Supplier Process Engineer

We are seeking a Supplier Process Engineer to ensure suppliers reliably support production manufacturing lines by meeting Intuitive Surgical's requirements for quality, delivery, capacity, cost, and service. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or equivalent experience, and a minimum of 2 years of experience in supplier engineering, manufacturing engineering, or quality engineering.

Requirements

• Serve as the primary technical interface between manufacturing and suppliers for quality issues, line disruptions, yield loss, and capacity constraints
• Lead supplier issue resolution from containment through root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA)
• Support manufacturing lines by investigating and resolving supplier-related deviations, variances, and first article issues
• Own and execute supplier qualification and validation activities
• Partner with suppliers to drive cost reduction, yield improvement, capacity expansion, and risk mitigation
• Generate and track supplier performance metrics and actively drive improvement against quality, delivery, and responsiveness targets