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Sr. Engineering Technician-Swing Shift

Sr. Engineering Technician-Swing Shift

CompanyIntuitive Surgical
LocationSunnyvale, CA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of component level troubleshooting experience on FPGA/Microprocessor-based Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCAs).
  • Ability to perform failure analysis and troubleshooting with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex PCAs down to component level.
  • Effectively use of troubleshooting and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, and custom test platforms.
  • Understand wiring diagrams, schematics, assembly drawings, fab drawings, and mechanical component drawings.
  • Working knowledge of computers, word processing and spreadsheet applications for documentation and data presentation.
  • Ability to read, modify, and execute test scripts for debug.
  • Ability to learn quickly and adapt to variety of technologies that allow effective troubleshooting.
  • Good communication skills to be able to partner effectively with production technicians, supervisors, trainers, and engineers.
  • Sense of urgency and multi-tasking is essential to be able to support production line effectively.
  • Experience with Agile, SAP, MES, and SPC or equivalent tools.
  • Good communication and documentation skills.
  • Strong analytic and problem-solving skills.
  • Must possess extensive knowledge/experience in troubleshooting electromechanical issues.

Responsibilities

  • Follow Production escalation process and provide engineering evaluation of any interruptions to production line.
  • Perform quick triage of the issue and recommend best course of action to keep production moving.
  • Document all activities during escalation support in formal records.
  • Diagnose failures on Systems Mfg line for system level failures, sub-assembly failures, and test fixture failures.
  • Perform failure analysis down to component level, investigate root causes, and recommend corrective/preventive actions.
  • Proactively provides feedback to management and engineering regarding production process, quality, and workmanship issues.
  • Execute engineering level tests and collect data to support design of experiment activities or characterize a device.
  • Review non-conforming parts in MRB, analyze failures in detail, make decisions on dispositions, and document all findings in formal records.
  • Perform root cause investigation on non-conforming materials and provide feedback to engineering for quality improvements.
  • Document findings of investigation in quality notifications, which are part of official Device History Records.
  • Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to resolve manufacture, process, and quality issues.
  • Support engineering with electronics/PCA programming and functional testing in the early phase of new product launches to shake out bugs and suggest improvements.
  • Cross-train or mentor others in areas of expertise.
  • Perform other engineering technician duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
  • Medical device experience is preferred but not required.

Benefits

    No information provided on Benefits.