CX - 1167 Manufacturing Engineer II

Under the direction of the Senior Manufacturing Engineer, the Manufacturing Engineer II will: 

Provide engineering, operational, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma leadership and mentoring.

Lead by example and promote the criticality of strict compliance adherence at Cogmedix.

Lead in the training of personnel, including customers and suppliers on workmanship and quality standards.

Compliantly implement and maintain Cogmedix procedures.

Collaborate with Program Managers, Manufacturing Engineers and other departments to analyze customer ECO’s and ensure effective implementation to the production floor through proper use of the Cogmedix ECO process.

As part of the ECO Process, support the management of the customer BOM structure, creation of part numbers and structuring of Supplier Relationships and costs. Define PP/PA/Phantom, Commodity codes, documentation packages commodity and Work Instruction evaluation.

As part of the ECO Process, support the generation and updating of DMR Indexes to ensure accuracy.

As part of the ECO Process, provide ECO final approval for release for assigned product accounts.

Ensure 100% ECO implementation accuracy.

Ensure compliance to ECO implementation performance metrics goals.

Effectively interact with customers and internal departments to create value-add propositions.

Working with all internal groups, identify trends and process gaps and suggest and assist in the implementation of corrective actions and process improvements.

Support internal groups and customers to help determine root cause of customer issues, Complaints, and CAPAs.

Promptly respond to manufacturing floor issues, taking appropriate action within the Cogmedix Quality System and continually building strong rapport with customers and suppliers.

Collaborate with Program Management, Quality, and Operations to develop and approve optimal work order routings and Device History Records.

Preparation of redlined documentation for sign offs.

Lead and execute the development of Nonconformance documentation.

Lead, execute and support complex troubleshooting efforts. Lead Manufacturing Engineers in the generation of Rework Instructions and review and approve prior to implementation. Generate the more complex Rework Instructions and assist when needed.

Lead and execute the development and deployment of Lean Manufacturing Cells.

Working with the Quality Department, support the development of quality and inspection plans.

Support regular audits of calibrated tools, tools requiring Preventive Maintenance and perishable floor stock items.

Train Assembly Technicians and Test Technicians on procedures as needed.

ME support for Scaled Product Launch/transitions.

Lead and execute the generation of process validation/qualification documentation (e.g., validation protocols, IQ/OQ/PQ) and lead the implementation of protocols and completion of reports.

Lead and execute the preparation of Process Flows, PFMEA’s, Time Studies and Value Stream Mapping.

Evaluate Product Performance Data and Internal Metrics for stability and continuous improvements, utilizing Six Sigma practices where appropriate, including SPC (statistical process control).

Generate Manufacturing Engineering Bulletins to communicate Continuous Improvement Opportunities to customers.

Generate Risk analysis, Risk management and Risk reports

Lead Customer Specific Daily Team Meetings / Challenge Busters (as needed).

Review new customer documentation packages.

Lead, execute and support co-build activities.

Approve rework instructions and non-conformances of assigned product accounts and if the associate did not initiate the non-conformance report, write the rework instruction or perform the rework.

Review and approve Equipment enrollment forms for assigned product accounts.

Train Manufacturing Engineers and Engineering Document Control Specialists.

Support DFcx Engineering programs.

Review procedures of customer processes.

Perform other activities as directed.