Sr Medical Device Engineer
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none present). Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to cut out the "About Actalent" section, equal opportunity, accommodation, etc. Also remove "Application Deadline". Also remove "Work Environment" maybe we can incorporate schedule and location into appropriate sections.
We need to preserve all substantive information.
Let's extract substantive content:
About the role: first paragraph: "The Senior Medical Device Engineer supports the development and scale-up of innovative medical device manufacturing processes and equipment from concept through pilot manufacturing and into full-scale production. In this role, you design and optimize equipment, fixtures, assembly processes, and operating procedures within a regulated quality system, ensuring robust, scalable, and compliant manufacturing solutions. You work closely with R&D and Pilot Manufacturing teams to implement new technologies and processes that directly influence how future wearable medical devices are built."
That's prose.
Responsibilities: list items from "Responsibilities" bullet list. Let's extract each line after "Responsibilities". They are sentences starting with capital letters. We'll list them.
Responsibilities list:
- Lead process development activities from early concept through pilot manufacturing and production scale-up.
- Design and optimize manufacturing equipment, fixtures, assembly processes, and operating procedures within a regulated quality system.
- Perform process characterization and execute design of experiments (DOE) to understand and optimize critical process parameters.
- Conduct material qualification activities to ensure materials meet performance and regulatory requirements.
- Lead root cause investigations to resolve process and equipment issues and implement effective corrective actions.
- Provide technical oversight of pilot production builds, ensuring processes, equipment, and documentation are properly implemented.
- Drive risk mitigation efforts related to new equipment, processes, and manufacturing technologies.
- Validate equipment performance and support process validation activities for medical device manufacturing.
- Manage engineering projects and timelines independently, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met.
- Transfer technologies from development to manufacturing, including R&D, pilot manufacturing, and production scale-up activities.
- Release equipment specifications and engineering drawings to support manufacturing and maintenance teams.
- Develop calibration and preventative maintenance programs for manufacturing equipment and fixtures.
- Train operators, technicians, and manufacturing personnel on new equipment, processes, and procedures.
- Turn ambiguous manufacturing challenges into structured, well-defined processes and documentation.
- Support high-volume manufacturing processes and continuous process improvements as needed.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with process engineers, mechanical engineers, technicians, and operators in a fast-paced environment.
- Mentor and support manufacturing personnel, fostering strong technical understanding and adherence to best practices.
- Perform testing, data analysis, and capability analysis to monitor process performance and drive optimization.
- Contribute to a high-visibility R&D engineering team focused on next-generation manufacturing technologies for wearable medical devices.
That's a lot; we keep all.
Requirements / Qualifications: We have "Essential Skills" list and "Additional Skills & Qualifications". Also "Medical device manufacturing experience strongly preferred." Also "Work Environment" details: fully onsite role at an R&D and pilot manufacturing campus in San Diego, working standard business hours (8:30 AM–5:30 PM) with occasional overtime based on business needs. Also "Job Type & Location": Contract position based out of San Diego, CA. Also "Workplace Type": fully onsite position in San Diego, CA.
We need to decide sections: Could have "Requirements" for essential skills, "Qualifications" for additional skills, "Skills" maybe for technical skills like SolidWorks, JMP, etc. But we can combine.
The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can include any of those that have real content.
We have content for:
- About the role (prose)
- Responsibilities (list)
- Requirements (essential skills list)
- Qualifications (additional skills & qualifications list)
- Skills (maybe we could list specific technical skills like SolidWorks, JMP, Minitab, etc.) but those are already in essential/additional. Could create a Skills section summarizing hands-on experience with SolidWorks, statistical tools, etc. But we risk duplication. Better to put those under Requirements or Qualifications.
- Benefits (list from Pay And Benefits)
- Pay (pay range)
- Schedule (standard business hours 8:30 AM–5:30 PM with occasional overtime)
We also have location (San Diego, CA) and job type (Contract). Could be part of About the role or a separate section? Not listed as heading options but we could include under About the role or maybe not needed as separate heading. The instruction says include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. It didn't forbid adding other headings not in the example list, but they gave examples. Safer to stick to those headings.
We can include location and job type within About the role or maybe a brief paragraph.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... (prose) ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 5–8 years of engineering experience, preferably in process or equipment development.
- Hands-on experience designing and optimizing manufacturing equipment and fixtures, including use of SolidWorks.
- Demonstrated experience executing design of experiments (DOE) and validating equipment performance.
- Proven ability to perform root cause investigations and implement process improvements.
- Experience moving products from R&D through pilot manufacturing and into production scale-up.
- Ability to independently manage engineering projects, priorities, and timelines.
- Experience working in regulated development environments, ideally medical device.
- Strong technical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in manufacturing and process development settings.
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguous and fast-paced environments while maintaining high quality standards.
- Experience transferring technologies from development to manufacturing and supporting scale-up activities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and training.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills in documentation and execution.
- Demonstrated hands-on engineering experience in equipment, process, or manufacturing development.
- Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing processes.
- Experience releasing equipment specifications and engineering drawings.
- Experience developing calibration and preventative maintenance programs for manufacturing equipment.
- Experience training operators and manufacturing personnel on new processes and equipment.
- Ability to translate ambiguous manufacturing challenges into structured, repeatable processes.
- Experience supporting R&D, pilot manufacturing, and production scale-up activities.
- Medical device manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Biomechanical Engineering degree preferred.
- Experience with SolidWorks for equipment and fixture design.
- Experience with statistical tools such as JMP and Minitab for DOE, capability analysis, and data interpretation.
- Material characterization and process validation in a regulated environment.
- Familiarity with capability analysis and other statistical methods for monitoring and improving process performance.
- Comfort working in ambiguous environments and defining structure where processes are still evolving.
- Strong collaboration skills for working with engineers, operators, and technicians across R&D and manufacturing.
- Interest in next-generation manufacturing technologies for wearable medical devices.
- Motivation to work in a high-visibility R&D engineering team with contract-to-hire potential.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Pay
The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $65.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Schedule
This is a fully onsite role at an R&D and pilot manufacturing campus in San Diego, working standard business hours (8:30 AM–5:30 PM) with occasional overtime based on business needs.
We might also mention contract type and location. Could add to About the role or Schedule. Perhaps add a sentence in About the role: "This is a Contract position based out of San Diego, CA." But we already have location in Schedule. Could add to About the role.
Let's adjust About the role paragraph to include that it's a contract position in San Diego.
Original About the role paragraph: we can extend: "The Senior Medical Device Engineer supports the development and scale-up of innovative medical device manufacturing processes and equipment from concept through pilot manufacturing and into full-scale production. In this role, you design and optimize equipment, fixtures, assembly processes, and operating procedures within a regulated quality system, ensuring robust, scalable, and compliant manufacturing solutions. You work closely with R&D and Pilot Manufacturing teams to implement new technologies and processes that directly influence how future wearable medical devices are built. This is a Contract position based out of San Diego, CA."
That preserves info.
Now ensure no duplication: we have location also in Schedule; but it's okay to mention again? Might be considered duplication but not prohibited. However we should avoid duplicated lines. The schedule paragraph already mentions location; we could keep location only in Schedule and not repeat in About the role. But we need to include contract type somewhere. Could add contract type to About the role without location.
Let's do: About the role paragraph: include contract type but not location. Then Schedule paragraph includes location and hours.
Thus:
About the role: "The Senior Medical Device Engineer supports the development and scale-up of innovative
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. Do not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none present). Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to cut out the "About Actalent" section, equal opportunity, accommodation, etc. Also remove "Application Deadline". Also remove "Work Environment" maybe we can incorporate schedule and location into appropriate sections. We need to preserve all substantive information. Let's extract substantive content: About the role: first paragraph: "The Senior Medical Device Engineer supports the development and scale-up of innovative medical device manufacturing processes and equipment from concept through pilot manufacturing and into full-scale production. In this role, you design and optimize equipment, fixtures, assembly processes, and operating procedures within a regulated quality system, ensuring robust, scalable, and compliant manufacturing solutions. You work closely with R&D and Pilot Manufacturing teams to implement new technologies and processes that directly influence how future wearable medical devices are built." That's prose. Responsibilities: list items from "Responsibilities" bullet list. Let's extract each line after "Responsibilities". They are sentences starting with capital letters. We'll list them. Responsibilities list: - Lead process development activities from early concept through pilot manufacturing and production scale-up. - Design and optimize manufacturing equipment, fixtures, assembly processes, and operating procedures within a regulated quality system. - Perform process characterization and execute design of experiments (DOE) to understand and optimize critical process parameters. - Conduct material qualification activities to ensure materials meet performance and regulatory requirements. - Lead root cause investigations to resolve process and equipment issues and implement effective corrective actions. - Provide technical oversight of pilot production builds, ensuring processes, equipment, and documentation are properly implemented. - Drive risk mitigation efforts related to new equipment, processes, and manufacturing technologies. - Validate equipment performance and support process validation activities for medical device manufacturing. - Manage engineering projects and timelines independently, ensuring milestones and deliverables are met. - Transfer technologies from development to manufacturing, including R&D, pilot manufacturing, and production scale-up activities. - Release equipment specifications and engineering drawings to support manufacturing and maintenance teams. - Develop calibration and preventative maintenance programs for manufacturing equipment and fixtures. - Train operators, technicians, and manufacturing personnel on new equipment, processes, and procedures. - Turn ambiguous manufacturing challenges into structured, well-defined processes and documentation. - Support high-volume manufacturing processes and continuous process improvements as needed. - Collaborate cross-functionally with process engineers, mechanical engineers, technicians, and operators in a fast-paced environment. - Mentor and support manufacturing personnel, fostering strong technical understanding and adherence to best practices. - Perform testing, data analysis, and capability analysis to monitor process performance and drive optimization. - Contribute to a high-visibility R&D engineering team focused on next-generation manufacturing technologies for wearable medical devices. That's a lot; we keep all. Requirements / Qualifications: We have "Essential Skills" list and "Additional Skills & Qualifications". Also "Medical device manufacturing experience strongly preferred." Also "Work Environment" details: fully onsite role at an R&D and pilot manufacturing campus in San Diego, working standard business hours (8:30 AM–5:30 PM) with occasional overtime based on business needs. Also "Job Type & Location": Contract position based out of San Diego, CA. Also "Workplace Type": fully onsite position in San Diego, CA. We need to decide sections: Could have "Requirements" for essential skills, "Qualifications" for additional skills, "Skills" maybe for technical skills like SolidWorks, JMP, etc. But we can combine. The instruction: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So we can include any of those that have real content.
We have content for:
- About the role (prose)
- Responsibilities (list)
- Requirements (essential skills list)
- Qualifications (additional skills & qualifications list)
- Skills (maybe we could list specific technical skills like SolidWorks, JMP, Minitab, etc.) but those are already in essential/additional. Could create a Skills section summarizing hands-on experience with SolidWorks, statistical tools, etc. But we risk duplication. Better to put those under Requirements or Qualifications.
- Benefits (list from Pay And Benefits)
- Pay (pay range)
- Schedule (standard business hours 8:30 AM–5:30 PM with occasional overtime)
We also have location (San Diego, CA) and job type (Contract). Could be part of About the role or a separate section? Not listed as heading options but we could include under About the role or maybe not needed as separate heading. The instruction says include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. It didn't forbid adding other headings not in the example list, but they gave examples. Safer to stick to those headings.
We can include location and job type within About the role or maybe a brief paragraph.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
... (prose) ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 5–8 years of engineering experience, preferably in process or equipment development.
- Hands-on experience designing and optimizing manufacturing equipment and fixtures, including use of SolidWorks.
- Demonstrated experience executing design of experiments (DOE) and validating equipment performance.
- Proven ability to perform root cause investigations and implement process improvements.
- Experience moving products from R&D through pilot manufacturing and into production scale-up.
- Ability to independently manage engineering projects, priorities, and timelines.
- Experience working in regulated development environments, ideally medical device.
- Strong technical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in manufacturing and process development settings.
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguous and fast-paced environments while maintaining high quality standards.
- Experience transferring technologies from development to manufacturing and supporting scale-up activities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for cross-functional collaboration and training.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills in documentation and execution.
- Demonstrated hands-on engineering experience in equipment, process, or manufacturing development.
- Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing processes.
- Experience releasing equipment specifications and engineering drawings.
- Experience developing calibration and preventative maintenance programs for manufacturing equipment.
- Experience training operators and manufacturing personnel on new processes and equipment.
- Ability to translate ambiguous manufacturing challenges into structured, repeatable processes.
- Experience supporting R&D, pilot manufacturing, and production scale-up activities.
- Medical device manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or Biomechanical Engineering degree preferred.
- Experience with SolidWorks for equipment and fixture design.
- Experience with statistical tools such as JMP and Minitab for DOE, capability analysis, and data interpretation.
- Material characterization and process validation in a regulated environment.
- Familiarity with capability analysis and other statistical methods for monitoring and improving process performance.
- Comfort working in ambiguous environments and defining structure where processes are still evolving.
- Strong collaboration skills for working with engineers, operators, and technicians across R&D and manufacturing.
- Interest in next-generation manufacturing technologies for wearable medical devices.
- Motivation to work in a high-visibility R&D engineering team with contract-to-hire potential.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Pay
The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $65.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
Schedule
This is a fully onsite role at an R&D and pilot manufacturing campus in San Diego, working standard business hours (8:30 AM–5:30 PM) with occasional overtime based on business needs.
We might also mention contract type and location. Could add to About the role or Schedule. Perhaps add a sentence in About the role: "This is a Contract position based out of San Diego, CA." But we already have location in Schedule. Could add to About the role. Let's adjust About the role paragraph to include that it's a contract position in San Diego. Original About the role paragraph: we can extend: "The Senior Medical Device Engineer supports the development and scale-up of innovative medical device manufacturing processes and equipment from concept through pilot manufacturing and into full-scale production. In this role, you design and optimize equipment, fixtures, assembly processes, and operating procedures within a regulated quality system, ensuring robust, scalable, and compliant manufacturing solutions. You work closely with R&D and Pilot Manufacturing teams to implement new technologies and processes that directly influence how future wearable medical devices are built. This is a Contract position based out of San Diego, CA." That preserves info. Now ensure no duplication: we have location also in Schedule; but it's okay to mention again? Might be considered duplication but not prohibited. However we should avoid duplicated lines. The schedule paragraph already mentions location; we could keep location only in Schedule and not repeat in About the role. But we need to include contract type somewhere. Could add contract type to About the role without location. Let's do: About the role paragraph: include contract type but not location. Then Schedule paragraph includes location and hours. Thus: About the role: "The Senior Medical Device Engineer supports the development and scale-up of innovative