Manufacturing Engineer I

About the role

Riverpoint Medical in Northeast Portland is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer I. At Riverpoint you will be part of the process that brings great technology to Medical, Dental and Veterinary markets. We specialize in the design and manufacturing of premium medical devices. Our ingenuity can be found in our suture technologies, sports medicine fibers and anchors, surgical lighting, and special needle technologies. As a Manufacturing Engineer I, you will play a central role in optimizing the production, tooling, equipment, and processes that power our medical device manufacturing. Working closely with Operations, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs, you will apply Lean principles, lead continuous improvement initiatives, and perform root-cause analysis to ensure seamless daily production. Join Riverpoint Medical and help us deliver top-tier suture technology to clinicians worldwide!

Responsibilities

• Provides dedicated day-to-day engineering support to active manufacturing lines, optimizing fixturing, updating work instructions, and delivering hands-on training to production operators to improve yield and efficiency.
• Maintains and updates manufacturing process procedures, routings, and assembly documentation via change orders to ensure consistent line performance, operator training, and continuous ISO 13485 compliance.
• Partners with NPI and R&D teams during line transfer to review manufacturability, establish robust downstream line layouts, and ensure seamless handoffs into commercial manufacturing.
• Leads structured root cause investigations (e.g., 5-Why, Fishbone) to diagnose and resolve real-time yield dropoffs, equipment downtime, and technical line disruptions on active production lines.
• Designs, modifies, and validates line-support jigs, assembly fixtures, and ergonomics enhancements across cleanroom assembly cells, sterilization preparation, QA inspection, and final packaging.
• Plans and executes throughput expansion projects, cell re-layouts, line balancing, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) initiatives to meet growing commercial sales demands.
• Partner with QA and Facilities to ensure active manufacturing zones continuously comply with ISO 13485 quality standards, ISO 14644 cleanroom requirements, EHS guidelines, and Riverpoint Medical SOPs.
• Leads technical investigations for product/process Nonconformance Reports (NCRs), customer complaints, supplier defect trends, and Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to drive long-term corrective measures.
• Collaborates