Manager Value Engineering Instruments

Primary Function of Position:

Intuitive Surgical designs and manufactures highly complex mechanical systems for use in surgery. These systems include both capital equipment and consumables in the form of surgical instruments and accessories. The Value Engineering Manager Instruments Product Engineering is responsible for leading projects and/or teams of engineers that support instruments in the field. The successful candidate will be a working manager who leads projects and a small team while also contributing his or her own development work.

The candidate will lead a team to identify and evaluate new product value engineering opportunities as well as improvement opportunities that address field concerns and work with the team on product volume scaling and cost reduction projects. He or she must excel in a high-energy team environment and be capable of creative problem solving when faced with the time pressures and design constraints typical of sustaining product development. The successful candidate must have a wide breadth of knowelege and be able to drive multiple projects in parallel as well as be comfortable collaborating and leading across organizational boundaries as they are working independently.

Roles & Responsibilities:
 

• Lead and/or be part of a team working on a cross-functional design program. These projects may include new product development CAPAs minor- moderate- to major-design changes or supplier change requests.
• Maintain visibility of field RMAs and determine design projects that could address field reliability concerns.
• Establish group objectives and individual work goals consistent with continuous improvement and overall product enhancement activities.
  • Assign tasks set priorities establish metrics and track progress.
  • Schedule organize and direct the work of engineering staff to support design improvement projects effectively and efficiently
  • Support mechanical engineers in the review assessment and maintenance of design requirements functional specifications and related risk documents.
  • Review mechanical engineering designs in both a formal and informal capacity.
• Coordinate activities of his or her team with those of other groups in the organization.
  • Maintain cross-functional relationship with manufacturing supplier engineering product quality regulatory etc. to ensure and sustain product viability in the market.
• Manage coach and mentor engineers.
  • Assess employee performance and provide coaching to improve performance.
  • Grow and maintain a team of mechanical engineers by recruiting and retaining highly talented and motivated individuals.
• Develop working knowledge of external customer needs/requirements to ensure product designs provide value to patients surgeons and hospitals.
  • Interface with functions such as product marketing clinical engineering customer service etc. to ensure product performance needs are met.
  • Communicate effectively with surgeons and customers about the technical design details of the product.
• Support updates to technical requirements for designs based on an understanding of user needs.
• Develop and manage relationships with key suppliers.
• Support scaling product quantities in the field with DFM DFA and or cost reduction projects.
• Create high-level technical presentations to communicate effectively with leadership on project goals status and risks. 
• Provide administrative leadership / control for planning staffing budgeting and project/program cost tracking.

Qualifications :

Skills Experience Education & Training:

• Must be a selfless leader who inspires trust and commitment within their team and in the broader organization through integrity passion and professional excellence
• Ability to effectively direct the activities of an engineering team supporting multiple simultaneous development projects
• Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills. Ability to present the work of his or her team to executive management.
• Ability to interface with customers and potential business partners in a highly professional manner
• BS (Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field) required MS or PhD preferred.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience taking products from concept to production (medical product experience preferred)
• At least eight (8) years of experience with mechanical design
• Experience leading engineering teams
• Familiarity with all phases of the product development lifecycle including design implementation debug verification qualification and transfer
• Familiarity with the design control process
• Proven ability to apply the basic laws of physics to understand and achieve quick and reliable solutions to engineering problems
• Exceptional mechanical aptitude and visual thinking skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills such as finite element analysis statistics and experimental designs
• Breadth of knowledge in various manufacturing techniques
• Strong understanding of design for reliability and manufacturability
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment and drive individual projects.
• Experience managing suppliers and small projects
• Proficiency using CAD to design and document mechanical designs. SolidWorks preferred
• Comfortable with hands-on development work.
• Comfortable operating standard machine shop equipment for prototyping (mill lathe etc.).
• Proficient with techniques for rapidly fabricating proof-of-concept and functional prototypes.
• Comfortable with standard mechanical and electrical measurement and test equipment.

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

U.S. Export Controls Disclaimer:  In accordance with the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR 743.13(b)) some roles at Intuitive Surgical may be subject to U.S. export controls for prospective employeeswho are nationals from countries currently on embargo or sanctions status.

Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the governments licensing process can take 3 to 6 months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan (TCP) (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).  

For any Intuitive role subject to export controls final offers are contingent upon obtaining an approved export license and/or an executed TCP prior to the prospective employeesstart date which may or may not be flexible and within a timeframe that does not unreasonably impede the hiring need. If applicable candidates will be notified and instructed on any requirements for these purposes. 

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 compensation ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time