Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Veranex's mission as an Innovation CRO is to improve patient outcomes by accelerating our clients' innovations to market.  As the world's only end-to-end professional services firm focused on MedTech, we take clients' Vision to Velocity through our comprehensive service portfolio, with expertise in human centered design and product development, preclinical and clinical research, regulatory affairs, and market access and reimbursement consulting. 

About This Role:

Veranex has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. You will be part of a team working to improve lives globally through medical technology innovation. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer leads, performs and coordinates broad manufacturing engineering activities in the development and supply of capital and disposable medical devices and instruments.

What You Will Do:

• Performs manufacturing engineering functional lead duties including engineering and production builds, assembly line/cell layout, process flow development, process development, manufacturing fixture design, operator manufacturing/assembly training, etc.
• Provides technical project management through continuous communication with internal design, engineering, quality, and manufacturing personnel, original equipment manufacturing (OEM) factories, suppliers, and clients regarding manufacturing engineering progress and details of multiple projects. 
• Works with Quality Engineering to execute Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and testing procedures to ensure compliance with design output specifications and lifecycle requirements.
• Maintains manufacturing files and databases per internal design control procedures.
• Defines and generates all required documentation in support of manufacturing products and processes.
• Where applicable aids in business development proposals and cost estimation of client products
• Provides support to improve, maintain, or fix manufacturing processes.
• Trains and mentors new and less experienced engineers. Provides leadership, training, guidance, and support to other engineers.
• Executes operator training for manufacturing and assembly. 
• Troubleshoots project related manufacturing issues.
• Supports the organization in meeting production schedules through resolving technical, equipment, or operational issues.
• Supports initiatives to improve safety and compliance to applicable regulations.
  Participates in build and release plans.
• Supports business development.

Qualifications:

Required skills:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial, manufacturing, or mechanical engineering
• 3-6 years of relevant work experience
• At least 1 year experience leading manufacturing projects/programs
• Strong knowledge of overall medical device industry
• Strong knowledge of computer-aided design (CAD) packages
• Strong knowledge of process development and process validation
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and perform a wide range of activities
• Ability to work under a timeline
• Ability to solve moderate to complex technical problems
• Strong ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and projects

Preferred:

• Knowledge in heart, kidney, liver, or lung medical devices.
• Packaging design and implementation experience
• Product cost estimation
• Design for manufacturing and assembly experience
• Semi-automated or automation manufacturing environment experience

Veranex is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion or belief, sex (including pregnancy,  gender identity or gender expression), sexual orientation,  parental or marital status, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, national, social, or ethnic origin, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.