Sr. Manufacturing Engineer (Catheter)

This position is located on-site in Santa Clara, California.

Please note that sponsorship or transfer of sponsorship is not available for this role.

About us:

For over three decades, Cirtec Medical has been a leading provider of manufacturing solutions for complex Class II and III medical devices. We specialize in providing comprehensive services from design and development to manufacturing and finished device assembly. Our expertise spans active implants and neuromodulation, interventional cardiology, structural heart, minimally invasive surgical systems, smart orthopedics, and precision components.

Our dedicated teams prioritize growth, innovation, and collaboration. We actively seek opportunities for improvement to enhance our support for clients. If you embrace a growth mindset and thrive on challenge, you may be a perfect fit for our team!

Position Summary:

We are actively looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer who can bring innovation and creative thinking to the team on catheter-based devices. As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will be primarily responsible for maintaining, developing, and implementing cost-effective manufacturing processes and methods. You will provide day to day support of the catheter manufacturing floor operations from an engineering perspective. Senior Manufacturing Engineers document processes, implement ideas and solutions to improve assembly operations and reduce costs, develop tooling/fixturing, drive investigations tied to non-conformances. Experience with validations, risk management, and Lean Principles is preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements robust cost-effective manufacturing processes, and improves product flow and product quality and safety performance for both sustained and new products
• Leads design transfer of new products to production including establishing assembly time and yield targets, training needs and quality control
• Develops, tests and implements tools, fixtures and equipment required for manufacturing processes
• Develops manufacturing process instructions, inspection plans and lot history travelers
• Leads creation of manufacturing process validation plans, validation protocols and reports, and implements manufacturing process validations and test method validations
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams during development phase(s), and provides inputs and recommendations for design for manufacturability (DFM)
• Develops and maintains process risk documentation (e.g. PFMEA) to identify potential risks, and implement preventive and corrective actions
• Manages and/or supports production and test equipment maintenance, qualification and calibration
• Performs analysis for cost reduction, and quality and efficiency improvement
• Prepares engineering change orders and coordinates the implementation of changes including training production staff
• Troubleshoots designs and processes when defects occur, leads investigation to determine root cause and implements effective containment and counter measures
• Dispositions non-conforming products and develops required re-work procedures
• Communicates with customers regarding process improvements and production changes
• Perform other responsibilities duties as assigned.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Must have:

• BS in Mechanical / Industrial Engineering or in an equivalent engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in catheter manufacturing/process development
• Experience in medical device manufacturing
• Experience with lean manufacturing techniques, value stream mapping, and continuous improvement methodologies preferred
• Solid knowledge of GMP and ISO 13485 regulations
• Must be proficient in Solidworks and must be able to interpret technical drawings and specifications
• Strong computer skills, including the MS Office suite
• Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English, and must possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Must have demonstrated organizational skills to manage multiple priorities and schedules

Salary Range: The pay range for this job is 100,000 – 150,000 per year. The successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions.

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