Sr Manufacturing Engineer - NPI & Automation

591x Varian Medical Systems, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parking/public transportation

Paid time off

Paid sick time

Job summary

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. is hiring a Sr Manufacturing Engineer - NPI and Automation in Austin, TX.

This hands-on technical leadership role focuses on bringing new products into manufacturing and improving existing lines, defining how products are built and tested, and carrying work from concept to production launch. You will partner with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations and suppliers, setting the technical direction, leading automation projects, and ensuring effective design transfer

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics Engineering.
• 8+ years in manufacturing, test, automation, or NPI engineering.
• Hands-on experience with electro‑mechanical systems and equipment.
• Led automation or capital equipment projects of $200K+.
• Experience with external automation or equipment vendors.
• Experience integrating machine vision for in‑line inspection.
• Familiar with DOE, statistics, MSA, and Gage R&R.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing readiness and tech transfer for new products.
• Define manufacturing requirements, processes, fixtures, tooling, and test strategy.
• Provide early DFM/DFX feedback to influence design.
• Own PFMEAs and drive risk mitigation to closure.
• Define test requirements with R&D, Systems Eng., and Quality.
• Support engineering builds, pilot builds, and production ramp.
• Lead root cause investigations with structured problem solving.
• Develop manufacturing test equipment, fixtures, and automated systems.
• Manage external equipment vendors end to end.

Skills

Electro-mechanical systems

Machine vision

Vendor management

DOE statistics

Automation projects

NPI engineering

Gage R&R

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronics

Master's degree in engineering (desirable)

Tools

Keyence

Cognex

Omron

DOE software

Job description

Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.

Varian Medical Systems, a Siemens Healthineers company is hiring for a Sr Manufacturing Engineer - NPI and Automation for our site in Austin, TX.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role focused on getting new products into manufacturing and making existing lines run better. You will define how products are built and tested - process flows, fixtures, tooling, and automated test systems - and carry that work from concept through qualification and production launch.

We're looking for a strong electro-mechanical engineer who has lived through NPI: someone who has written a URS, argued with a supplier over FAT results, and debugged a test fixture on the floor the night before a build.

You’ll partner daily with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and external suppliers, and you’ll set the technical direction for the engineers and technicians around you.

What You will do:

• New Product Introduction & Design Transfer Lead manufacturing readiness and technology transfer for new products, from early design reviews through commercial launch and production ramp.
• Define manufacturing requirements, process flows, fixtures, tooling, and test strategy.
• Deliver DFM/DFA/DFT feedback early enough to change the design, not just document it.
• Own PFMEAs and drive manufacturing risk mitigation to closure.
• Define manufacturing test requirements and acceptance criteria with R&D, Systems Engineering, and Quality.
• Support engineering builds, pilot builds, OQ/PQ builds, and production ramp‑up.
• Lead root cause investigations with structured problem solving, make the corrective action, and monitor the effectiveness.
• Equipment, Test Systems & Automation Develop manufacturing test equipment, fixtures, and automated systems from specification through qualification and release.
• Manage external equipment suppliers end to end: requirements, vendor selection, design reviews, FAT/SAT, and equipment acceptance.
• Identify and lead automation and capital projects that improve safety, quality, throughput, and cost - including building the justification and owning budget and schedule.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical, mechanical, software, and system-level issues on production and test equipment.
• Support capacity expansion and scaling efforts.
• Mentor engineers and technicians, and serve as the SME for manufacturing processes, test systems, and production equipment.

What You will have:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years in manufacturing, test, automation, or NPI engineering, including at least one product carried from development through commercial launch.
• Hands‑on experience with electro-mechanical systems and manufacturing equipment.
• Experience developing and qualifying manufacturing test methods and equipment.
• Led at least one automation or capital equipment project of $200K or larger from concept through installation and acceptance - you’ve wrote the requirements before, selected the vendor, ran the FAT, and turned the equipment over to production.
• Direct experience managing external automation or equipment vendors.
• Hands‑on experience integrating machine vision systems (Keyence, Cognex, Omron, or equivalent) for in‑line inspection.
• Working knowledge of DOE, statistical analysis, process capability, MSA, and Gage R&R.

What will set You apart:

• Master's degree in an engineering discipline.
• Experience in the chemical, materials industries, process automation is desirable.
• Experience with PLCs, motion control, sensors, and data acquisition, or vision‑based QA checks feeding MES or production data systems.
• Medical device design transfer experience.
• Experience in an FDA-regulated environment (ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, or GMP).
• Familiarity with MES, ERP, and manufacturing data systems.
• Lean or Six Sigma certification.

Who we are:

We are a team of more than 72,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision‑making and treatment pathways.

How we work:

When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

The base pay range for this position is: $112,420 - $154,572

If this is a commission eligible position the commission eligibility will be in accordance with the terms of the Company’s plan. Commissions are based on individual performance and/or company performance.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• life insurance
• long-term and short-term disability insurance
• paid parking/public transportation
• paid time off
• paid sick and safe time

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Siemens Healthineers is an Equal Opportunity and Aff… encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.

EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination.

Reasonable Accommodations

Siemens Healthineers is committed to equal employment opportunity. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations.

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Export Control

A successful candidate must be able to work with controlled technology in accordance with US export control law. “It is Siemens Healthineers’ policy to comply fully and completely with all United States export control laws and regulations, including those implemented by the Department of Commerce through the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), by the Department of State through the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and by the Treasury Department through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions regulations.”

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