Industrial Design Engineer (Engineering)

Job Posting Start Date 12-16-2024 Job Posting End Date 02-16-2025

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add Industrial Design Engineer located in Austin TX

Reporting to the Sr Automation Engineering Manager. The Industrial Design Engineer focuses on medical device manufacturing, aiming to enhance efficiency and innovation. The role involves managing workers, improving business organization, and utilizing technology to solve production challenges. Key responsibilities include optimizing manufacturing processes, enhancing product quality, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

What a typical day looks like:

• Estimating process times for quotes.
• Ensuring compliance with FDA and ISO standards in medical manufacturing.
• Simulating processes and workflows using tools like REFA, MOST, and WITNESS.
• Coordinating process planning for new product introductions, focusing on takt, cycle time, and labor requirements.
• Knowledge regulatory requirements and quality standards in manufacturing of medical devices
• Familiarity with SMT equipment and PCBA manufacturing operations.
• Reviewing prototyping results and providing feedback to the NPI and sales teams.
• Developing labor utilization standards through work measurement programs.
• Managing projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring.
• Analyzing staff utilization, facility layout, and operational data to optimize efficiency.
• Recommending improvements to enhance worker efficiency and reduce waste.
• Collaborating with management and engineering teams to implement plans.
• Developing management systems for financial planning and job evaluation.
• Designing production planning and control systems to ensure product quality.
• Improving systems for the distribution of goods and services and optimizing plant locations.
• Supporting initiatives to increase throughput and improve performance in Lean, Automation, and Six Sigma projects.

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
• 6 -8 years' experience
• Familiar with SMT equipment & PCBA manufacturing operation
• Proficient with design tools (e.g., AutoCAD, SolidWorks
• Travel national and international (up to 50% project dependent
• Experience in managing projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring

Here are a few examples of what you will get for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailer

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Job Category

Design, Process & Technology Engineering

Relocation: Not eligible

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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