Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Instruments - ReqCode 539043

Primary Function:
Contribute your technical manufacturing and project management skills to a dynamic development team creating precision instruments for minimally invasive robotic surgery. This broad leadership position is the interface between development and manufacturing in the development process for new products.
Roles and Responsibilities
This position has responsibility and authority for:
* Take complete manufacturing responsibility for 'mechanism' design implementations into production.
* Evaluate and challenge mechanism designs for technical merit, reliability, serviceability and manufacturability. Provide suggested change proposals.
* Provide mechanical design engineers with DFM input to ensure consistency/commonality among hardware and standard part selections across product/sub-assembly lines.
* Design, document, and create efficient 'mid-volume' manufacturing assembly line including:
* Workplace and flow process development
* Specify, document, procure, qualify, and implement fixtures, hand tools and equipment.
* Determine and incorporate critical feature inspection and test checkpoints into process.
* Approve design releases to manufacturing, review engineering documentation, provide vendor and in-house DFM inputs.
* Review/approve and determine impact of ECOs from manufacturing and field perspective.
* Take responsibility for developing and maintaining compliance with the quality system.
* Evaluate and select suppliers for mechanical parts. Help resolve supplier quality issues.

Competency Requirements
Competency is based on: education, training, skills and experience. In order to adequately perform the responsibilities of this position the individual must:
* BSME required, MSME preferred.
* Minimum 8 years manufacturing engineering experience with Mid/high volume complex mechanism manufacturing engineering experience preferred.
* New product introduction/development desirable. Robotics knowledge a plus.
* Great attitude, eager, willing/able to take initiative, works well with others in team environment.
* Experienced in ISO 9001, or medical device manufacturing environment.
* CAD experience preferred (ProE, AutoCAD).
* Able to travel periodically.