Industrial Engineer

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

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Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Primary Function of Position:

The Industrial Engineer will lead efforts to improve the efficiency of physical and transactional processes throughout the organization. In this position, the Industrial Engineer will take a leadership role in advocating for a continuous improvement culture, executing projects of moderate to large scope across manufacturing operations, and driving lean improvement across numerous processes. They will collaboration with several interface partners such as Quality, Logistics, and System manufacturing to implement a lean value stream, smooth material flow in a structured layout, as well as best practice fixtures, tools and work instructions for the operators.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead continuous improvement projects and activities such as new line or facility start-up and facility design.
• Lead value stream mapping (VSM) of operations to identify improvement opportunities
• Run structured technical problem-solving investigations and utilize data driven analysis to provide recommendations and solutions to achieve improvement.
• Support optimization of manufacturing line layouts to implement lean process flows throughout
• Use Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methods to provide data driven recommendations and solutions to implement improvement
• Create dynamic models of the production system to deliver improvements
• Support large building or multi-cell layout changes. May lead layout changes of moderate size with minimal oversight
• Perform strategic analysis and communicate findings effectively to various levels of management. This may include assessing long-range capacity forecasts from analysis to recommendations and justification for facilities, equipment, and/or manpower requirements for new or sustaining product ramp
• Evaluate operations and identify improvement opportunities, utilizing data analysis and metrics to build a business case, and deliver on execution. Monitor operational metrics including labor hours, WIP levels, and productivity, analyze data for trends, and collaborate with process owners to improve.
• Review and analyze work cell layout, process flow, material flow, etc. Assess best practices. Recommend cost-effective solutions for improving the utilization and efficiency of personnel, equipment and/or physical space. Lead projects that will result in improved costs and/or enhanced quality.
• Perform duties and train in the areas of time standards, line balancing, simulation modeling, cost estimation, manpower planning, and continuous improvement.
• May propose and/or draft reports or dashboards to support data analysis.
• May build simple reports or dashboards for analysis and deeper understanding.
• May maintain existing reports or dashboards as required.

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree required in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
• Minimum 4 years minimum of applicable manufacturing or production systems engineering with complex electromechanical manufacturing
• Lean Six Sigma Experience, preferably Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Strong verbal communication and group presentation skills required.
• Software knowledge and skills related to statistical analysis
• General project management skills.
• Ability to lead small to moderately sized change management initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage many projects concurrently and in a timely fashion.
• Advocating for Lean Manufacturing programs within the manufacturing operation.
• Track record of owning and driving changes of medium scope and working with Quality Systems essential
• Minimal travel required (<10%).
• Advanced data analysis skillset (e.g. Tableau, VBA, R, etc.) preferred.
• Simulation modeling experience (e.g. Simul8, Arena, etc) preferred.
• Experience working in medical device manufacturing and knowledge of industry regulations preferred.

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 employees
who 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 government’s 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 employee’s
start 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.

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 base compensation ranges are listed.