Manufacturing Engineer

About Scientia Vascular:

At Scientia Vascular, our mission is to save lives! Scientia Vascular is a leading innovator and manufacturer of endovascular medical devices. We use micromachining and microfabrication processes to manufacture products that provide physicians with enhanced performance for optimal outcomes for their patients.

Position Summary

Identify, support and manage process development and continuous improvement initiatives in a manufacturing environment. Responsible for providing expert daily direction in set-up, trouble-shooting, repair and continuous improvement of production equipment. Resident expert on production equipment and processes and provides education to engineers, manufacturing and maintenance personnel to ensure efficient product processing. Contributes to cross-functional development teams through risk analysis, verification and validation testing and process development. This position will work under general direction and have latitude in determining how to solve problems.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provides daily direction and support to manufacturing to support production lines.
• Support capacity planning and growth.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and cost savings. Other responsibilities will include implementing new methodologies, materials, machine processes or products.
• Interface with the production personnel to actively troubleshoot production problems as well as continually improve the process.
• Maintains control of component and tooling implementation for production, including but not limited to equipment validation, component drawings and device bill of material.
• Provides expertise in specification, procurement, build, documentation, validation, and personnel training on manufacturing equipment.
• Review product field returns with Quality Assurance personnel to determine root cause of potential manufacturing defects and provide process corrective actions if a defect trend analysis documents an unstable process.
• Comply with applicable FDA and international regulatory laws and standards
• Implement lean systems and improvements.
• Apply advanced lean and 6-Sigma principles to solve technical and non-technical problems.
• Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering
• Minimum of 2 years experience in the medical device industry
• Medical device manufacturing experience, preferred experience supporting production line(s)
• Statistical analysis of various types of data
• Experience with medical device design controls
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Mechanical aptitude/trouble shooting
• Lean & 6-sigma experience preferred

Key benefits we provide:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Holidays
• 401k Plan (with a generous employer match!)
• Life Insurance (company paid)
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance (company paid)
• Employee Wellness Program (company paid)
• Employee Assistance Program (company paid)

Starting annual salaryrange: $77,000 - $90,000

Location: 2460 S. 3270 W, West Valley City - On site

Job Type: Full-time, Exempt

Commitment to Equal Opportunity:

The Scientia Vascular culture is centered on the principals of equal opportunity for all employees. Consistent with our culture, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.

Visit our website and learn more about us at www.scientiavascular.com.