Senior Engineering Group Leader - Process Engineering

Overview

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Functional Manager, responsible for assigning and overseeing the practical use of technology across multiple programs ensuring the proper use of common architecture. Receives requirements specifications from the Project Program Managers and prepares specifications to design, develop, or integrate technologies required to make a product and its specific derivatives. Responsible for all Functional Specifications and Theory of Operation documents, including schematics, design layouts, detail and assembly drawings, bill of materials, associated analytical data and any implementation documents.

May act as group leader or lead engineer on a major program, perform independent development, and be responsible for a number of smaller projects.

Key Accountabilities

Essential Functions:

• Oversees the shared application of technology across programs in area of expertise.
• Performs design reviews to ensure that designs are reliable and meet cost targets, product requirements and all safety standards; presents findings and implements solutions.
• Performs all required engineering analysis of characteristics of the system being designed.
• Ensures the proper access and availability of required development tools.
• Oversees the proper implementation of required documentation and archiving as defined by corporate compliance agreements.
• Manages and supervises a team consisting of engineers and technicians as required.
• Produces realistic schedules that are consistent with phased delivery requirements of the PLC.
• Ensures availability of relevant resources to programs and anticipates future needs.
• Coordinates and integrates development efforts with other technical groups.
• Responds to changes in the scope of projects and impact on delivery time or functionality.
• Identifies capital equipment requirements for immediate and budgetary considerations.
• Responsible for yearly review of section personnel and recommends proper training.
• ECO control.
• Reviews manufacturability, reliability and serviceability analysis and offers cost reduction design and recommendation.
• Assures designs meet reliability engineering requirements.
• Call rate reduction participation.

• Bachelor’s degree in ME/EE/System Engineering (or equivalent) with a minimum of 15 years of product development experience, or a BS and MS in Engineering discipline with at least 10 years of experience.
• Collaborate with Product Design & Analytical Groups: ensure designs incorporate DFM techniques.
• Risk Assessment: create and maintain PFMECA’s & Process Impact Analysis (PIA); contribute to DFMECA as required and supplement determination of critical to quality (CTQ) components; develop control plans and inspection routings.
• Develop or select Test Automation & Equipment: lead proof of concept demonstration of robust and novel test & automation solutions, and identify/develop equipment required for product manufacture.
• Process Development: develop new manufacturing processes employing Six Sigma methodologies to ensure processes meet capacity and capability requirements; QA assurance methods result in reduced error and decreased time-to-market; create documentation framework for new materials, assemblies, and processes; develop floor plans, facility requirements, setup preliminary operations area or pilot lab test area.
• Process Validation: validate new processes implementing statistical analysis (IQ, OQ, PQ, GR&R, SW, Val, FAI).
• Transfer: transition validated process to operations: provide training, doc packages, on‑floor support.
• Proven ability to mentor and coach junior engineers, particularly in DfX principles such as reliability, cost efficiency, manufacturability, and ease of assembly.
• Familiarity with quality systems and regulations applicable to medical devices.
• Exceptional cross‑functional communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong people management skills including driving a design team towards success as well as career development.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate a design team.
• A clear, systems‑level understanding of product development lifecycle.
• Effectively planning and organizing tasks with ability…