Process Engineer – Medical Devices

Location: Austin, TX

Company: QFocus Technologies

Domain: Manufacturing Operations

Description To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Process Engineer located in Austin, TX. Reporting to the Manager the Process Engineer role would be responsible for process-engineering capabilities focused on cost, quality and delivery improvements in order to hold up a manufacturing organization. Responsibilities

• Understand manufacturing and test equipment concepts technologies and techniques.
• Designs manufacturing processes within schedule and budgetary parameters.
• Develops, evaluates and improves manufacturing methods.
• Define equipment maintenance requirements, identify root-causes of equipment failures and develop hands-on maintenance skills.
• Work with other engineering stakeholders and customers on problem solving and continuous improvement to the design of equipment and products
• Develop corrective and preventive action plans.
• Development and update of PFMEA for new products.
• Participate in control plan development.
• Write and update work instructions and other documents (e.g., specifications, procedures).
• Analyze and design layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.
• Confer with production group concerning product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• Coordinate with customers to determine product specifications and design changes and respond to customer request.
• Provide information for management decisions from a technical and technical cost perspective.
• Confer with management, engineering and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, production schedules, and other considerations to facilitate production processes.
• Apply statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, industrial or Mechanical industry or equivalent 5+ years of experience in related field or equivalent experience and training.
• Good communication skills and excellent relational skills.
• Experience with equipment validation, GMP compliance and change control processes for manufacturing equipment.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Able to run and explain simulations.
• Impacts immediate (daily or weekly) operations of the team or functional area.
• Executes and may provide input to functional processes or technologies.
• Assists in achieving section/sub-function objectives for a functional area.
• Demonstrates commitment to implement initiatives.

Decision Making/Discretion

• Exercises independent judgment within defined procedures and practices to achieve objectives.
• May make decisions absent management supervision using broad guidelines.

Supervision/Leadership

• Normally receives general instructions on routine work but can work independently, and in some cases may supervise/oversee others.
• Identifies own development needs and works toward them.

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, handle small components and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and depth perception.

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