Manufacturing Engineer

Microaire Surgical Instruments•Charlottesville, VA

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About The Position

We are seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to play a key role in supporting both sustaining products and new product design transfers in a regulated manufacturing environment. This individual will lead and support manufacturing process development, fixture and tooling design, process validation, and continuous improvement efforts—serving as a technical bridge between design, manufacturing, quality, and suppliers. This is an individual contributor role ideal for an engineer who enjoys hands-on problem solving, cross‑functional collaboration, and applying sound engineering judgment to ensure manufacturability, quality, and compliance.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
Manufacturing Engineering experience, preferably in medical devices or a regulated industry (this role is open to new grad engineers with meaningful intern experience)
Experience with design control, process validation, and manufacturing documentation.
Strong problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize manufacturing processes, fixtures, tooling, and equipment.
Support Design Transfer from development through production.
Participate and/or lead design and manufacturing change control activities.
Troubleshoot production issues using root cause and failure analysis.
Support process validation, equipment qualification, and regulatory compliance.
Collaborate with Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and suppliers on improvements.
Lead DFM/DFA activities to ensure efficient, high‑quality manufacturing.