Value Improvement Project Engineer 3

Hologic•Newark, NJ

12d

About The Position

Why join Hologic: You will have the opportunity to get in on the ground floor at a high growth world class manufacturing facility working on life-saving medical devices with potential for future growth. This is a great opportunity to enhance your manufacturing operation skills and knowledge to further your career. What to expect: The Project Engineer is a key member of the engineering team responsible for supporting the execution of value improvement projects into manufacturing. This is a hands-on role expected to be the technical lead/co-lead to coordinate departmental or cross-functional teams, drive the execution of projects from initial scoping through implementation. This may include new supplier qualifications, implementing process improvements, executing validations, updating documentation (assembly procedures, Bills of Material and technical documentation) for the successful implementation value improvement initiatives to improve product cost. The Project Engineer will also directly interact with internal and external stakeholders including suppliers, Global Sourcing, R&D and the Operations teams to provide technical guidance and leadership in executing activities. This role will require a combination of engineering and project management skills to execute value improvement projects successfully. A seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways. This job is the fully qualified, career-oriented, journey-level position. Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Networks with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.

Requirements

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Adapts communication style to suite different audiences.
Creates precise, accurate technical documentation.
Able to facilitate group discussions.
Strong contributor to high performing team
Advanced knowledge of MS Office and Solidworks
Working knowledge of manufacturing, quality improvement and cost reduction methodologies such as CIMs, Lean, Root Cause and Root Cause Failure Analysis, SPC and Six Sigma
Experience collaborating and negotiating with machine/automation vendors to design, validate, and implement automated equipment/processes.
Ability to coordinate cross-functional projects, people, and teams
Preferred Minimum Non-Technical Degree: College Degree
Preferred Minimum Technical/Advanced Degree: Technical Bachelor’s Degr
Preferred Minimum Non-Technical Degree: 5-8 Years
Preferred Minimum Technical/Advanced Degree: 2-5 Years with Technical Bachelor’s Degree, 1-3 Years with Master’s Degree, 0-1 Years with PhD

Responsibilities

Leads the management of projects from initiation through completion including completing cost:benefit analysis, defining project scope, creating and maintaining project schedule, defining resources required to execute and providing updates to stakeholders.
Responsible for product cost analysis of tact time, labor and burdened costs for input into COGS.
Prioritize and leads activities such as defect reviews, DFMEA Meetings, DFMEA document review, Kaizen events and process enhancement activities aimed at improving quality, reducing cycle time, and reducing cost.
Participates in design reviews, drives the identification of critical to quality attributes and ensures component designs work together to fulfill manufacturing requirements.
Provides Design for Manufacturability and Design for Assembly recommendations to the design team.
Drives the identification of critical quality attributes.
Leads the analysis of projects to determine resource allocations to identify and prioritize projects based on value proposition.
Leads the translation of improved product designs from design engineering to manufacturing.
Ensures projects can be translated into cost effective production.
Responsible for monitoring and providing regular communication and updates on success factors such as progress, schedule, budget, project risks and resource or needs gaps.
Drives the manufacturing line establishment.
Responsible for setting up assembly procedures and test methods.
Specifies, designs and estimates cost for tools, assembly fixtures and part tooling.
Oversees process development and the creation of SOPs, project documentation, project schedule, cost controls, establishing maintenance plans, and production performance evaluation metrics.
Initiates and manages engineering change orders throughout the implementation project.
Develops, writes, and executes process validations.
Accountable for the creation of process flowcharts, Risk Files & Process Control plans.
Responsible for risks, risk mitigations and risk management activities related to manufacturing for improved product designs including PFMEAs.
Accountable for the creation and delivery of user manuals, training materials, maintenance schedules and other documents needed for successful knowledge transfer and turnover of the process or system to the process owner.
Acts with urgency to identify, diagnose, prioritize, and resolve technical issues.
Works cross functionally with other departments to represent Operations.
Provide recommendations for new supplier selections based on core competencies and experience.
Functions in a technical leadership role and will effectively contribute to cross functional teams and coordinate and lead project activities.
Coordinates work activities and provides team feedback and direction to meet project objectives.
Conduct process analyses and use statistical techniques and risk-based decisions to analyze data.
Collaborates with other engineers and promotes learning, development, and knowledge transfer.
Identify and recommend organization improvements, Business SOPs, and the Quality Management System.
Must follow all applicable FDA regulations and ISO requirements.