Senior Development Engineer

Job Description

Title: Senior Development Engineer

Reports to: VP of Engineering

Schedule : Day Shift/ Mon - Fri, 8AM - 5PM, (5 days, 8hrs)

Pay: Exempt_93K - 117K+ & potential 10% annual bonus

Benefits: Full time associates are eligible for benefits the first of the month following 30 days of service.

• • Medical Insurance
    • HDHP, HSA Plan - Employer Contribution of $1,040/yr.
    • High PPO
    • Low PPO
    • FSA
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Employer Paid Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • 401(k) 4% Employer Match
  • Paid Time Off (accrued hours, 120/ year)*
  • 9 Paid Holidays
  • Continuing Education and Seminar Programs
  • EAP Program
  • Fitness Room

Summary: The Sr. Development Engineer is responsible for new converting process designs (primarily Rotary) to help Innovize live our Purpose, provide extraordinary customer experiences, and generate PC$'s greater than $500,000 per year.

Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. Develops converting processes for customer product designs helping Innovize live our Purpose while generating a goal of > $500,000 new PC$ annually (>80%).
   • Providing design for manufacturability input for customer products, evaluating and selecting robust manufacturing processes and materials, acquiring equipment and tooling, developing and debugging processes, creating product drawings, tooling drawings, and press diagrams, and executing IQ/OQ/PQ validation protocols and reports.
   • Lead development process designs that meet customer expectations and manufacturing expectations for quality, standard cost, and reproducibility prior to transfer into production.
   • Understand and apply the technical tools of Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing during development to ensure appropriate considerations were made with regard to Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED), quality plans, process capability, cellular layout, Poke Yoke (mistake proofing), and single-unit WIP.
   • Promote a scientific approach to process development at Innovize that is based on understanding process input variables, limits testing, process controls, and process capability of the output.
   • Provide the lead technical interface with customers, material suppliers, test labs, and consultants for new products in development.
   • Understand and comply with GMP and ISO13485 requirements.
   • Support the sales team with communicating the value of development runs to customers prior to production.
   • Ensure that a Job Hazard Analysis is completed on all new equipment prior to release for production use.
   • Complete other duties as assigned.
2. Supports existing business highest level technical issues and cost savings efforts (<20%).
   • Support CFT and Manufacturing goals around cost savings.
   • Support Innovize goals around product quality, delivery, cost, and safety.

Accountabilities:

• Accountable to live the company Purpose, Vision, and Values.
• Accountable for $500K of new revenue PC$ annually.
• Accountable for CFT Project Revenue goal annually.
• Accountable for CFT PC$ goal.
• Accountable for CFT Cost Savings Goal.
• Accountable for Innovize Product Quality goal.
• Accountable for New Tool Success Rate goal.
• Accountable for Innovative New Processing goal.

Training/Education/Experience

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Expert in Rotary Converting including: tensions, gearing, tooling, sensing, die cutting, laser die cutting, registration, re-registration, in-line vision, etc.
• Ability to visualize a rotary converting process from looking at a customer part.
• 10-15 years' experience in engineering.
• Working knowledge of LEAN and Six Sigma.
• Experience with ISO13485 or GMP compliance.
• Experience with IQ/OQ/PQ validation activities, preferably for medical products.
• Experience with packaging and vision systems a plus.
• CAD experience with designing rotary tools and creating part drawings.

Competencies/Talents/Personal Attributes:

• Ideal Team Player (Humble, Hungry, and Aware) preferred.
• Expert in Rotary Converting processes and tooling requirements.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrates organization, planning, and follow-through: Plans, organizes, and schedules efficiently. Effectively manages multiple projects, establishes contingencies, delivers on promises, and completes the required documentation.
• Ability to read blueprints, to understand geometric dimensioning and tolerances, and to sign off drawings as originator or checker.
• Able to challenge existing assumptions using a fact-based scientific approach coupled with hands-on experience and ingenuity to guide teams toward effective solutions to problems.
• Ability to process conflicting information, search for facts, problem solve, and make responsible decisions while under pressure

Notes: This Job Description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job as of the document effective date. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all required skills, duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the positions described herein. The company reserves the right to revise or amend the qualifications, functions and duties of the jobs or to require that additional or different tasks be performed if business circumstances change. Employees are held accountable for performing the duties of their position, as evaluated by documented scorecards and performance management reviews based upon company specified metrics and goals documented in the scorecard for which the employee is made aware and maintains.

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Pre-employment screenings are conducted. Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation to complete this application should contact Innovize HR @ 651-490-0000.