Senior Sustaining Engineer, 2nd Shift – Med Devices

Cirtec Medical; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Cirtec Medical in Lowell, MA, seeks a Senior Sustaining Engineer (2nd shift) to provide hands-on manufacturing support for medical device components. You will lead technical activities on assigned production lines, resolve issues, and drive continuous improvement on the floor.

This role requires 5+ years in regulated medical device manufacturing, strong root-cause analysis, ISO 13485/GMP knowledge, and CAD skills (SolidWorks).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM engineering discipline.
• 5+ years in medical device manufacturing or a regulated industry.
• Experience in sustaining engineering and floor-based production support.
• Root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of ISO 13485 and GMP requirements.
• CAD experience (e.g., SolidWorks).
• Experience with MES and ERP systems.
• Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma a plus.
• Single-piece flow manufacturing a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering support to 2nd shift manufacturing lines; troubleshoot issues; drive continuous improvement.
• Own and maintain manufacturing processes, work instructions, process docs and SOPs for assigned lines.
• Track and analyze yield, scrap, and process efficiency; report metrics to management and customers.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase yield and efficiency.
• Support CAPA investigations and quality system activities (non-conformances, customer complaints).
• Mentor junior engineers and train operators on best practices and standard work.

Skills

Sustaining engineering

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

SolidWorks

MES

ERP systems

Job description

Cirtec Medical in Lowell, MA, seeks a Senior Sustaining Engineer (2nd shift) to provide hands-on manufacturing support for medical device components. You will lead technical activities on assigned production lines, resolve issues, and drive continuous improvement on the floor.

This role requires 5+ years in regulated medical device manufacturing, strong root-cause analysis, ISO 13485/GMP knowledge, and CAD skills (SolidWorks).