Manufacturing Engineer II - Metals

Penumbra • Alameda, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineering group's mission is to provide manufacturing technology and robust solutions for commercializing new products and supporting continuous improvement in production. Project opportunities are designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities and to support global business success. The role involves manufacturing processes with interaction between production and cross-departmental engineering groups to resolve problems on the production floor and across the business. This position evaluates, selects, and applies engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment to develop and implement adaptations and modifications to the production line and quality systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Electrical, Chemical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering or related degree with 1+ years relevant engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills required.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other computer applications required.

Nice To Haves

• Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment recommended.
• Medical device industry preferred.
• Knowledge of FDA regulations, Lean/Flow Manufacturing, and/or materials and manufacturing processes desired.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex problems and implement innovative solutions.
• Execute detailed root cause analysis and recommend vetted solutions.
• Communicate and explain problems and solutions cross-functionally and interdepartmentally.
• Approach problems from a detail-oriented perspective.
• Suggest independent recommendations for project approaches, scope, and tactics.
• Support production.
• Create and maintain product and process documentation.
• Monitor process and equipment performance and identify and implement process improvement activities to increase/optimize yield, efficiency, and/or throughput.
• Demonstrate an understanding of quality, operational, and financial systems, company products, and customer requirements and how the product or project impacts the objectives of the business.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how other functional groups within the company are impacted by projects at hand and can impact the project or product results.
• Design fixtures, acquire off-the-shelf tooling and equipment, and implement new fixtures on the production line.
• Perform equipment qualifications.
• Test processes, equipment, raw materials, and products.
• Perform process validations.
• Author protocols to execute tests, write reports, and make conclusions and/or recommendations based on test results.
• Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of engineering work as part of a project or as a total project.
• Develop specifications of a product, process, or piece of equipment.
• Develop, characterize, and optimize processes using statistical techniques and engineering knowledge and experience.
• Coordinate with the appropriate suppliers and other external resources needed in developing and implementing process improvement plans.
• Participate in project planning and scheduling.
• Train assemblers, quality control and technicians, as necessary, on processes, equipment, and documentation.
• Perform other activities requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed in the specific area of projects.
• Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Understand relevant security, privacy, and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
• Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life
• AD&D
• short and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• paid parental leave
• eleven paid company holidays per year
• a minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure
• paid sick time in compliance with applicable law(s)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level