Manufacturing Sustainability Engineer

Applied Medical; Rancho Santa Margarita (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Mentorship and training

Wellness activities on campus

Education reimbursement

401(k) with employer match

Generous vacation and holidays

Job summary

Applied Medical, a leading medical device company, seeks an Environmental Sustainability Engineer to drive sustainability across manufacturing. You will apply engineering analysis, testing, and process improvements within cross-functional teams to evaluate processes, qualify suppliers, and prepare environmental permit applications.

The role blends hands-on manufacturing engineering with environmental compliance, influencing design, sourcing, and production of medical devices.

Qualifications

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science (BS) in environmental, mechanical, or chemical engineering, or related field.
• Apply technical reasoning and understanding of prototyping and manufacturing processes.
• Learn new processes and design control procedures.
• Collaborate effectively within cross‑functional teams.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Communicate clearly in verbal and written form; strong interpersonal and multitasking abilities.
• Use spreadsheet and word processing software.

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering development, analysis, evaluation, testing, and troubleshooting to support environmental sustainability initiatives.
• Prepare environmental permit applications and supporting documentation.
• Develop, qualify, and update engineering documents, drawings, and test methods.
• Write test protocols and reports, conduct testing, and analyze data and trends.
• Perform root cause analysis, propose solutions, and implement corrections and corrective actions.
• Conduct process capability studies, time studies, and capacity and cost analysis to identify and implement process improvements.
• Research and qualify new suppliers and provide direction and requirements to external vendors.
• Develop and maintain project plans for sustainability projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Prototyping knowledge

Multitasking

Spreadsheet/Word processing

Education

BS in environmental/mechanical/chemical engineering

Tools

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Project

SAP

PLM systems

Job description

Applied Medical, a leading medical device company, seeks an Environmental Sustainability Engineer to drive sustainability across manufacturing. You will apply engineering analysis, testing, and process improvements within cross-functional teams to evaluate processes, qualify suppliers, and prepare environmental permit applications.

The role blends hands-on manufacturing engineering with environmental compliance, influencing design, sourcing, and production of medical devices.