Director of Manufacturing, Advanced Process Technologies

Primary Function of Position
The Director of Advanced Process Technology leads and develops a growing team dedicated to researching cutting edge manufacturing process technology and standards to develop a manufacturing technology implementation roadmap including process equipment and development standards and techniques. This individual brings deep manufacturing operations and whole-lifecycle technical expertise along with proven leadership in people management and development cross-functional collaboration and resource stewardship.

This role is pivotal in supporting Intuitives path to industrial scale manufacturing on a global level.   It involves building a high-performing team of engineers and setting the standard for development construction and implementation of future manufacturing processes all in service of delivering safe effective and innovative medical platforms and novel technologies to our patients.

Essential Job Duties

Team Leadership and Development

• Build direct lead mentor a new team of approximately 25 process and manufacturing engineers and managers focusing on both individual development and organizational capability.
• Foster a high-performance values-driven culture focused on accountability transparency and innovation.
• Anticipate organizational capability needs and proactively recruit or develop team members to meet existing and evolving business demands.

Strategic Manufacturing Leadership

• Serve as the primary manufacturing engineering leader and director for early-stage technology implementation strategy.
• Establish and oversee creation of a comprehensive framework of standards to ensure Intuitives manufacturing facilities maintain commonality across the globe particularly as we scale.
• Develop a manufacturing equipment supply chain with aligned capabilities to our needs and governance ensuring project success and Intuitive IP protection
• Drive alignment between design engineering process engineering commercial finance and other functions through effective communication and clear prioritization frameworks.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Serve as a key process engineering voice in early-stage programs influencing cross-functional peers and senior leaders.
• Engage with industry groups associations university networks and more to maintain maximum visibility to emerging trends and technologies in manufacturing and operations management.
• Conduct quarterly manufacturing technology road map reviews company wide. 

Project Planning and Resource Management

• Develop and manage integrated program plans Gantt timelines resource loading and cross-functional dependencies.
• Optimize allocation of engineering resources supplier collaboration and capital resources across multiple projects.
• Own advanced process technologies budget forecasting and ensure disciplined use of company resources aligned with portfolio objectives.
• Ensure all initiatives and objectives are progressing according to plan managing risks resolving blockers and adjusting resources as needed.

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 12 years of hands-on experience in manufacturing or operations engineering management preferably with at least 5 years in medical device manufacturing overseeing cross-functional teams through all phases of product development and implementation.
• Proven track record of leading complex multi-site product manufacturing projects from introduction through sustaining production.
• Demonstrated expertise in manufacturing process control and throughput optimization using statistical and other methods.
• Strong technical knowledge in areas of assembly manufacturing including robotics automation Manufacturing Execution Systems Supervisory Control and Data Analysis.
• Confident technical knowledge of essential manufacturing methods such as metal stamping metal injection molding plastics injection molding ultrasonic welding laser welding threaded fastener joint design and more.
• Deep familiarity with design and production control processes in the medical device industry.
• Skilled in project planning and execution using tools such as Microsoft Project Smartsheet or equivalent; demonstrated ability to model resource requirements develop multi-phase program timelines and manage cross-functional interdependencies.
• Experience working in high volume production environments including optimization of existing processes for increased efficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills capable of clearly articulating complex clinical and technical information across stakeholders including regulatory engineering and commercial leadership.
• Proven ability to lead coach and develop high-performance teams; demonstrated success recruiting and retaining top engineering talent

Required Education and Training:

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD preferred) in Manufacturing Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering or a related technical discipline with direct application to medical device development and production.

Working Conditions:

• Must be available to work full-time in Sunnyvale CA
• Up to 25% travel. Some international travel may be required.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience duplicating production facilities to new sites; line transfers
• Medical device process qualification:  DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ
• Familiarity with engineering change control systems Agile
• SAP production and process control systems familiarity
• Creation use and governance of manufacturing equipment design and construction standards
• Development of global manufacturing equipment suppliers and supply chains.

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time