Job Description

Overview

Intuitive is a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, dedicated to making surgery smarter, safer, and more human. The Engineering Technician 1 - Pipeline role involves mastering the assembly of complex robotic equipment and supporting team members in building products while ensuring high quality and productivity.

Responsibilities

  • Build product to meet production needs.
  • Train team members to build product and troubleshoot.
  • Conduct rework of product.
  • Perform IQOQ on operation and engineering-owned fixtures.
  • Coordinate qualification activities with operations/lab owners.
  • Perform quick triage of issues and recommend actions to limit downtime.
  • Perform simple reworks on the spot.
  • Document all activities in support of formal records.
  • Order parts and assemble/bring up duplicate fixtures for operation.
  • Assist or execute engineering-level tests and collect data.
  • Assist with parts order, build, and modification of development fixtures.
  • Generate or assist in the implementation of Engineering Change orders.
  • Follow all corporate safety, SOP, DOP procedures, and regulations.
  • Understand problems, areas of risk, and areas for improvement within the work unit.
  • Perform other engineering technician duties as needed.
  • Work with design engineers to assemble, modify, and test designs.
  • Work with manufacturing teams regarding building new products.
  • Work with test engineers regarding testing products.

Requirements

  • Minimum BSME Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics engineering.
  • Experience with enterprise software (e.g. Agile document control, Confluence, Polarion, Windchill).
  • Prior experience working with PLM systems (Agile preferred), SAP applications.
  • Excellent understanding of tolerance analysis and statistical methods.
  • Fluency in ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack analysis.
  • MSME (or equivalent) with minimum 3 plus years prior experience.
  • Structured Problem Solving and root cause analysis capability.
  • Experience working in a medical device or other regulated quality systems.
  • Excellent dexterity to build complex products with high accuracy.

Additional Information

  • Shift: Day
  • Due to the nature of our business, proof of vaccination against certain diseases may be required.

How this job compares in Peachtree Corners, GA

Pay in context

At roughly $27/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Georgia, whose middle half runs $23–$37/hr across 124 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 38% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Peachtree Corners, GA

Peachtree Corners, GA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 371 other active welding openings from 218 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Georgia.

Intuitive currently has 1 other opening live in Georgia, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (12), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (11), and Gerber Collision & Glass (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Marietta at $39/hr, Forest Park at $34/hr, and Kennesaw at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • ASME Section IX — the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code qualification. It covers welding on pressure-retaining equipment — boilers, vessels, and process piping — where a failed weld is a safety incident rather than a rework ticket.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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