Process Engineer - Product Development

Position: Process Engineer - New Product Development
Description

Norwood Medical is seeking a Process Engineer in New Product Development. This role is responsible for translating customer specifications into efficient and repeatable CNC machining processes, ensuring new products are robust, manufacturable, cost-effective, and are launched on schedule. The Process Engineer supports operations through new product ramp-up until stable and efficient production is achieved.

This is a hands-on role that requires up to 50% of the day to be spent on the manufacturing floor communicating with production staff and working as a team to effectively launch new products. Norwood offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge equipment and robotics. Candidates must be team oriented and able to lead projects independently.

Key Responsibilities:

CNC Process Development

• Develop and implement robust CNC machining processes for new products, translating customer and desgin specifications into repeatable manufacturing solutions.
• Define and document all manufacturing process steps, including machining strategy, tooling, fixturing, routings, and inspection requirements.
• Lead CNC process prove-outs, trials, and validations to ensure processes are capable, efficient, and cost-effective prior to production release.
• Identify manufacturability risks early and drive design or process changes to support successful launches.

Project & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Own process development timelines, managing workload to ensure new product milestones and customer launch schedules are met.
• Represent Process Engineering on project teams, providing regular status updates to management and customers.
• Partner closely with Customer Design Engineering during the design phase, providing manufacturability and CNC process feedback.
• Collaborate with Planning to understand machine availability and capacity constraints.

Manufacturing Support & Ramp-up

• Spend up to 50% of time on the manufacturing floor supporting new product introductions, working directly with operators and production leadership.
• Support operations through ramp-up until products are stable, efficient, and meeting cost targets.
• Plan, conduct, and analyze engineering studies to drive process improvements during development and ramp-up.

Documentation & Capital Support

• Create and maintain process documentation, including work instructions and standard operating procedures.
• Assist with capital equipment projects, including equipment selection, justification, and timeline oversight.

Requirements

• High School Diploma with 10+ years of similar engineering experience OR a Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related field) with 0-3+ years of similar engineering experience.
• Experience working in CNC machining environments.
• Experience creating, improving, and/or troubleshooting machining engineering processes.
• Experience overseeing project timelines.
• Microsoft Office.
• Experience working in automated work environments, including robotics is preferred.
• 2D/3D modeling experience is a plus.
• Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a plus.
• GD&T experience is a plus.