Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Laser Cutting)

Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Laser Cutting)

Manufacturing Engineering Santa Clara, CA

Position Overview

The Laser Cutting Engineer is responsible for setting up, operating, and maintaining laser cutting machines to produce high-quality parts and components.

This role involves interpreting technical drawings, ensuring precision in cutting, and troubleshooting any issues that arise during the process.

This position requires high technical competence along with being a team player, self-starter, and possessing a can-do attitude.

Essential Job Functions

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes related to Laser Cutting and manufacturing.
• Hands-on capability to set up and calibrate laser cutting machines according to job specifications. Operate machines to cut materials such as metal, plastic, and composites.
• Knowledge of materials commonly used for laser cutting.
• Knowledge of transitioning from prototyping / proof-of-concept to sustainable, repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Leads or plays a prominent role supporting product development projects capturing and documenting design inputs and outputs from feasibility through design transfer into manufacturing.
• Coordinate and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure the delivery of superior components and services.
• Authors and executes product and system specifications, validation and test protocols, and validation and test reports.
• Assesses reliability, safety, performance, and risk of new designs and methodologies and ensures individual and group safety when conducting all activities.
• Supports manufacturing activities, as necessary.
• Provides product and process DFM (Design for Manufacturing) input to Product Development Engineering team to enhance manufacturability and product cost.
• Must possess strong communication skills to interface with operators, technicians, product development, planning, purchasing, regulatory, inspection, clinical marketing organizations, and suppliers.
• Leads / participates in continuous improvement initiatives focused on material cost reduction, capacity enhancement, and streamlining of the supply chain.
• Lead and / or actively participate in product / process engineering problem solving using DMAIC methodology.
• Support the transfer of product lines and the qualification-validation efforts.
• Evaluates existing engineering processes and recommends improvements.

Requirements

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in a medical device environment or, 3 years of experience with a Master’s Degree.
• Knowledge of and compliance with applicable Quality System requirements such as QSRs, FDA, ISO, MDD, and other applicable regulations.
• Experience and understanding of Process Validations (IQ, OQ, PQ), 6S, Lean Manufacturing, experience working with statistics and using statistical software, Capability Studies (Cpk’s), DOE’s.
• Strong knowledge of Solid modeling / CAD experience (SolidWorks preferred).
• Strong problem-solving ability, including demonstrated ability to effectively design, execute, report on, and draw conclusions from experiments.
• Demonstrated proficiency in written and verbal communication, including creating and delivering presentations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Operate as a team and / or independently while demonstrating flexibility to changing requirements.
• Employee may be required to occasionally lift objects up to 25 lbs.

Market Range : $113,000 - $141,000

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Benefits

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Shockwave Medical offers a competitive total compensation package as well as the following benefits and perks :

Core Benefits : Medical, Dental, Vision, Pre-tax and Roth 401k options with a fully vested match, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance, Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account (HSA), Competitive PTO balance

Perks : Calm App, Pet Insurance, Student Loan Refinancing, Spot Bonus awards

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