Senior Manufacturing & Costing Engineer

Description

Senior Manufacturing & Costing Engineer

Full-time | Permanent

Salaried | On-site

* We are not currently working with third party agencies on this role.

Hobson & Motzer is now part of Vantedge Medical! Vantedge Medical is the premier metals-based med-tech solutions partner from concept to full-scale manufacturing. We are at the forefront of precision engineering and innovation, specializing in the development and manufacturing of vital components for medical markets such as Robotic Assisted Surgery, Orthopedics, Surgical Instruments, Dental, and more. Our teams work in unison, collaborating and problem-solving to serve the manufacturing needs of the top Medical Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) around the globe.

Making a difference in the lives of patients and their families drives us to go above and beyond every day. With a steadfast commitment to advancing medical technology, we take immense pride in the work we do – and have a lot of fun doing it.

Hobson & Motzer is a vertically integrated manufacturer of precision metal components and assemblies serving the needs of the medical device market and other advanced industries. We operate two manufacturing plants with primary operations—and headquarters—centrally located in Durham, CT; our Advanced Manufacturing Center is just a few miles away in Wallingford, CT. Description. Join an organization that has a reputation for outstanding leadership, innovation, and expertise.

Our employees use their creativity and talent to invent new solutions, meet new demands, and offer the most effective services and solutions in the industry.

We are seeking a process oriented and results-driven Manufacturing & Costing Engineer to lead process and new product quote development in a medical device contract manufacturing environment seated at our Wheeling, Illinois site. The primary responsibility of this position is to apply high-level engineering principles to drive process development, costing, and improvements in the manufacturing of medical devices to positively affect Quality, Delivery, Cost, Safety and Morale.

Additionally, this position will be responsible for executing projects with limited supervision and may support other sites within the Vantedge Network. We’re looking for someone with a positive attitude and attention to detail who wants to grow professionally with high internal expectations.

This role supports base business improvement and/or new product launches, develops tooling and fixtures, implements lean methodology, investigates issues using root cause analysis, implements improvements, manages CAPAs, and creates documentation such as standard work and validation protocols. Additionally, they will lead quoting efforts for new business opportunities by reviewing prints, determining efficient processes for manufacturing, identifying part and project risks, proposing DFM, and generating pricing through use of quote tools.

They will be responsible for completion of quotes and will be a critical person to provide technical feedback. This position will collaborate cross-functionally to optimize designs for manufacturability, cost, and communicate effectively with internal teams and customers.

• Adheres to all safety and quality requirements including but not limited to:
  Quality Systems, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, company policies and operating procedures, and other regulatory requirements.
• Creates and implements lean processes in a cellular environment utilizing appropriate methods such as metals machining, sheet metal fabrication, and sub-processing such as assembly, powder coat, and metal finishing, welding, laser cutting, and electrical harness assembly.
• Performs root cause analysis to identify and implement needed process improvements eliminating waste
• Defines, produces and implements documents including standard work and process work instructions.
• Identifies, develops, justifies, and executes detailed project plans for engineering work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to launch new products effectively in a contract manufacturing…