Sr. Mechatronics Engineering Manager

Sr. Mechatronics Engineering Manager

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience designing, building, and qualifying automation or test equipment used in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a people manager
• Proven leadership skills
• Ability to energize and empower a team and unite them in a common goal.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills.
• Project management or similar leadership experience.
• Ability to distill complex ideas into a clear vision.
• Good system-level comprehension and issues identification skills.
• Effective technical and systematic skills, including machine design, electrical system design, FMEA, tolerance analysis, and statistical methods.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Proven understanding of NFPA 79, NFPA 70E, and Cal-OSHA safety standards.
• Self-starter, capable of defining requirements and implementing them with little or no help.
• Track record developing high quality, reliable manufacturing equipment.
• Quality Systems experience
• CAD expertise and experience managing CAD users
• Minimum BS Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Controls Engineering or similar.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently plan, manage, and execute projects that enable Intuitive to satisfy rapidly growing demand for Systems.
• Ensure manufacturing equipment designs meet functional, safety, ergonomic, and documentation requirements, to facilitate efficient production operation across Intuitive’s US-based and international sites.
• Manage the equipment support group, a team of engineering technicians and associate engineers responsible for providing technical support to achieve adequate equipment uptime to enable production output.
• Manage resources outside of Intuitive Surgical (partners, contractors, vendors) in the specification, planning, and execution of projects involving complex production equipment.
• Effectively manage resources across various programs to ensure the achievement of technical and schedule goals.
• Develop processes for tracking spare availability and creating documentation needed for outsourced equipment duplication support.
• Manage the procurement, build, and transfer lifecycle of line duplication efforts.
• Advocate techniques for world-class manufacturing and test equipment design for reliability, manufacturability, assembly, and serviceability.
• Drive product and equipment cost reductions through the continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment.
• Improve product quality and reliability using Six Sigma, Cpk, Gauge R&R, and similar quality tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Controls Engineering or similar.
• Experience creating and managing high-performing teams, preferably in the development, production, and support of automated equipment for the assembly of electro-mechanical products. Medical device industry experience is a plus.
• Experience with Agile, SAP, JIRA, and/or Polarion
• Working in a medical device environment
• SolidWorks
• Windchill