Engineer - Injection Molding

Position: Engineer 3 - Injection Molding
Location: Littleton

Requisition : 35008

At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 8,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere.

We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient's life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart.

With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours.

As an Engineer 3, you will serve as the subject matter expert for highly complex, automated plastics manufacturing solutions, with a primary focus on injection molding. This role is responsible for implementing, optimizing, and sustaining new and existing manufacturing processes to drive improvements in efficiency, product quality, and total cost. You will bring deep expertise in tooling design and molding operations, enabling meaningful participation and leadership in design for manufacturability efforts, mold design reviews, and mold flow simulation reviews.

The Engineer 3 partners closely with cross-functional teams including Production, Quality, Supplier Quality, R&D, Safety, Purchasing, and Maintenance to troubleshoot complex issues, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and ensure the highest standards of safety, reliability, and environmental compliance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Receives assigned total project leadership responsibilities on a portion of major significant projects and will be given total management responsibility for smaller projects.
• Manages and provides leadership for the functional group's development, direction, and effectiveness, adhering to organizational policies and processes and supporting overall business and corporate objectives.
• Implements and understands FDA or regulatory requirements as necessary.
• Applies technology principles to multiple tasks. Working knowledge of cross-functional and related technical areas.
• Highlights risks and understands how to approach and complete tasks, avoiding serious delays and considerable expenditure of time and resources.
• Advises team members pro-actively on technical ideas and promotes skill development of teamwork.
• Interacts with peers across projects to secure resources and commitments.
• Handles frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts. Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects:
  Molding processing, Tooling design and repair, Secondary operations (assembly, welding, packaging for example).
• Follows technical specification requirements and provides feedback on various technical processes and procedures.
• Presents effectively complex technical information/analysis and responds to questions from technical staff members and management.
• Works cooperatively and effectively within a team environment to achieve common goals and results, often influencing the outcome of the team(s).
• Analyzes process information to refine maintenance procedures or initiate equipment modifications.
• Works to support dept. KPI's/Metrics/Objectives.
• Implements permanent corrective actions to eliminate recurrent problems by developing the concept, prototype, design, documentation and modification of engineering control documents.
• Coordinates the work of outside mold makers, contractors, and vendors.
• Continues to develop technical skills and knowledge (e.g. additional schooling, self-study, online training), and from more knowledgeable team members
• Utilizes root-cause analysis tools to properly identify issues and guide corrective actions.

• Work direction responsibility may include technicians and junior engineers.

• May work with manufacturing, quality and other functional…