Industrial Engineer

Description

Weiss-Aug Group is an internationally recognized leader in precision metal stamping, machining, insert / injection molding, value-added assembly, and contract manufacturing services.

Our MedTech Group serves the medical device and life science industry, offering unparalleled vertically integrated manufacturing solutions, partnered with in-house product design and engineering services. These combined capabilities provide Weiss-Aug a strategic advantage over the competition, being able to offer our customers a true, single-source supplier option to meet their most challenging product innovation needs.

As we continue to push the boundaries of what is possible, including our latest advancements in materials science, specialty coatings, laser processing, and hybrid additive manufacturing technologies – Weiss-Aug Group needs the best minds in the industry. Expanding our team is paramount, bringing in fresh perspectives, ideas, and broad-based talent to further enhance our solution offerings, driving new growth and supporting our technology roadmap – including the release of finished drug-delivery / combination devices and machined implants.

Join our team where every day we push the boundaries of manufacturing technology to help our customers produce the best medical devices, such that people may live healthier lives.

Position Summary : The Systems Engineer - Estimating will be responsible for simulation and data analytics associated with developing unique, vertically integrated manufacturing solutions for our customers; supporting the MedTech, Implantable, and Drug Delivery / Wearables market segments. This role is fundamentally based on long-standing best practices in industrial engineering principles : identifying waste, defining value streams, productivity optimization, kanban setups, takt time studies, labor tracking, ergonomics, material flow, pFMEA, and similar Lean Six Sigma tools. Through practical application of the engineering discipline and tools, support new business development with the purpose of generating accurate and detailed costing proposals that exceed customer expectations for quality, price, and delivery. In addition, support ongoing business with opportunities for value-analysis / value engineering by driving continuous improvement and iterative design proposals for our customers seeking future cost savings, further vertical integration, or scalability of existing products.

The position will work across the Weiss-Aug Group, including multi-site R&D, Engineering, Design, Tooling, and Manufacturing to understand core capabilities, creating a data and engineering-driven estimating model – linking available system data to validate engineering estimates for new business, and further expansion of existing business.

The ideal candidate will have an engineering background in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, value engineering, or related engineering field with concentrated technical knowledge and previous experience in precision metals and plastics manufacturing and / or complex finished device assemblies. The ability to innovate product part designs, materials, processes, and to optimize for cost and quality are required skills for this role – as well as data analytics, monitoring, and software applications driving industry 4.0 implementation.

This position will report to the Sr. Vice President | MedTech, with strong dotted line reporting to the Director of Business Development | MedTech.

Key Responsibilities :

• Analyze blueprints, specifications, model files (CAD), and other documentation to prepare accurate simulations and supportive data sets / process models for manufacturing projects, particularly those involving insert injection molding of thermoplastics, precision machined components, and / or complex sub-assemblies for the MedTech industry.
• Integrate fully as a partner to Business Development and Solutions Architecture Teams, with the primary objective to drive new business opportunities, sales expansion – and further increase competitive advantage through systems engineering and application of Industry 4.0 practices.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, procurement, and accounting teams to gather actual cost data, historical summaries of previously quoted business (including tooling costs / lead-times, engineering resource utilization, and achieved manufacturing standards relative to those estimated) with the purpose of refining new business and existing business quotations to drive growth.
• Partner with IT / ERP Teams (Business Analysts) and Manufacturing to expand the use of existing systems for real-time / actual data collection, and adoption of new systems for manufacturing data acquisition and process optimization modeling.
• Utilize software tools and engineering knowledge to develop detailed cost models for materials, labor, equipment, and other resources – beyond the print / model provided (look for optimization opportunities).
• Identify the best possible manufacturing processes and evaluate based on holistic process flow, all process steps equipment / manufacturing processes for optimized efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Generate internal business cases, including projected ROI for CapEx spending justification in collaboration with Accounting Partners; as well as "preferred site" status for manufacturing based on costs, labor availability, and capacity utilization.
• Utilize SolidWorks, CAD / CAM software packages for product DFM, and conceptualization of proposals.
• Utilize and / or identify and deploy software tools to facilitate data acquisition and analysis, such as Minitab, Sage, Flexsim, Paperlessparts or similar.
• Prepare and present detailed evaluations, simulations, and proposals to management and clients.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, technologies, and best practices in manufacturing and cost estimation.
• Communicate effectively with clients, vendors, and internal teams to ensure accurate and timely delivery of estimates, cost savings proposals.
• Ensure streamlined and agile process for estimating and ongoing proposals for customer review / evaluation to generate further sales on existing business.

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