Manager, Industrial Engineering

Company Description

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at

It started with a simple idea: what if surgery could be less invasive and recovery less painful? Nearly 30 years later, that question still fuels everything we do at Intuitive
. As a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care
, our technologies—like the da Vinci surgical system and Ion
—have transformed how care is delivered for millions of patients worldwide.

We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and innovators united by one purpose: to make surgery smarter, safer, and more human. Every day, our work helps care teams perform with greater precision and patients recover faster, improving outcomes around the world.

The problems we solve demand creativity, rigor, and collaboration. The work is challenging, but deeply meaningful—because every improvement we make has the potential to change a life.

If you’re ready to contribute to something bigger than yourself and help transform the future of healthcare
, you’ll find your purpose here.

The position is responsible for driving medium to large scale process improvements within manufacturing, leading manufacturing ramp up and delivering improvements in process, product manufacturability and ease of assembly. The position will function as a technical, functional and projects lead. The functional tools and areas within scope of this role are:
New Product Introduction including design for assembly & serviceability, manufacturing line development, lean manufacturing, metrics, capacity planning and manufacturing line and floor design and six sigma.

Functional management of the IE team, supporting manufacturing. Will be responsible for overall team management and performance. Understand production schedules, engineering specifications, process flows, and other information to understand methods and activities in manufacturing. Cross functionally plan and lead Industrial Engineering projects for manufacturing cells/lines to improve throughput, efficiency and quality metrics Ability to motivate and project manage direct reports and cross functional teams on projects from inception to closure.

Identify and resolve operational bottlenecks and drive cost effective initiatives focused on yield improvement and capacity enhancement Practical knowledge of quarterly Sales Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) processes and determining capacity requirement to execute build plan Provide product and process Design for “X” (Assembly, Manufacturability, Serviceability, Reparability, etc.) input to enhance Operational processes downstream from design. Analyze and provide solutions for labor cost reduction through process improvements and cost/benefit analysis.

Be responsible for the design, collaboration and execution of the layout of the manufacturing building(s) as well as overall process and product flow Lead a team to maintain work standards using time studies across all operational processes. Creates effective team environment. Is seen as mentor. Influences and models best leadership, where others "follow" and are not "managed"

• Minimum BS degree in an engineering discipline (i.e. IE, EE, ME)
• Minimum 6+ years of continuous improvement experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong communication skills to interface with employees at all levels of the organization. Group presentation skills required
• Possesses superior multi-tasking skills and the ability to lead a team to meet concurrent project deadlines
• Well versed with data systems (SAP, SAP HANA, Snowflake, and O9) and data manipulation and reporting packages (Tableau, Excel)
• Track record of being able to drive process and cultural change
• Minimal travel required (estimate 0-5%)

• Minimum 2- 3 years managing technical personnel or leading project teams
• Ability to overcome obstacles to drive change and resolve problems
• Working…