Manufacturing Engineer Jobs

Avalign produces innovative, high-performance, and cost-effective medical devices with a particular focus on high growth and ingenuity. Our team is growing quickly and proud of the fact that our custom-made devices continue to make a huge difference in the lives of medical professionals and their patients. Our employees are actively involved in the design, engineering and manufacture of technologically advanced medical devices that ensure that we meet our customer’s quality specifications for each product we produce.

The primary purpose for the Manufacturing Engineer is to contribute technical manufacturing, project management skills, and process excellence thinking to our Operations and New Product Introduction teams. This role combines collaboration with both external and internal customers with active participation and leadership of assigned projects that create and refine our manufacturing methods, designs, and documentation to continually improve our efficiency, reliability, manufacturability, and cost for our product lines.

What You’ll Do:

• Uses statistical and financial analysis to identify trends and opportunities to systemically improve quality, reduce cost, reduce lead time, and reduce scrap
• Directly supports the qualification and validation activities associated with manufacturing equipment and special processes
• Interfaces with suppliers to explore, test, and implement new manufacturing concepts, tooling, and equipment. Develops and manages project plans, timelines, and budget to support these activities.
• Develops work instructions and necessary documentation to train associates and sustain manufacturing proficiencies
• Designs and implements robust production processes and methods assuring that process capabilities are adequate to support business needs
• May be called to lead new projects from development through delivery with responsibility for long-term cost, quality, and delivery
• Directly supports the operations team
• Applies Lean manufacturing and Theory of Constraints tools to optimize processes, workgroups, or cells toward achieving cost, quality, and delivery metrics.
• Applies advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis methods to solve problems with documented results

What You Won’t Do:

• Feel stuck – we offer great opportunities to advance and learn
• Feel like a number – we’re a close-knit bunch and always have each other’s back
• Get bored – we make custom products so no day is the same

Who You Are:

• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Effective communicator, both written and verbal
• A quick learner who is always ready to gain depth of knowledge in manufacturing processes
• A reliable worker who knows the importance of showing up when it counts
• Accept assignments with open, cooperative, positive and team-oriented attitudes
• Able to plan and execute plans across teams

What You’ll Need:

• Design knowledge of Design For Manufacturability, Design For Cost, and Design For Inspection feedback on customer product specifications to customer development, manufacturing and quality engineers and supply chain representatives
• Quality Systems and Design Controls per FDA 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485
• Medical and implantable grades of stainless steel, titanium, cobalt chrome, and zirconium
• 3-5 years work experience in an engineering role
• Powdered metal manufacturing (sintering and/or metal injection molding)
• Can read product specifications and engineering drawings including GD&T
• Medical device manufacturing in FDA and/or ISO 13485 environment
• Bachelors degree in a related engineering field

What You’ll Enjoy:

• Generous employee referral bonus program
• Great 401(k) with company match
• Additional free resources such as travel assistance, EAP, etc.
• Working for a thriving, performance-based company that values promoting from within and career advancement
• Employer funded STD and LTD insurance
• Employer funded Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Temperature controlled environment
• Paid vacation and 10 observed paid holidays per year
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Community involvement investing and giving back to the community
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Tuition reimbursement

Avalign conducts a comprehensive background, drug testing, highest level of education completion verification, and reference checks.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are an employer that participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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