Senior Sustainment Engineer

Smith+Nephew•Memphis, TN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. Are you passionate about advanced manufacturing and continuous improvement? Join Smith+Nephew as a Senior Sustainment Engineer and become the technical leader responsible for sustaining and optimizing our metal additive manufacturing production processes. In this highly visible role, you will drive operational excellence, improve process capability, enhance equipment reliability, and support the production of innovative medical technologies that help improve patients' lives around the world.

Requirements

Advanced manufacturing knowledge
Continuous improvement passion
Technical leadership
Metal additive manufacturing production processes expertise
Process stability, repeatability, and compliance understanding
Data analysis skills for identifying trends and improvements
Preventive maintenance strategy development
Troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) experience
Additive manufacturing build schedule management
Validation activities support (IQ, OQ, PQ, process qualifications, revalidation)
Manufacturing documentation maintenance
Audit readiness support
Quality and regulatory compliance knowledge
Cross-functional team collaboration skills
Mentorship capabilities

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical owner for metal additive manufacturing production processes, ensuring process stability, repeatability, and compliance.
Drive initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield, increase throughput, and enhance overall equipment effectiveness.
Analyze production data to identify trends, opportunities, and sustainable process improvements.
Develop and manage preventive maintenance strategies while partnering with Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
Lead troubleshooting efforts, root cause investigations, and corrective and preventive actions related to process and equipment performance.
Manage additive manufacturing build schedules and collaborate with Operations and Production Planning to maximize capacity utilization.
Support validation activities including IQ, OQ, PQ, process qualifications, and revalidation efforts.
Maintain manufacturing documentation, support audit readiness, and ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
Partner with cross functional teams including Quality, Regulatory, Maintenance, Operations, and Supply Chain to support manufacturing excellence and business growth.
Mentor engineers and technical staff while promoting knowledge sharing and technical excellence.