Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Role Summary

As a Senior Manufacturing Engineer, you will drive the development of assembly processes in Hose, Pumps, Extrusion, Injection Molding, and single-use assemblies to meet future customer demands and enable Excellence in Manufacturing. You will execute performance improvements to support volume growth and improve KPIs for existing and new products.

Initial Focus Areas

• Work with local and global teams to duplicate and standardize tooling, fixtures, processes, and equipment to deliver products that exceed customer expectations.
• Develop and execute capital requests to support expansion of the Devens Manufacturing site.
• Work closely with Production to identify areas for improving product quality and productivity.
• Develop process controls and documentation to minimize rework, scrap, and other wastes.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement projects using appropriate tools and techniques to optimize productivity in collaboration with global teams.
• Ensure safe design including ergonomic attributes of assembly equipment and cells.
• Support NPD teams to ensure all manufacturing requirements are satisfied in an efficient and capable process.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, including responsibility for safety and quality within assembly and the wider WM, America Manufacturing Inc. company.
• Arrange procurement of jigs and fixtures, and manufacture of assembly aids, as well as checking equipment for assembly to ensure safety and required performance and quality.
• Oversee the specifying and purchasing of tools and gauges.
• Provide front line fault-finding and diagnostics on assembly equipment and processes.
• Assist in reporting and solving production problems and customer complaints where applicable.
• Serve as technical leader within your department.
• Specify and propose, in collaboration with sending sites, cost justifications on new processes and equipment for improving productivity.
• Advise corrective actions to overcome problems, including visiting suppliers as required.
• Issue and ensure compliance with the ECO (Design Change) system.
• Produce and maintain standard operating procedures with appropriate visual aids.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• B.S. Degree in Engineering and/or equivalent US Military experience.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or equivalent experience.
• Comprehensive portfolio of experience within a manufacturing environment, preferably assembly and test, utilizing SPC to maintain process consistency.
• Experience analyzing production assembly and test equipment and processes and documenting modifications.
• Experience with workflow optimization using lean transformation tools.
• Experience with 2D & 3D CAD.
• Proven FMEA, DFMA, and RCA experience (Six Sigma Black or Green Belt preferred).
• Quality tool implementation and analysis.
• Experience participating in and leading Continuous Improvement activities.
• Ability to work unsupervised or as part of a team to maintain critical milestones and production up-time while adhering to company values.

Pay

Salary range: USD 101,166.00 – 151,749.00 (Salaried). Final offers are determined by multiple factors including education, experience, internal equity, geographic location, and candidate expertise, and may vary from the range listed. For roles based outside Massachusetts, the applicable salary range may be lower.

Benefits

• Robust Retirement Plan: 5% employer 401K contribution, plus 50% match on up to 3% of employee contributions.
• Comprehensive Parental Leave: 16 weeks at 100% pay with gender-neutral policy; upon return, 80% work schedule at 100% pay for the first 6 months.
• Generous Time Off: Vacation days, well-being days, 9 observed holidays, 1 floating holiday, up to 15 caregiver days, and 80 hours of annual sick leave.
• Community Engagement: 3 paid volunteer days per year.
• Additional Benefits: 3 healthcare plans with HSA contributions and other benefits designed to support well-being and professional growth.