Medical Device Cost Engineer – Value Engineering Lead

Agiliti; Wauwatosa (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Opportunity to influence cost strategy

Job summary

Agiliti is seeking a seasoned mechanical engineer to lead cost-reduction initiatives for medical device products in a regulated environment. You will own BOM optimization, design-for-cost efforts, and supplier changes, collaborating with engineering, operations, and supply chain to drive measurable savings.

Applicants should have 8+ years of relevant experience, solidWorks expertise, and a strong background in ISO 13485, FDA design controls, and PFMEA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years engineering experience in medical devices or regulated industries.
• Proven track record leading cost-reduction and design-to-cost initiatives on released products.
• Experience with CAD, BOM management, and supplier changes.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost-reduction initiatives across released medical device products.
• Identify cost drivers through BOM analysis, supplier spend, labor studies, and service data.
• Own engineering changes (ECRs/ECOs) in SolidWorks ensuring ISO, IEC, FDA design controls.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality on alternate sourcing and process improvements.
• Collaborate with engineers to evaluate feasibility and risk of cost-down changes.
• Conduct structured trade studies balancing cost, quality, manufacturability, and risk.
• Support DFM, DFA, and DFC improvements on legacy and released products.
• Apply DFMEA, PFMEA, and RCA to drive sustainable improvements.
• Analyze warranty and service data to uncover recurring cost opportunities.
• Coordinate validation and phased implementation to minimize disruption.
• Track savings, implementation progress, and risks; communicate results to leadership.

Skills

Cost reduction

Value engineering

Design-for-cost

SolidWorks

BOM management

Jira

ISO 13485

FDA design controls

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM systems

BOM management tools

Jira

Job description

Agiliti is seeking a seasoned mechanical engineer to lead cost-reduction initiatives for medical device products in a regulated environment. You will own BOM optimization, design-for-cost efforts, and supplier changes, collaborating with engineering, operations, and supply chain to drive measurable savings.

Applicants should have 8+ years of relevant experience, solidWorks expertise, and a strong background in ISO 13485, FDA design controls, and PFMEA.