Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Manufacturing Engineer
Job Location: Reedsville, PA 17084
Job Duration: 12 Months+ (Possible Extension)
 
Job Type: Full-time Contract
Level: Junior-level candidates acceptable (Pay/Bill rate based on experience)
 
Pay range:
Manager Notes:

• The candidate in this role will primarily perform documentation work with limited hands-on product work.
• Root cause analysis and validation documentation are essential.
• Candidates must have experience working in a regulated environment.

 
Job Summary:
The Manufacturing Engineer position provides the successful candidate with an immediate opportunity to be involved with technology that helps save lives, improve patient outcomes, and reduce the cost of medicine around the world. Philips is a leading innovator in Ultrasound Imaging, and at the heart of every Ultrasound System is a transducer. Transducer technology is a cornerstone in the Client portfolio. As an international organization, Philips offers a broad range of technical and leadership opportunities in various organizations throughout the world.
 
Your Responsibilities:
In this role as a Manufacturing Engineer, you will focus primarily on releasing new products into manufacturing. In addition, you will play a key role in developing new manufacturing processes and implementing process controls. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Work collaboratively with R&D and operations to develop new processes.
• Work with the R&D team to optimize new designs for manufacturability.
• Transfer new transducer designs from R&D into manufacturing.
• Provide technical support to resolve manufacturing and quality problems, including yield and nonconforming product.
• Identify, analyze, and implement cost reduction solutions using lean manufacturing techniques to improve product cost structure.
• Develop and execute design and process verification activities, including statistical analysis, similarity, and testing.
• Identify, specify, and coordinate installation and validation of new manufacturing equipment.

 
Experience / Education:

• B.S. in Mechanical, Industrial, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
• Up to 3 years of practical experience applying engineering principles in a manufacturing environment.

 
Required Skills:

• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to provide technical leadership in ambiguous situations.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), team leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Statistical Methods (Process Capability, SPC, Trend Analysis).
• Computer literate in MS Office Applications.

 
Desired Skills / Experience:

• Experience in a regulated environment.
• Lean manufacturing experience.
• Experience with the validation, documentation, and manufacturing of medical devices.