Manufacturing Engineer II, (Santa Clara, Pleasanton, Minnesota)

Plymouth, MN - 1st Shift (1 role) Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Plymouth, MN (100% on-site)

Pay Rate: $40k-$60k per year

Job ID: Sedaa 43048

Description: Non Exempt position. Looking for 1 individual with an engineering background to support 1st shift medical device (catheter) production. Day to day responsibilities include providing direct production support on the manufacturing floor - working with operators, investigating yield issues and catheter scrap, and collaborating with other functional teams to promote a strong operations environment.

• 1st shift role (5:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday - Thursday) - some flexibility with coverage
• Front line engineer

1. Direct production support in clean room 80%+ of day
2. Responds to escalations from Operations (e.g., scrap, quality issues, process questions/suggestions, equipment errors)
3. Building relationships and coaching Operators
4. Scrap dissection and yield improvement
5. Basic equipment troubleshooting
6. Participate in ergonomic safety projects

Background / Qualifications - Required:

• Local candidate (100% on site role in Plymouth, MN)
• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• Soft Skills

1. Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must
2. Proactive / motivated and can work independently
3. Problem solving
4. Relationship building
5. Patience with varying personalities and cultures

Preferred / Nice to Have:

• 0 3 years of relevant experience
• Direct production support (front line, day to day hands on experience)
• Prior medical device experience
• Internship experience, hands on experience preferred
• TA work, tutoring, babysitting experience nice to have as it demonstrates coaching / teaching ability

Plymouth, MN - 2nd Shift (2 roles) Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Plymouth, MN (100% on site)

Pay Rate: $40k-$60k per year

Job ID: Sedaa 43047

Description: Looking for 2 individuals with an engineering background to support 2nd shift medical device (catheter) production. Day to day responsibilities include providing direct production support on the manufacturing floor - working with operators, investigating yield issues and catheter scrap, and collaborating with other functional teams to promote a strong operations environment.

• 2nd shift role (4 PM - 2 AM, Monday - Thursday) - some flexibility with coverage
• Front line engineer

1. Direct production support in clean room 80%+ of day
2. Responds to escalations from Operations (e.g., scrap, quality issues, process questions/suggestions, equipment errors)
3. Building relationships and coaching Operators
4. Scrap dissection and yield improvement
5. Basic equipment troubleshooting
6. Participate in ergonomic safety projects

Background / Qualifications - Required:

• Local candidate (100% on site role in Plymouth, MN)
• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• Soft Skills

1. Strong verbal and written communication skills are a must
2. Proactive / motivated and can work independently
3. Problem solving
4. Relationship building
5. Patience with varying personalities and cultures

Preferred / Nice to Have:

• 0 3 years of relevant experience
• Direct production support (front line, day to day hands on experience)
• Prior medical device experience
• Internship experience, hands on experience preferred
• TA work, tutoring, babysitting experience nice to have as it demonstrates coaching / teaching ability

Santa Clara, CA - Senior Manufacturing Engineer Job Title: Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA (fully onsite)

Pay Rate: $50k-$80k per year

Job ID: Sedaa 43019

Description: The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will serve as the primary engineering personnel supporting manufacturing operations including process validation activities. The individual performing this role will have strong collaboration with the line supervisor, Quality Engineer and operators to address all the opportunities found in the assigned manufacturing line. He/she will be accountable on quality, output and yield of the assigned manufacturing line. He/she will serve as the engineering management representative in the manufacturing line, executing initiatives and working directly with the DL workforce. This person may also have a role beyond the line support engineering as a sustaining engineer for the department. As a Senior Engineer, this person is one of the most experienced and expected to be subject matter expert in the site products and process.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for owning process validation activities such as validation protocols and technical reports (POQ, PPQ)
• Responsible for authoring, execution and reporting for Inspection Method Validations, and Test Method Validations
• Responsible for assigned line output, safety, yield and quality. Responsible for identification of product defects and determination of operational and process related actions to reduce the defects. This may also include equipment trouble shooting and sub sequent work order request.
• Works with line support team (QC supervisor, Mfg. Supervisor, Quality Engineer and Operations) to perform on line issue triage to evaluate issues and determine if non conformance is present, determine initial bracketing and containment, and generate corrective actions/preventative actions as needed.
• Responsible for product/process knowledge and understanding of basic cause and effect of line changes. Considered and expert in statistics, product and Engineering process.
• Responsible for modeling/drafting assemblies; fixtures & tools; Solidworks mid to advance level.
• Responsible for providing the line with related Engineering fixes, such as tooling (TLTs) and manufacturing aids (from idea definition to implementation). Knowledgeable of procedures related to equipment controls.
• Support technicians and supervisors in equipment availability issues.
• Supports Training and Certification Program. Provides additional insight on how to improve trainings and certifications in the best interest of the business.
• Responsible for determining quality impact of Out-of-Tolerance documents.
• Responsible for execution of line related change management (material, equipment and process changes). Responsible for CO and CR generation related to moderate to complex changes impacting the manufacturing line.
• Responsible for continuous improvement projects development and execution, including CAPAs implementations. Responsible for exception subtask execution.
• Evaluates ideas for continuous improvements.
• Leads root cause analysis efforts for high complexity manufacturing events, utilizing DMAIC model and A3s. Leads CAPA (Major) investigations with data gathering and analysis as needed. Owns CAPA activities without oversight.
• Runs studies and validations on the line as needed.
• Be the ME representative for manufacturing related projects including yield, CIP's, productivity, quality and safety.
• Responsible for coordination of product builds through the NPI process.
• Generates all types of changes to the eLHR system.
• Leads ME support during external and internal audits.
• Acts as coach and mentor to more inexperienced engineers or technical personnel.
• Leads statistical analysis for complex events at the site.
• Can generate qualification and validation protocols and reports with minimal oversight.
• Owns basic to medium to high complexity CR activities with no oversight.
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of regulations in area of work and where to look for information. Considered SME for most Engineering matters.
• In conjunction with RA:
• Understanding of regulatory implications of proposed changes.
• Understanding what types of changes require filings. Completes documentation to support regulatory filings with oversight.
• Minimal oversight required for problems or assignments of reasonable difficulty. Makes decision in an efficient manner, even when having limited information.
• Considers risk mitigation in planning based on lessons learned or from peers. Reviews previous similar projects and activities as part of the decision making process. Anticipates potential situations that may impact projects timeline and resolves them before they become an issue.
• Prepares and provides well thought out contribution to meetings. Provides technical guidance to peers that facilitates the progression of the project, group or person.
• Can present information and collaborates with peers across functions (both internally and externally). Exposure to cross functional mgmt. communications.
• Leads manufacturing engineering projects of high complexity, including CIPs, CAPA, Validations.
• May have delegation authority for area manager.

Experience / Background

• Minimum 5 years
• Process Validations experience is required.

Basic knowledge of applicable US non-US applicable regulations. Knowledge and proficiency in the application and principles of Manufacturing/Process Engineering.

• Ability to effectively communicate cross functionally to assist with resolving Quality/Engineering issues.
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