Manufacturing Electrical Engineer

Mizuho OSI is the leader in specialty surgery and patient positioning, offering a portfolio that includes specialty surgical tables for spine and orthopedic procedures, along with disposable and reusable surgical patient care products.

About the role

The Manufacturing Electrical Engineer II designs, develops, and maintains manufacturing processes, electrical test systems, and production support solutions for new products and product changes. This role drives cost reduction and waste elimination across supply, assembly, and test while supporting manufacturing by resolving production issues, troubleshooting electrical and electromechanical systems, and ensuring manufacturability and testability of new products through lean methods.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with R&D, production, supply chain, and quality to align production rates, product designs, and manufacturing test strategies with business needs and available resources.
• Support new products through pilot production and sustained launch activities, identifying, escalating, and resolving manufacturability and testability issues.
• Design, document, validate, and introduce production, service assembly, test fixtures, electrical test systems, automated test equipment, and supporting equipment.
• Configure assembly processes, activity sequences, and material handling for lean manufacturing.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing test processes and data collection methods.
• Support supplier and vendor qualification activities for manufacturing processes, tooling fixtures, and test equipment.
• Run tests using new or existing protocols to confirm process capability and manufacturing test effectiveness.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and timely manufacturing documentation, including assembly procedures, testing methods, electrical test specifications, troubleshooting guides, packaging instructions, labeling instructions, and bills of materials.
• Develop test plans covering material acquisition, substitution problems, and shipment-impacting technical issues.
• Develop and validate functional, system-level, and end-of-line electrical test methods.
• Support manufacturing planning activities, including BOM structure, methods, sequence of operations, shop routing, time standards, tooling, and electrical test requirements.
• Reduce product cost through design, process, procedure, and test improvements while improving efficiency through lean manufacturing methods.
• Optimize manufacturing costs, determine time standards, and recommend tooling and process requirements for new or existing product lines.
• Work with production managers and engineers to support product enhancements from concept through finished product.
• Participate in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) activities.
• Participate in material review board activities to analyze and disposition non-conforming materials and assemblies, including electrical and electromechanical components.
• Participate in cost reduction, capacity enhancement, and manufacturing test improvement initiatives.
• Provide sustaining engineering support to production.
• Train and support production staff, including assemblers, quality control inspectors, leads, and supervisors.
• Support electrical troubleshooting and manufacturing test systems used in production.
• Perform failure analysis and implement corrective actions to improve production and quality.
• Troubleshoot electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblies to root cause.
• Support CAPA investigations, ECO implementation, and component obsolescence management for released products.
• Support electrical troubleshooting of PCBAs, wiring harnesses, embedded control systems, motors, sensors, communications interfaces, and other electromechanical assemblies.
• Develop, maintain, and support manufacturing test systems using industry-standard electrical design and software tools.
• Collaborate with R&D to review schematics, PCB layouts, and firmware requirements, and support validation activities.
• Ensure manufacturing test systems, fixtures, and production processes meet ESD control requirements and applicable electrical safety standards.
• Recommend and report on production process improvements, including efficiency, cycle time, downtime, first-pass yield, resource utilization, test coverage, test throughput, and ergonomics.
• Participate in company safety committee and environmental programs as required.
• Provide technical guidance and training within your area of expertise.
• Work independently to analyze problems, formulate solutions, and implement corrective actions using sound engineering judgment and structured problem-solving methods.
• Contribute ideas and actions that support continuous improvement across the Manufacturing Department.
• Understand Mizuho OSI's business objectives and how the Manufacturing Department supports them.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, and manufacturing test methods.
• Demonstrated electromechanical, electrical, and process engineering capability.
• Strong technical skills in prototyping and troubleshooting using engineering documentation, schematics, wiring diagrams, and test procedures.
• Familiarity with IPC-A-610 and/or J-STD-001 workmanship standards for electronic assemblies.
• Working knowledge and experience writing protocols, developing and executing test plans, running tests, analyzing results, and documenting findings.
• Experience supporting production of electrical and electromechanical assemblies, including PCBAs, wiring harnesses, sensors, motors, power supplies, and embedded control systems.
• Working knowledge of electrical circuit fundamentals, including analog, digital, and power electronics.
• Experience developing, supporting, or troubleshooting manufacturing test systems, fixtures, and automated test equipment preferred.
• Familiarity with a 3D solid modeling package, preferably SolidWorks, Solid Edge, or AutoCAD.
• Familiarity with electrical CAD tools, preferably Altium Designer, OrCAD, or equivalent schematic capture software.
• Experience with electrical diagnostic equipment, including oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, logic analyzers, signal generators, and power analyzers preferred.
• Experience with calibration and metrology practices for test and measurement equipment preferred.
• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) principles.
• Familiarity with manufacturing test software and automation tools, including LabVIEW and/or NI TestStand preferred.
• Programming or scripting experience for test automation and data analysis; Python experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts preferred.
• Experience in a medical device manufacturing environment preferred, including FDA-regulated products and manufacturing processes.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office 365.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to cross-functional teams.
• Ability to write procedures, technical reports, validation documentation, test methods, and engineering analyses.
• Ability to work independently and effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Strong internal and external customer focus with a high sense of urgency.
• Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Professional, positive attitude with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Ability to travel up to 5% within the United States to support supplier audits and other business needs.

Pay

Salary range: $102,000 - $126,000 DOE, plus annual potential bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.