Manufacturing Engineer II

Salary Range:$87,400.00 - $

Job Description:

Confluent Medical Technologies is a financially healthy and rapidly growing medical device company whose employees are passionate about providing life-saving solutions to our customers through a collaborative and high-impact work environment. Our moderate size, diversity of technologies, and broad material science capabilities provide an environment in which our employees can develop broad skill sets and directly influence product development and manufacturing outcomes.

The Manufacturing Engineer, II is a junior level individual contributor responsible for supporting and optimizing manufacturing processes within the Nitinol Materials operations. This role provides hands-on engineering support, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and partners cross-functionally to ensure high-quality, efficient production of Nitinol materials. The role operates on moderately complex problems and contributes to process scalability, cost efficiency, and product quality.

Responsibilities Manufacturing Engineering Support:

Provide daily engineering support for material processing operations

Troubleshoot process, material, and equipment issues to minimize downtime and scrap

Develop, update, and maintain manufacturing documentation including work instructions, MOM/BOM configuration and process specifications

Monitor and analyze process performance and implement improvements

Process Improvement:

Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies

Improve process capability (Cp/Cpk), yield, and throughput

Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities through process optimization and material utilization

New Product & Process Introduction:

Support transfer and scale-up of new Nitinol materials and processes into production

Assist with process development, manufacturability assessments, and production readiness

Execute process validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) and ensure compliance with internal requirements

Quality & Compliance:

Ensure adherence to FDA, ISO 13485, and internal quality system requirements

Support nonconformance investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)
Partner with Quality to define process controls and inspection requirements

Collaboration & Technical Contribution:

Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, R&D, and Supply Chain Provide technical guidance to operators, technicians, and junior engineers

Contribute to a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, or related field2-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience.

Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (medical device, aerospace, or similar) preferred

Experience with metals processing;
Nitinol or specialty alloys strongly preferred

Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as tube conversion, strip processing, annealing, wire EDM, centerless grinding preferred.

Experience with statistical analysis and data-driven problem solving (e.g., Minitab)
Familiarity with process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
Ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T

Core Competencies:

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently with sound technical judgment

Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration

High attention to detail with a focus on quality and compliance

Continuous improvement mindset

Additional Information Work Environment:
Manufacturing floor and office environment supporting Nitinol materials production