanced Processes and Automation team. The ideal candidate will be highly capable and play a lead role in the group’s charter to duplicate and support manufacturing lines and equipment for high-volume manufacturing of Intuitive’s products. Expertise with planning, managing outsourced builds, hands on final assembly, troubleshooting and testing of custom manufacturing equipment will be leveraged to ensure that new production lines are completed on time and budget, and continue to run without significant interruption. Success in this role will depend on the ability to manage numerous concurrent equipment projects while doing hands-on final assembly, test and troubleshooting tasks of new and production equipment. The technician will need to be able to access equipment documentation in Agile, and understand BOM structures, mechanical and electrical drawings and validation protocols. The technician must be committed to maintaining equipment quality and our team’s performance standards.

Requirements

Experience in planning, ordering, assembling, validating, and supporting medical device manufacturing equipment.
Strong skills with managing materials for projects using large excel spreadsheets
Excellent communication skills to ensure project requirements are understood and commitments are met.
Experience with the business side of medical capital equipment
Experience with assembly, functional testing and troubleshooting of complex electromechanical equipment.
“Self-starter” attitude and comfort in a hands-on environment
Strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills
Associate (2 year) degree or equivalent training and experience.
Minimum of 5 years experience with medical device equipment or manufacturing equipment and managing associated projects.
Travel to support contract manufacturers and other intuitive sites 25%

Responsibilities

Work with information from Agile, SAP, drawings, and a worldwide manufacturing team to determine requirements for new equipment, spare parts, and manufacturing line installations.
Align with the team on make/buy decisions, supplier selection, scope of RFQs, and manage purchase orders to support your project’s budget and schedule.
Assemble and test new equipment to ensure it will pass a formal validation, including mechanical, electrical and pneumatic component assembly and integration.
Manage contract manufacturers and support them with documentation, technical questions and change implementations
Physically manage receipt and storage of materials as they arrive
Arrange packaging, logistics and customs paperwork for international and local shipping of small parts and large systems,
Troubleshoot and resolve equipment issues during bring up and on the manufacturing lines.
Document repairs in Equipment Events
Join cross-functional team projects focused on new equipment development and duplication projects to ensure documentation meets our needs.
Work with engineering to improve documentation of EFTs and our processes.