Sr. Supplier Engineer

Intuitive
Sunnyvale, CA
Category Engineering
Job Description
Intuitive is a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care. The company is seeking a Sr. Supplier Engineer to join their team. The role will involve ensuring high quality and stable delivery of purchased production components from suppliers.

Requirements

  • Lead Part Qualification activities in support of Supply Chain Engineering programs
  • Lead Core Product Teams in defining efficient manufacturing methods for plastics commodity at suppliers.
  • Develop suppliers manufacturing methods, testing and inspection prior to part qualification
  • Line Support for manufacturing
  • Assess and prioritize component issues.
  • Take ownership of dispositioning non-conforming material and address systemic or significant non-conformances with formal corrective actions.
  • Drive corrective actions through use of various Root Cause tools (8D, 5 Why, etc), determining true root cause, implementing effective and lasting corrective and preventive actions.
  • Lead manufacturing process selection
  • Identify the correct process for manufacturing the part, considering process quality, long term capacity and total lifecycle cost.
  • Identify where DFM is appropriate to achieve higher quality, lower costs or better supply chain capacity.
  • Educate internal customers and suppliers regarding supplier quality, process and operational capabilities, best value manufacturing methods and tooling for key supplier processes.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Stock options
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