Senior Sustainment Engineer

Smith & Nephew; Memphis (TN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Matching Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Discounted Stock Purchase Plan

Hybrid Work Model

Paid Holidays

Flex Personal/Vacation Time Off

Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

Smith+Naphew in the United States is seeking a Senior Sustainment Engineer to lead sustaining and optimizing metal additive manufacturing production processes. You will drive operational excellence, improve process capability, and support innovative medical technologies that improve patients' lives.

This highly visible role requires hands-on engineering leadership, data-driven problem solving, and collaboration with Quality, Regulatory, Maintenance, Operations, and Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical owner for metal additive manufacturing production processes, ensuring process stability, repeatability, and compliance.
• Drive initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield, increase throughput, and enhance overall equipment effectiveness.
• Analyze production data to identify trends, opportunities, and sustainable process improvements.
• Develop and manage preventive maintenance strategies while partnering with Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts, root cause investigations, and corrective and preventive actions related to process and equipment performance.
• Manage additive manufacturing build schedules and collaborate with Operations and Production Planning to maximize capacity utilization.
• Support validation activities including IQ, OQ, PQ, process qualifications, and revalidation efforts.
• Maintain manufacturing documentation, support audit readiness, and ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with cross functional teams including Quality, Regulatory, Maintenance, Operations, and Supply Chain to support manufacturing excellence and business growth.
• Mentor engineers and technical staff while promoting knowledge sharing and technical excellence.

Job description

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Naphew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

Are you passionate about advanced manufacturing and continuous improvement? Join Smith+Naphew as a Senior Sustainment Engineer and become the technical leader responsible for sustaining and optimizing our metal additive manufacturing production processes. In this highly visible role, you will drive operational excellence, improve process capability, enhance equipment reliability, and support the production of innovative medical technologies that help improve patients' lives around the world.

What will you be doing?

• Serve as the technical owner for metal additive manufacturing production processes, ensuring process stability, repeatability, and compliance.


• Drive initiatives to reduce scrap, improve yield, increase throughput, and enhance overall equipment effectiveness.


• Analyze production data to identify trends, opportunities, and sustainable process improvements.


• Develop and manage preventive maintenance strategies while partnering with Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and minimize downtime.


• Lead troubleshooting efforts, root cause investigations, and corrective and preventive actions related to process and equipment performance.


• Manage additive manufacturing build schedules and collaborate with Operations and Production Planning to maximize capacity utilization.


• Support validation activities including IQ, OQ, PQ, process qualifications, and revalidation efforts.


• Maintain manufacturing documentation, support audit readiness, and ensure compliance with quality and regulatory requirements.


• Partner with cross functional teams including Quality, Regulatory, Maintenance, Operations, and Supply Chain to support manufacturing excellence and business growth.


• Mentor engineers and technical staff while promoting knowledge sharing and technical excellence.

You. Unlimited.

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve. Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Inclusion and Belonging.

Your Future

• 401k Matching Program


• 401k Plus Program


• Discounted Stock Purchase Plan


• Tuition Reimbursement

Work/Life Balance

• Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off


• Paid Holidays


• Flex Holidays


• Paid Community Service Day

Your Wellbeing

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave, Fertility and Adoption Assistance Program.

Flexibility

• Hybrid Work Model (for most professional roles).

Training

• Hands On, Team Customized, Mentorship.

Extra Perks

• Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

Smith+Naphew provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Stay connected by joining our Talent Community. We’re more than just a company - we’re a community! Follow us on LinkedIn to see how we support and empower our employees and patients every day. Check us out on Glassdoor for a glimpse behind the scenes and a sneak peek into You. Unlimited., life, culture, and benefits at S+N. Explore our website and learn more about our mission, our team, and the opportunities we offer. Smith+Naphew is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential. From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+Naphew a unique place. Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits. But it’s our culture - of Care, Collaboration and Courage - that really sets us apart. Through a spirit of ownership and can-do attitude we work together to win. We’re a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about our communities. Together, we fulfill our shared purpose of Life Unlimited.