Manufacturing Engineer I, 2nd Shift

This position is on a 2nd shift schedule, Monday through Friday, from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Supply Chain team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. At Edwards Lifesciences facilities around the world, our Manufacturing teams create the tools, technologies, and devices that transform patients’ lives. As part of our sewing, assembly, delivery, and distribution teams, your attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement will help us turn innovative ideas into reality. Your purpose-driven work will help leave lasting and positive impacts on patient lives.

This is an exciting opportunity at our Irvine Implant Manufacturing Plant, supporting 2nd shift manufacturing engineering for the RESILIA and Final Packaging Value Streams, which produce Transcatheter Heart Valves (THV), Surgical, and Transcatheter Mitral & Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) heart valves.

Applies knowledge of technical principles and Edwards systems/procedures to optimize manufacturing processes.

How you'll make an impact:
• Improving manufacturing processes using engineering methods (e.g., LEAN methods, basic statistics) for continuous process improvement.
• Developing basic experiments and tests (including writing and executing protocols) to qualify and validating manufacturing processes; analyzing results, making recommendations, and developing reports.
• Analyzing and resolving basic Manufacturing and Compliance issues (e.g., CAPA, non-conformances, audit observations).
• Developing training and documentation materials (e.g., work instructions) for production to enable the seamless knowledge transfer of project and manufacturing processes.
• Establishing project plans to ensure deliverables are completed to customer’s expectations, using project management tools (e.g., Project Plan, Risk Analysis).
• Identifying opportunities for re-design/design of basic equipment, tools, fixtures, etc. to improve manufacturing processes.
• Overseeing manufacturing support tasks; giving instruction to technicians on conducting tests; training technicians and providing feedback; and coordinating technician work.
• Other incidental duties assigned by Leadership.

What you'll need (Required):
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Scientific field Required

What else we look for (Preferred):
• Good computer skills in usage of MS Office Suite including MS Project; CAD experience preferred (if applicable).
• Basic documentation, communicati.on (e.g., written and verbal) and interpersonal relationship skills
• Basic understanding of statistical techniques.
• Previous experience working with lab/industrial equipment preferred (if applicable).
• Good understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to Engineering.
• Good problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Good understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work.
• Knowledge of and adherence to Edwards Environmental Health and Safety and Quality guidelines as they relate to department clean room medical device manufacturing..
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment.
• Must be able to work in a team environment, including immediate supervisor and other team members in the section or group; and may interact with vendors.
• Ability to build stable working relationships internally.
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California, the base pay range for this position is $67,000 to $95,000 (highly experienced).

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