Process Engineer I
The Process Engineer I at Confidential Client is responsible for supporting production engineering activities related to medical device manufacturing, including testing, device specification, yield analysis, and minor redesigns. This role involves managing device manufacturing operations post-transfer to high-volume production, collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve processes, and addressing customer device usage issues, all while adhering to quality and regulatory standards.
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Summary
Confidential Client is seeking a Process Engineer I to support production engineering, manufacturing support, and process improvements. This is an entry-level engineering role focused on device manufacturing operations, production support engineering, and cross-functional collaboration to enable high-volume production and product quality.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for production support engineering: testing methods, procedures, troubleshooting, and yield improvement.
- Investigate device specification issues, analyze customer returns, and recommend corrective actions.
- Perform minor redesigns of devices and masks and support supplier engineering changes.
- Own device/components after transfer into high-volume production (excluding wafer fabrication).
- Support customers and internal stakeholders with device usage and testing questions as needed.
- Work with cross-functional teams (R&D, quality, manufacturing) to implement process changes and cost optimizations.
Qualifications (Required)
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through advanced education.
- Entry-level individual contributor experience; comfortable working under supervision.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Effective verbal and written communication with internal teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with validations in a medical device environment.
- Experience supporting manufacturing transfer or high-volume device production.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams on process improvements.
Skills & Competencies
- Autonomy: Entry-level contributor working with close supervision.
- Organizational impact: Delivers work of limited scope (smaller or less complex projects).
- Innovation & complexity: Identifies and resolves problems that are not immediately evident; makes incremental system/process improvements.
- Communication & influence: Regular contact within immediate group and with related stakeholders.
- Technical aptitude in manufacturing processes, SOPs, and basic design-for-manufacturability concepts.
Shift & Location
- Shift: 1st Shift
- Location: Puerto Rico
Compensation
- Estimated salary: $46,238 per year (estimated)
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