Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering

The Staff Manufacturing Engineer - is a key member of the Technical Sourcing Engineering (TSE) team responsible for the technical management of our Mechanical and Electronics supply base. They will drive engineering support on new product lines through risk mitigation efforts, cost savings initiatives, product scale-up, resolving quality issues, supplier development, and supplier consolidation.

What will you do?

• As part of the technical sourcing engineering team you will work closely with R&D, product development, quality, procurement and commodity managers to align the global sourcing strategy and supply base to drive cost reduction, manufacturing scale-up, and resolve supplier quality issues.
• Primary focus will be on laser, optical, electromechanical components, electromechanical assemblies, motors, power management, controls and OEM assemblies.
• Focus will be on instruments and equipment in AIG and GSG Divisions.
• Travel will be up to 20% global.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's or Masters in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering

EXPERIENCE

• BS with 8+ years experience, or, MS with 6+ years experience: hands-on product design, product development, and manufacturing experience
• Experience in either: Product design, Electromechanical assembly design or systems design
• Strong project management skills
• Proven ability to manage vendors, contract manufacturers, and design firms
• Value engineering, process development, should-cost modeling experience, DFA/DFM/DFx experience
• Relevant experience handling suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Experience working with mechanical devices that are supervised by third-party agencies such as FDA, NSF, CSA, UL, ISO 13485 standard and others in the medical products industry
• Understanding of phase gate development processes and methodologies across multiple fields and subject matters is helpful.
• Medical devices experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Experience with PCR, Protein and Cell Analysis and Sample Preparation instruments and equipment a plus
• Proficiency in CAD Design software, SolidWorks, Pro/e, or equivalent
• Negotiation: Ability to negotiate cost and build should cost models for sourced materials
• Independence: Can work without direct supervision under ambiguous demands within a global organization
• Sophisticated Microsoft Excel skills, PowerBI knowledge preferred