Engineering Technician I

CONFLUENT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Confluent Medical Technologies in Chattanooga, TN is seeking an Engineering Technician I to join our team. You will support the engineering group in process improvements, transfers, and equipment qualification in a fast-paced medical device environment.

This role requires a high school diploma and technical coursework or degree, plus 0–2 years of related experience. Proficiency with MS Office and Epicor is desirable, with a strong attention to detail and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma and technical degree or engineering studies.
• 0-2 years of related experience.
• Strong PC skills: email, records, databases, word processing, spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineering on process improvements and transfers.
• Set up facilities and new production lines.
• Execute IQ protocols for new equipment.
• Update Epicor production control with methods, times, yields.
• Coordinate with engineers and supply chain on tooling purchases.
• Support manufacturing in planning and executing improvements.
• Implement ECOs to keep documentation compliant.

Skills

Teamwork

Low supervision

Analytical ability

Mathematical skills

Education

High school diploma

Technical degree / engineering studies

Tools

Epicor ERP

MS Office

Job description

Job Description: Confluent Medical Technologies is a financially healthy and rapidly growing medical device company whose employees are passionate about providing life-saving solutions to our customers through a collaborative and high-impact work environment. Our environment reflects a culture of growth, leadership, and innovation in which our employees can directly impact the world by doing work that truly matters. We are looking for an Engineering Technician I to join our team in beautiful Chattanooga, TN!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES

• Provide support to the engineering team on the planning, execution and control of the process improvements and transfers.
• Contribute on maintaining safe and clean work environment by following company regulations, policies and procedures for Health, Safety and Environment.
• Support the engineering team on the set up of the facilities and new production lines.
• Execute Installation Qualification protocols of new equipment during process transfers if needed.
• Coordinate with engineers and supply chain the purchasing of tooling and supplies for training, validations and production start up.
• Responsible for execution of engineering studies, dry runs or design of experiments in the floor.
• Provide support to the manufacturing department on the planning and execution of process improvements.
• Coordinate and/or execute engineering change orders (ECO’s) to keep the documentation system in compliance with our regulation and policies as well as assure documentation is clear, updated and accurate for operators.
• Update the production control system (Epicor) with proper method of manufacturing, standard times and yields.
• Responds to and participates in corrective action implementation to observations identified in internal audits.
• Other duties may be assigned.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma and technical degree, engineering studies and/or 0-2 years of experience related are required.
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Team work, ability to work with low supervision, learns quickly and independently in the context of industrial or technical activities; seeks opportunities to extend and deepen learning.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conforms to prescribed style and format.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

We regret that we are unable to sponsor employment visas or consider individuals on time-limited visa status for this position.

Confluent Medical Technologies is an equal opportunity employer.

Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Applying materials science to MedTech innovation.

Confluent specializes in expert design and development of large-scale manufacturing specializing in interventional catheter-based devices and implants.

Our key capabilities include Nitinol components and tubing, balloon and complex catheters, high-precision polymer tubing, and implantable textiles.

We operate in 8 state-of-the-art facilities across the United States and Costa Rica and currently employ over 2,000 employees.

Confluent has earned the confidence of leaders in the medical device community through a proven track record of innovation, engineering, and manufacturing.

Visit www.confluentmedical.com to learn more.