Staff Manufacturing Engineer

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced engineer to join its NPI team, driving design, validation, and startup of manufacturing and assembly operations. You will support product quality, cost, and performance while contributing to design, quality, marketing, and finance inputs.

You will work across phases of product development, collaborating with R&D, Quality Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, and external manufacturers to define needs, generate concepts, and perform tolerant analyses, FEA,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related, required.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a maintenance manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Demonstrated experience in Project Management is preferred
• Experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Function as an integral member of an NPI team developing, designing, validating, and starting up manufacturing and assembly operations.
• Support product quality, cost, and performance objectives with design, quality, marketing, and financial inputs.
• Work through all phases of product development, planning and executing projects through product launch.
• Collaborate with R&D, Quality Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Planning, and external manufacturers.
• Define user needs, generate design concepts and prototypes, and perform design evaluations including tolerance analysis, FEA, DOE, and simulated-use testing.

Skills

Product Development

Design for Manufacturing

Project Management

Cost Analysis

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Tolerance Analysis

FEA

DOE

Prototyping

Manufacturing Strategy Development

Test Method Development

Process Validation

Design Evaluation

Manufacturing Optimization

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related

Tools

Microsoft Office

ERP Systems

Quality Systems

Job description

Function as an integral member of an NPI team developing, designing, validating, and starting up manufacturing and assembly operations

Support product quality, cost, and performance objectives while providing design, quality, marketing, and financial inputs

Work through all phases of product development, planning and executing projects through product launch

Collaborate with R&D, Quality Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Sourcing, Planning, and external manufacturers

Define user needs, generate design concepts and prototypes, and perform design evaluations including tolerance analysis, FEA, DOE, and simulated-use testing

Support product and process validation plans and testing

Develop and evaluate test methods

Optimize designs for manufacturability and produce prototypes with cross-functional teams and suppliers

Establish relationships between product design features and manufacturing methods

Conduct Design for Manufacturing reviews of engineering designs and drawings

Participate in design reviews assessing design intent, manufacturability, dimensioning, and tolerancing

Manage prototype manufacturing, select prototype methods, and execute prototype development

Complete financial estimates of component and assembly Cost of Goods Sold

Analyze and recommend feature and manufacturing cost tradeoffs

Develop manufacturing strategies, including supplier selection, to achieve cost and time targets

Provide technical support to external manufacturers in process development, characterization, validation, and stabilization

Support ERP and Quality System assessments and deliverables

Mentor entry-level engineers and oversee suppliers to optimize designs for manufacturability and assembly

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related, required
• Minimum of 6 years of experience required in a maintenance manufacturing environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Demonstrated experience in Project Management is preferred
• Experience working in the medical device industry or pharmaceutical industry is preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in product development and manufacturing processes, with a strong focus on design optimization, cost analysis, and cross-functional collaboration. Proficient in managing projects from concept through launch while ensuring product quality and compliance in the medical device or pharmaceutical industries.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Product Development
• Design for Manufacturing
• Project Management
• Cost Analysis
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Tolerance Analysis
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Prototyping
• Manufacturing Strategy Development
• Test Method Development
• Process Validation
• Cost of Goods Sold Analysis
• Design Evaluation
• Manufacturing Optimization

Soft Skills

• Mentoring
• Collaboration
• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Medical Device Industry
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• NPI (New Product Introduction)
• Manufacturing Environment
• Quality Engineering

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office
• ERP Systems
• Quality Systems