Laser Process Engineer - Medical Device Manufacturing

BuildCorridor; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits package

Career development opportunities

Training and growth investments

Mental health resources

Job summary

BuildCorridor seeks a hands-on laser processing engineer to lead development, validation, and transfer of laser welding, cutting, marking, and ablation for medical device components.

You will design tooling, write motion paths, program laser systems, and apply DOE/SPC to ensure robust process windows. Lead investigations, support regulatory milestones, and contribute to product launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, materials science, or related field.
• 2 to 10 years in laser processing and/or precision manufacturing, ideally medical devices.
• Knowledge of laser wavelengths (UV to CO2) and associated applications.
• Metallurgy knowledge: stainless steel, nitinol, titanium, platinum.
• Familiarity with optical systems and laser safety.
• 3D CAD, drafting, blueprint reading; basic machining; thermoplastics experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, validation, and transfer of laser welding, tube cutting, marking, and ablation processes for medical device components.
• Design tooling and fixtures, create motion paths, and program laser systems (G-code and machine-specific software).
• Use DOE and SPC to establish robust process windows.
• Troubleshoot equipment and process issues, lead root-cause investigations, and improve uptime and yield.
• Evaluate customer drawings and requirements, and recommend practical laser processes and DFM improvements.
• Bring laser expertise to customer meetings, feasibility studies, quotes, and product launches.
• Support IQ/OQ/PQ qualification and ISO 13485/FDA requirements.
• Evaluate new laser technologies and capital equipment.
• Write and improve work instructions, specs, and technical reports.

Skills

Hands-on laser experience

Customer-facing discussions

DOE and SPC

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics/materials science

Tools

3D CAD

G-code programming

Optical systems knowledge

Job description

Our client makes the devices physicians count on in cardiovascular, neurovascular, robotic surgery, and minimally invasive procedures. Major medical device OEMs have trusted them for more than 25 years. Quality is everyone's job, because every part ends up in patient care.

Why This Role

• Build it, don't just maintain it. Laser processing is the company's newest capability, and it's growing. You will shape how it scales.
• Serious equipment. Fiber, Nd:YAG, femtosecond, and UV laser systems across R&D and production.
• A company that is investing. A second manufacturing site opened to add capacity, with laser processing on the floor.
• Work that matters. Your processes go into devices used in heart, brain, and surgical care.
• Room to grow. Leadership invests in people's skills and careers.

What Matters Most

• Hands-on laser experience: running the systems, building fixtures, solving problems on the floor, laser cutting and welding
• Comfort leading technical conversations with customers

What You Will Do

• Lead development, validation, and transfer of laser welding, tube cutting, marking, and ablation processes for medical device components
• Design tooling and fixtures, create motion paths, and program laser systems (G-code and machine-specific software)
• Use DOE and SPC to establish robust process windows
• Troubleshoot equipment and process issues, lead root-cause investigations, and improve uptime and yield
• Evaluate customer drawings and requirements, and recommend practical laser processes and DFM improvements
• Bring laser expertise to customer meetings, feasibility studies, quotes, and product launches
• Support IQ/OQ/PQ qualification and ISO 13485/FDA requirements
• Evaluate new laser technologies and capital equipment
• Write and improve work instructions, specs, and technical reports

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, materials science, or related field
• 2 to 10 years in laser processing and/or precision manufacturing, ideally in medical devices or another regulated industry
• Working knowledge of laser wavelengths (UV to CO2) and their applications
• Metallurgy and materials knowledge: stainless steel, nitinol, titanium, platinum
• Familiarity with optical systems and laser safety
• 3D CAD, drafting, and blueprint reading
• Basic machining (lathe, mill, surface grinder) and basic electronics
• Experience with thermoplastics

Compensation and Benefits

• $100,000 to $130,000 base, based on experience
• Competitive benefits package
• Funded child care, with priority enrollment and the first-year registration fee waived
• Mental health and counseling services for employees and their families
• Training, career development, and support for moving into bigger roles
• Relocation candidates welcome
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. or be eligible for TN visa.

Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer.