Process Engineer III

Artivion, Inc.•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing process engineering support for our Coating manufacturing area. Supports manufacturing operations to ensure consistent adherence to the standard operating procedures and business continuity. Initiates process improvement initiatives to improve the efficiency of current manufacturing processes, as well as develop new processes to improve manufacturing efficiency. Supports new product launches by collaborating with other functional areas and providing process engineering expertise during the implementation of processes or equipment.

Requirements

Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Chemical)
Data-Driven Problem Solving: Demonstrated understanding of problem-solving tools including; root cause analysis (5-why, fishbone) and Statistical process control (SPC), etc
Process Optimization / Lean Mfg.: Demonstrated execution of lean principles, cycle time / throughput improvement, yield improvement, workflow optimization, etc.
Master’s degree with 3 years of equivalent experience, or bachelor’s degree with 5 years of equivalent experience
Cross-Functional Collaboration: ability to work cross-functionally with operators, quality, regulatory and management teams; train operators and implement new processes, etc.

Nice To Haves

Medical Device experience or experience working in a regulated environment
Experience designing, developing and implementing PLC DCS and SCADA systems
Experience creating and maintaining control logic, function blocks, and HMI interfaces
System integration across electrical, mechanical, and software domains
Experience specifying sensors, actuators, drives, and control hardware
Distributed control systems
Data flow analysis
Familiarity with Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Responsibilities

Collaborates with quality and operations to determine and develop needed materials and/or parts specifications.
Troubleshoots equipment and processes through physical inspection/diagnosing of parts. Orders replacement parts as needed.
Revises equipment and part drawings using CAD software.
Coordinates Engineering Change Notices for design changes, including materials and process changes.
Equipment validations including IQ OQ and PQ
Maintains and assists in development of PLC controlled processes. Evaluates and implements appropriate parameters for OEM equipment software.
Leads tasks or sub-projects within major product and process improvement initiatives.
Provides technical support when dealing with suppliers of key components and equipment.
Provides engineering support for new equipment start-up, debug and process validation. As required, develops, and conducts process evaluations and validations under guidance of senior engineers and quality engineering.
Incorporates best practices in the creation and improving of Operations documentation.
Coordinates product and packaging distribution and shelf-life tests.
Assist in audit deliverables and/or CAPA investigations and deliverables as assigned by management.
Successful implementation of new products and processes.
Reduction of manufacturing errors and improvement of yields and cycle times.
Provide knowledge and feedback to the production team for the successful implementation of new processes.
Addressing supplier continuity issues to prevent product run-out.
Continuous Process
Other responsibilities as assigned.