Senior Manufacturing Engineer

About the role:
The Senior Manufacturing Engineer leads initiatives for the daily support of products, processes, materials, and equipment and is responsible for leading integration of new products within production, meeting new product integration timelines and production goals (i.e., safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity). This individual will be required to routinely partner with cross-functional and cross-site teams to evaluate, troubleshoot and implement manufacturing processes within the business unit.
 
Responsibilities will include: 

• Works cooperatively with R&D, Process Development, Quality, Production, Regulatory, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, and Marketing on complex projects to ensure project success.
• Consistently generates innovative and unique solutions to complex problems of diverse scope to meet department goals.
• Successfully completes complex engineering work and contributes to new product development teams and product support, typically including the following activities: technology development, test of materials or products, preparation of specifications, Six Sigma, process study, process improvements, and report preparation.
• Ensures that new products introduced to the production floor meet business, quality, output and cost goals and objectives
• Selects process improvement techniques to solve technical problems and makes sound equipment and process recommendations. Has a broad knowledge of a variety of alternatives and their impact on the business unit.
• Designs and coordinates applicable engineering tests and experiments.
• Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from complex test results.
• Designs and prepares engineering reports and communicates results to technical and leadership audiences.
• Coordinates, manages, and documents project goals and progress and recommends appropriate revisions.
• Assesses the feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering evaluation tests, products, or equipment.
• Completes and manages Capital Equipment Request Authorizations (CERA’s).
• Leads cross-functional project teams.
• Leads in the identification, implementation, and management of Business Unit goals and actively contributes to development of Business Unit’s multi-year strategy.
• Capable of training team members, including engineers, technicians, and product builders on specific tasks. Participates in the development of junior staff by setting an example, providing guidance, and offering counsel.
• In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all other documented quality processes and procedures.

 
Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering discipline
• 5 years of manufacturing, process or related engineering experience
• Experience solving advanced technical problems
• Experience qualifying complex equipment
• Lean manufacturing experience
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong bias for action and ability to effectively prioritize work and deliver business results in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment are critical
• Experience in manufacturing problem solving and process improvement tools such as DMAIC and production flow tools such as LEAN manufacturing
• Experience with Minitab or other data analysis, statistical & process improvement tools
• Ability to travel up to 5%

 
Preferred qualifications:

• Masters Degree
• Experience in medical device manufacturing technologies such as but not limited to: shape forming metals & plastics, laser welding, ultrasonic welding, adhesives, injection molding, laser marking, inkjet printing, laser cutting, pad printing, and sterile barrier sealing
• Basic knowledge of automation, PLC programming (Allen-Bradley) and machine vision systems (Cognex & Keyence)
• Basic knowledge of 3D modeling software such as Solidworks
• Basic knowledge or business intelligence software such as PowerBI and Tableau
• Experience working in PTC Windchill Product Lifecycle Management software or comparable platform
• Demonstrated effective communication with multiple stakeholders at different levels within the organization and with suppliers and equipment vendors. Continuous improvement mindset