Senior Engineer

Product & Process Design Role

With direction from the GIE PPD Leader for UCC, the incumbent will provide a leading product and process design role in planning and execution of medical device projects for the Urology and Critical Care (UCC) Business Unit. The incumbent will provide product design feedback and be the assembly subject matter expert (SME) for cross-functional teams as applicable. The incumbent must be capable of specifying process technology, maintaining timelines, associated project budgets, and actively de-risk all aspects for the product and process development. This role will require regular updates to the supporting management, cross-function teams, and BU operational leadership. This position will require 25% travel that can be unevenly distributed throughout the year and can exceed 25% when business requirements are needed.

The mission of this role is the development of superior products and efficient processes through rigorous execution of design for manufacture & assembly (DFMA) enabling high impact innovation and sustainable growth. This role will assume technical leadership of projects and champion technical excellence in product assembly. This role will engage with R&D ensuring the manufacturability of new products. This candidate will have a passion for developing robust, well thought-out medical device assembly equipment / processes that optimize for business success through production of high-quality products with best-in-class OEE processes. This technical leader is a partner with R&D and Operations Assembly Equipment Design Team for new product introductions with a view to launching advanced manufacturing processes & automation while meeting the needs and timelines for customer focus.

Essential duties and position responsibilities include :

• Define manufacturing technology strategy for new products, support product design by manufacturability analysis of the devices and their packaging and ensure a successful transfer to the production floor.
• Lead engineering efforts to build pilot lines of new manufacturing processes to attain process capability and OEE.
• Responsible for working with R&D across UCC on the design and development of current and new products.
• Perform DFA (Design For Assembly) and DFSS (Design For Six Sigma) analysis and establish assembly requirements and implement process controls to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Provide expertise in design for manufacturability & assembly principles.
• Define manufacturing technology strategy for new products (NPD) and product design changes, influence product design through design for manufacture & assembly (DFMA) analysis and enable successful industrialization (internal or external) and transfer to the factories.
• Ensure the assembly process is understood well to minimize risk.
• Develop and execute assembly risk mitigation plans.
• Ensure execution of DFMA efforts will lead to achieving COGS / GP targets in business case.
• Support the development of DFMA standards and best practices for the Product Manufacturability and Assembly Design GIE team.
• Capture the opportunities for existing manufacturing processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Design new manufacturing processes that are efficient, within the targeted CapEx & COGS, and scalable.
• Suggest alternative design iterations, exploring various form factors, materials, functional solutions to address user needs and manufacturing constraints.
• Support process validations to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally, especially with R&D and manufacturing specialists to ensure the design aligns with product requirements, and product designs are optimized for manufacturability, assembly, and overall performance.
• Subject matter expert in DFMA, engineering, and process for assembly.
• Review and revise detailed CAD models of product designs, ensuring accuracy / adherence to specifications, standards, and manufacturing requirements.
• Participate in design verification / testing activities.
• Present complex data in a clear and concise manner to all levels of the organization.
• Comply with all local, state, federal, and BD safety regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Comply with all local BD quality policies, procedures, and practices through consistent application of sound quality assurance principles.
• Other duties as required by manager.

Support new product team design activities including :

Able to plan, coordinate and manage all technical activities associated with commercialization and launch of new products including :

Education / experience :

Knowledge, skills and abilities :

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