Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Packaging

Responsibilities

• Support packaging work center with production challenges, manage change orders, and coordinate with cross-functional teams for disposition of materials, sub-assemblies, and Finished Goods.
• Train operators on new revisions of documents released through the change order management process.
• Execute validation activities for new equipment.
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve manufacturing issues impacting product quality, safety, delivery, or cost.
• Design, develop, and implement manufacturing equipment, tooling, and fixtures to support production requirements.
• Design and coordinate engineering tests and experiments; analyze data, draw conclusions, and communicate recommendations.
• Support product development and sustaining engineering activities through technology development, specification creation, process studies, material testing, and technical reporting.
• Participate in risk management and design control activities, including FMEA and design reviews.
• Partner with operators, technicians, production supervisors, quality engineers, and cross-functional teams to address production floor challenges and improve manufacturing performance.
• Manage engineering project activities including planning, documentation, scheduling, progress tracking, and implementation.
• Evaluate and implement process or product alternatives to optimize manufacturing performance.
• Collaborate with suppliers and external partners to support equipment, process, and product initiatives.
• Champion patient safety, product quality, and compliance with Stryker's Quality Management System and applicable regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 2+ years of relevant experience supporting manufacturing processes and operations in a production environment.
• Experience conducting process, equipment, or product qualification, verification, and validation activities.
• Experience troubleshooting manufacturing, process, or quality-related issues and implementing effective solutions.
• Experience designing, developing, or supporting manufacturing equipment, tooling, and fixtures.
• Ability to create, read, and interpret engineering drawings using standard engineering software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including statistical, geometric, and mathematical analysis.
• Ability to manage technical responsibilities with limited supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the medical device industry or another regulated manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Minitab or similar statistical software.
• Experience participating in design control activities, including risk analysis and FMEA.
• Experience selecting suppliers and assessing supplier capabilities and performance.
• Experience supporting materials testing, process studies, and manufacturing investigations.

Pay

$89,400 - $148,900 USD Annual

Benefits

• Health benefits: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program, and tobacco cessation program.
• Financial benefits: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

Depending on customer requirements, employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.