Senior Process Engineer I

Integra LifeSciences; Utah; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Integra LifeSciences is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to optimize and sustain manufacturing processes within a value stream. You will use lean six sigma tools to improve processing, layout, workflow, assets, and workforce usage, ensuring end-to-end control and lifecycle changes with compliance to GMP, ISO, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include leading cross-functional teams, executing validations, and driving improvements in quality, reliability, and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent with 5+ years of experience.
• Master's degree in engineering with 3+ years of experience is preferred.
• Experience with SPC tools (Minitab or similar) required.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of ERP systems and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop cross-functional network across EHS, product development, facilities, quality, regulatory, planning, procurement.
• Represent value stream teams in site and enterprise projects.
• Initiate and manage engineering studies, validations, ECR/ECO, and drawings for equipment and processes.
• Analyze process parameters, improve yields, reduce scrap, and error-proof processes.
• Lead investigations (CAPA, FMEA) and drive cost and quality improvements.
• Ensure accurate BOMs, routings, and work instructions across product lifecycle.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Statistical Process Control

Project management

English communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Jira

MS Project

QMS platforms

Job description

Changing lives. Building Careers.

Joining us is a chance to do important work that creates change and shapes the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, our colleagues are challenging what's possible and making headway to innovate new treatment pathways to advance patient outcomes and set new standards of care.

The Sr. Process Engineer is responsible to understand, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes within a value stream leveraging lean and six sigma tools and methodologies to improve processing, layout, workflow, assets, assembly methods, and workforce usage to process efficiency. They are responsible for end-to-end process and product understanding and control and manage managing lifecycle sustaining engineering changes. They plan and execute of their duties in compliance with corporate policies, U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), ISO 9001, ISO 13485, EU MDR, the Canadian Medical Device Regulations (CMDR), and other applicable regulatory agencies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a cross-functional network with Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS), product development, process technology, Centers of Excellence (CoE's), facilities, quality, regulatory, planning, procurement to address process challenges, rial changes, and well as lifecycle and sustaining changes.
• Represent value stream teams in strategic site and enterprise projects on cross-functional teams addressing quality improvements, lifecycle management efforts, new product introductions, etc.
• Initiate, develop and implement engineering studies, IQ/OQ/PQ/TMV validations, manufacturing process requirements, specifications, Engineering Change Requests/Orders (ECR/ECO), and Engineering Drawings for equipment and processes.
• Leverage statistical process control (as necessary), analyze and trend existing process parameters, process inputs and outputs, improve manufacturing yields, reduce manufacturing scrap, and error proof manufacturing processes.
• Perform timely technical investigations, non-conformance, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA).
• Identify, financially justify, and lead projects to drive process, quality, reliability and cost improvements leveraging advanced technologies, lean six-sigma tools and methodologies.
• Ensure value stream(s) BOMS, routers, and work instructions to align with process and ensure cost accuracy from product transfer through product lifecycle.
• Complete process improvements actions to ensure performance metrics attain targeted performance Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
• Develop hands‑on product/process/equipment training programs.
• Lead cross‑functional process and product project teams including product development, quality assurance, facilities, regulatory, and manufacturing.
• Complete other job‑related duties as assigned.

Skills & Competencies

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent with 5+ years of experience; Master's degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience with statistical process control tools required (SPC, Minitab, other software) required.
• Lean Six Sigma experience required
• Demonstrate excellent organizational and English communication skills (oral & written)
• Sound interpersonal, and employee development skills
• Project management and process improvement experience, PMP desired
• Knowledge in enterprise resource planning, material resource planning, and MS Office skills

Tools And Equipment Used

This role requires regular use of tools and equipment relevant to the work environment. Examples include:

• General office equipment: Computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and telephone communication systems.
• Software and systems: ERP systems (e.g., SAP), CRM platforms, statistical analysis tools, project management software (e.g., MS Project, Jira), QMS platforms.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical requirements listed below represent the motor and physical abilities necessary to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these duties.

While performing the responsibilities of this role, the employee is expected to:

• Sit, listen, speak, and move throughout various areas of the building.
• Travel across all company locations as needed.
• Periodically lift and/or move items up to twenty-five pounds.
• Travel domestically and internationally via car, train, or airplane, as required by the role.

ADVERSE WORKING CONDITIONS

The conditions listed below represent environmental factors which the employee may be exposed to while performing the essential duties of this position. These reflect a general plant or service environment.

Adverse exposure may include handling hazardous and biohaza