What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Plastics Process Engineer position at Applied Medical?
Position Overview:
We are seeking a skilled Plastics Process Engineer II to join our team at Applied Medical. As a key member of our manufacturing team, you will play a critical role in driving the development, optimization, and maintenance of plastics manufacturing processes for medical device components.
Our company is dedicated to delivering high-quality medical devices that improve patient outcomes, and we are looking for a talented engineer to help us achieve this goal.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process Development and Improvement: Enhance manufacturing efficiency and product quality within a cross-functional team by improving existing processes and developing new products.
- Technology Development and Tooling Design: Research and implement technology advancements to improve process capabilities. Design tooling using SolidWorks for prototyping and collaborate with the in-house tooling manufacturing team.
- Customer Advisory and Prototyping: Advise customers on design for manufacturability and material selection. Prototype concepts, conduct engineering evaluations, and determine feasibility.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with customers to understand product requirements and specifications. Maintain relationships with suppliers and assist in establishing new supplier relationships in coordination with the Procurement team.
- Engineering Support and Troubleshooting: Provide routine engineering support to improve and maintain manufacturing processes. Utilize root cause analysis for hands-on troubleshooting of processes and equipment.
- Production Line Planning and Qualification: Plan, organize, and qualify production lines for new and existing products, ensuring smooth transition into manufacturing.
- Documentation and Quality Assurance: Update and develop engineering documents, including manufacturing and quality instructions, test methods, design of experiments, drawings, and test protocols and reports. Comply with SOPs and ISO 9001 requirements.
