What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Supplier Process Engineer position at Intuitive?
Job Description
Primary Function of Position :
The mission of Supplier Engineering is to bring top quality components to our production lines by building a world-class supplier network that can ensure continuity of supply, growth to support our demand, achieve yearly cost reductions, and mitigate supply chain risks.
The ideal candidate will apply their broad and deep experience in manufacturing and design of electronics components, complex electronic assemblies and systems, and to execute strategic projects, optimize commodities and suppliers that support Multiport DaVinci Systems for both on-going sustaining and new product introduction efforts.
Roles And Responsibilities
This position has the responsibility and authority to :
- Work closely with our suppliers, Intuitive design, manufacturing, and project teams to launch new products; implement performance, quality, capacity, and cost improvements
- Own new products during pilot production phase through successful and sustained project launch
- Establish milestones and success criteria for projects within Intuitive and at our suppliers. Drive actions and escalate key issues quickly maintaining contributor alignment.
- Select the right process and suppliers for the part, considering long term fit and total cost of ownership
- Develop suppliers to excel in all KPIs including Supplier owned quality, capacity, and sub-tier management.
- Empower suppliers to own completion of part qualification deliverables : pFMEA, Special process validations, FAI and Cpk studies, DFx, Operational metrics, capacity and cost examination.
- Own and drive to closure supplier variances from symptom through root cause analysis to corrective action, including succinct CAPA / SCAR documentation
- Provide technical support for failure analysis of discrepant production components, assemblies, and field returns. Drive investigations where appropriate.
- Drive / participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on material cost reduction, capacity enhancement, streamlining of supply chain, and commodity strategy.
- Clearly communicate project status to key contributors
- Understand proper level of documentation detail for tracking of actions and justification of conclusions
- Generate key metrics for the team and suppliers, and continually drive for timely achievement of those metrics.
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