Senior Director, Manufacturing Engineering- Mexico

Primary Function of Position

The Senior Director Manufacturing Engineering Mexico is responsible for leading the manufacturing engineering organization across Intuitives Mexico operations ensuring the organization delivers world-class manufacturing capability operational excellence and long-term business scalability.

This executive leader is accountable for defining the manufacturing engineering strategy building organizational capability developing future engineering leaders and enabling sustainable growth through technology process innovation and operational excellence. As a member of the Mexico Site Leadership Team this role partners with Global Manufacturing Operations Quality Supply Chain and other enterprise functions to translate business strategy into manufacturing capability while ensuring world-class quality productivity cost performance and operational readiness.

Success in this role requires balancing strategic transformation with flawless operational execution while developing a high-performing engineering organization capable of supporting future business growth.

Essential Job Duties

Strategy & Business Leadership

• Define and execute the multi-year Manufacturing Engineering strategy supporting Mexico operations.
• Develop the engineering operating model required to support business growth new technologies and manufacturing scale.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to Site Leadership on manufacturing capability automation capital investment organizational design and operational performance.
• Align site priorities with enterprise manufacturing and product strategies.
• Lead engineering participation in strategic planning and long-range capacity planning.

Organization & Talent Leadership

• Build and lead a high-performing multi-layer engineering organization.
• Develop succession plans leadership capability and technical career paths.
• Coach Directors Managers and senior technical leaders.
• Foster a culture of accountability innovation collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic oversight for sustaining manufacturing engineering across Systems Endoscopes Instruments and Accessories.
• Ensure production continuity quality capacity and cost optimization.
• Standardize engineering practices KPIs governance and operating mechanisms.
• Lead manufacturing readiness for capacity expansion transfers and technology deployment.
• Drive improvements in productivity yield equipment reliability automation and cost.
• Influence enterprise manufacturing strategy through cross-functional partnerships.
• Represent Manufacturing Engineering in executive reviews.
• Drive global best-practice sharing and operational consistency.
• Own engineering operating budget capital planning and resource allocation.
• Develop investment business cases and deliver measurable ROI.
• Drive adoption of automation robotics digital manufacturing AI-enabled process optimization and Industry 4.0 capabilities.
• Develop technology roadmaps supporting long-term competitiveness.

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• Strategic business acumen and executive leadership.
• Strong financial and operational management.
• Ability to influence across matrix organizations.
• Deep expertise in Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma operational excellence and regulated manufacturing.
• Excellent communication change management and structured problem-solving.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Engineering required.
• Masters degree preferred.

Experience

• 20 years of progressive manufacturing engineering or operations leadership.
• 10 years leading large multi-layer engineering organizations.
• Experience developing engineering operating models KPI systems and organizational transformation.
• Experience managing large operating and capital budgets.
• Medical device or other highly regulated manufacturing experience preferred.

Working Conditions

• None

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.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time