Senior Equipment Engineer – Medical Device Manufacturing

Belcan; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Belcan is seeking an Equipment Engineer to act as the liaison between the Design team and equipment suppliers in Cincinnati, OH. You will provide a voice of manufacturing to influence design while ensuring DFM/DFA feedback aligns with design intent.

The role requires 6+ years in automated manufacturing equipment within regulated industries, with hands-on experience in FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, and DFx principles. Medical domain experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years of experience developing, specifying, and launching automated manufacturing equipment in a regulated industry (medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, or similar).
• Experience leading equipment suppliers through design reviews, build phases, FAT, and SAT.
• Demonstrated experience with IQ/OQ/PQ validation protocols and equipment qualification activities.
• Experience applying DFManufacturing (DFM) and DFA principles during product development.
• Medical domain experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand the equipment development road map and validation stages (IQ/OQ/PQ) road map requirements.
• Deliver robust assembly process and equipment meeting cycle time, cost, capacity, and quality targets.
• Lead the DFA assessment for each station and feedback to the design team.
• Oversee equipment suppliers through design reviews, build, FAT, and SAT.
• Identify and mitigate development risks; escalate resource needs and manage changes.

Skills

Voice of manufacturing

DFM knowledge

DFA knowledge

IQ/OQ/PQ understanding

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

FAT

SAT

EFMEA/WRAPS/Safety/Ergo assessments

Job description

Belcan is seeking an Equipment Engineer to act as the liaison between the Design team and equipment suppliers in Cincinnati, OH. You will provide a voice of manufacturing to influence design while ensuring DFM/DFA feedback aligns with design intent.

The role requires 6+ years in automated manufacturing equipment within regulated industries, with hands-on experience in FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ/PQ, and DFx principles. Medical domain experience is preferred.