Engineering Services Manager

UFP Technologies; Chicopee (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Dis

401K with matching

Paid time off & holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

UFP Technologies is seeking an experienced engineering leader to drive manufacturing engineering, tooling development, and process improvements in a regulated environment. The role involves overseeing design, validation, and new product introductions, along with coordinating cross-functional teams and external vendors.

You will act as a senior technical resource across design, R&D, operations, and customers, ensuring on-time delivery and compliant processes.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Biomedical or related engineering field.
• 8+ years manufacturing engineering experience with progressive responsibility.
• At least 1 year of management experience.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environment with IQ/OQ/PQ and change control.
• Experience with new product introductions, transfers and launches.
• Hands-on experience developing manufacturing processes for tooling and production.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering services, design applications, and project execution to meet customer and business goals.
• Guide tooling and fixture design, and collaborate with design engineers for R&D tooling.
• Manage projects with external vendors and internal teams, including timelines and deliverables.
• Oversee product transfers, launches, and manufacturing process development.
• Develop SOPs and optimize processes, equipment budgets, and floor layouts.
• Ensure compliance with IQ/OQ/PQ and change control and perform risk assessments.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Biomedical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD standards

Job description

UFP Technologies is a designer and custom manufacturer of comprehensive solutions for medical devices, sterile packaging, and other highly engineered custom products. UFP is an important link in the medical device supply chain and a valued outsource partner to most of the top medical device manufacturers in the world. The Company’s single-use and single-patient devices and components are used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging for minimally invasive surgery, infection prevention, wound care, wearables, orthopedic soft goods, and orthopedic implants.

UFP Technologies, Inc. offers a competitive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability Insurance
• 401K with a matching contribution
• Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee discounts and much more!

Location: This position will be on-site full-time in Chicopee, MA. The position holder will need to be within commuting distance (within 45 min).

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. At this time, we are unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa.

Summary

This role is responsible for leading engineering services, design applications, and technical project execution in support of customer and business objectives. The role spans product design, tooling and fixture development, equipment design and build, validation, new product introductions, and process improvement initiatives. The position serves as a key technical interface between customers, engineering, operations, maintenance, and external vendors to develop innovative manufacturing solutions, support concept development, resolve production challenges, and ensure successful project execution.

• Serves as the senior technical resource for the site, providing engineering guidance and direction to engineers, technicians, CAD, and maintenance personnel.
• Provides design direction for tooling and equipment drawings.
• Works with design engineers to produce tooling, fixtures, and products for R&D.
• Identifies and selects additional vendors necessary to complete projects.
• Provides design input for company facility layouts, machine layouts, and floor plans.
• Acts as a working liaison with project engineers, R&D personnel, set-up technicians, and customers to discuss product details and requirements related to tooling and equipment design.
• Communicates directly with external customers to review tooling designs, collaborating with engineering or upper management.
• Manages ongoing projects, creating and communicating timelines and deliverables externally and leading progress internally.
• Leads new product introductions, product transfers, and product launches from concept through production.
• Leads the development of manufacturing processes for new and existing products, including process flows, time studies, and product line development.
• Designs new tooling and fixtures, and modifications to existing tooling, as required by product modifications, process changes, manufacturing problems, etc.
• Plans and coordinates inspections for incoming tooling, fixtures, and/or equipment.
• Reviews process issues, engineering changes, product modifications, and product performance requirements with appropriate project personnel.
• Aids in the concept and development of advanced tooling models for production and R&D needs.
• Aids in the concept and development of turntables, shuttles, advanced fixtures, and other equipment for production and R&D needs.
• Ensures equipment assembly meets all predetermined specifications and safety requirements.
• Designs and executes process validations, including IQ, OQ, and PQ, in compliance with regulated and audited requirements and documented change control.
• Conducts risk assessments, including PFMEAs, and measurement system analyses (MSA/Gage R&R).
• Supports the manufacturing floor through sustainment practices that optimize uptime and address process variation issues.
• Develops and understands BOM cost structures. Identifies risk points in current customer-owned processes or BOMs, and manages and communicates countermeasures or plans.
• Cultivates strong, long-term relationships with key decision-makers within accounts and develops a deep knowledge of the customer organization.
• Develops SOPs around existing and newly developed processes.
• Works to continuously improve engineering standards, documentation, and practices, including CAD standards, strengthening their professionalism and credibility.
• Manages team resource planning to ensure success.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualification Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Biomedical, or a related engineering discipline.
• 8+ years’ manufacturing engineering experience with demonstrated progression in responsibility.
• At least 1 year of management experience.
• Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, including process validation (IQ, OQ, PQ) and documented change control.
• Demonstrated experience with new product introductions, product transfers, and product launches.
• Hands-on experience developing manufacturing processes; background in tooling and/or process design strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks preferred.
• Experience with process flows, time studies, quoting, and tracking equipment budgets preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates a hands-on approach to solving problems.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a time sensitive demanding environment.

UFP Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled.