Principal Manufacturing Engineer

Working

Location:

MINNESOTA, BROOKLYN PARK

Workplace Flexibility:Onsite

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Provide technical leadership and serve as the operations engineering lead on cross-functional product development teams with a focus on driving cost reduction, manufacturability improvements, and value-added solutions for manufacturing operations. This role will directly influence design decisions and operational strategies to ensure products are developed with an optimized cost structure, robust manufacturing processes, and alignment to business goals for efficiency, quality, and profitability.

Partner closely with R&D, Supply Chain, Quality, and Operations to ensure that new products and design changes deliver measurable improvements to cost, manufacturability, and operational performance. Leverage extensive technical expertise and business acumen to lead initiatives from concept through commercialization.

• Act as the primary Operations Engineering Lead on product development projects, driving alignment between design decisions and manufacturing strategies to optimize cost, quality, and operational performance.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement new manufacturing processes, equipment, and technologies to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance product quality.
• Identify and deliver opportunities for cost savings and operational efficiency through process improvements, materials selection, and innovative manufacturing solutions.
• Collaborate with suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and internal engineering resources to deliver optimized manufacturing solutions.
• Drive system changes (GWIs, GSOP forms) and business systems (Line Balance, work content tools)
• Lead development of validation documentation (IQ, OQ, PQ)
• Develop programs for training operations and engineering (Knowledge Sharing)
• Develop and implement discussions with resources such as suppliers and Olympus sites to develop new business opportunities
• Lead assessment strategy for process capabilities, prioritize process improvement opportunities. Innovate and lead process improvement activities
• Leadership of regional cross functional high visibility projects
• Follows GWI’s, GSOP and owns MP's to ensure control of product/process design
• Other duties as assigned

Required:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in science/engineering or equivalent discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years with varying technical experience.
• Strong business acumen, operations metrics understanding with proven process improvement examples, strong project management and mentoring of less experienced engineering teams.
• Ability to effectively communicate up and down within the OSTA organization.
• Up to 10% percent international and domestic travel.

Why join Olympus?

We offer a holistic employee experience supporting personal and professional well-being through meaningful work, equitable offerings, and a connected culture.

Equitable Offerings you can count on:

• Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)
  * with company match

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

• Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs

• Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time

• Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance*

• 12 Paid Holidays

• On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**

Connected Culture you can embrace:

• Work-life integrated culture that supports an employee centric mindset

• Offers onsite, hybrid and field work environments

• Paid volunteering and charitable donation/match programs

• Employee Resource Groups

• Dedicated Training Resources and Learning & Development Programs

• Paid Educational Assistance

* US Only

** Center Valley, PA and Westborough, MA

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