Manufacturing Sr Engineer II

Zimmer, Inc.•Warsaw, IN

About The Position

The Manufacturing Sr. Engineer II provides manufacturing engineering services to support new product introductions. Services may include cell management, process development, project management, process validation, tool design, and troubleshooting. The role develops, maintains, and improves manufacturing processes and technical documentation, supports process and equipment qualification, and resolves complex product or process performance issues. It works across departments to meet customer, manufacturing, design, performance, and quality requirements. Travel is expected up to 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering.
A minimum of 5–7 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
Sound understanding of manufacturing and new product processing concepts and principles, and basic knowledge of these elements in areas such as Quality, Development, or Sourcing.
Full working knowledge of supporting department needs and capabilities, including recognizing inaccurate information and suggesting corrections.
Extensive knowledge of mechanisms required to implement processes and manage product flow.
Full working knowledge of the development process and procedures.
Competence with drafting standards and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
Ability to balance marketing, manufacturing, and design requirements to meet customer requirements.
Ability to lead and prioritize complex project assignments and complete work in a timely manner.
Problem-solving skills using quality and statistical tools.
Ability to work and communicate effectively within a cross-functional team to complete critical project tasks.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Project.

Nice To Haves

Minitab knowledge.
Knowledge of Lean Principles, Six Sigma, or another problem-solving methodology.
Knowledge of conducting investigations and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

Create, maintain, and improve controlled technical documents, including prints, procedures, bills of materials, and routers.
Develop and support processing applications such as machining, finishing, forging, casting, cleaning, heat treating, bonding, and molding.
Conduct feasibility studies on advanced processes to estimate product cost and analyze capital equipment, capacity, and capability requirements.
Establish and improve process methods that meet performance and quality requirements.
Develop, lead, and execute project plans and schedules for work activities.
Communicate direction and project plans, both verbally and in writing, with appropriate personnel from other departments.
Evaluate options to select appropriate processes and machining methods.
Lead equipment qualification or process validation projects.
Resolve complex product or process performance issues.
Develop rationale for new process performance and quality standards.