Senior Continuing Cost Engineer

Who We Are Agiliti is a leading provider of healthcare technology management and service solutions, helping healthcare organizations access, manage, and maintain medical equipment to enhance patient care. Our teams work collaboratively across engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality to deliver innovative, compliant, and cost-effective solutions that support hospitals and clinical environments.

What's in it for You?

Opportunity to drive meaningful cost savings on critical medical device products

Collaborative, cross-functional environment with exposure to engineering, operations, and leadership teams

Ability to influence product strategy and lifecycle improvements in a regulated industry

Professional growth through complex problem-solving and value engineering initiatives

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Work that directly supports improved healthcare delivery and patient outcomes

What You Will Do in This Role?

Own and execute cost-reduction initiatives for medical device products, including BOM optimization, material substitutions, design simplification, and supplier changes

Identify high-impact cost drivers through BOM analysis, supplier spend reviews, labor studies, and field repair data

Lead engineering change activities (ECRs/ECOs) via Solid Works associated with cost reduction while ensuring compliance with ISO, IEC, FDA, and QMS requirements

Partner with Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing to evaluate alternate materials, processes, tooling strategies, and sourcing options

Collaborate with Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineers to assess technical feasibility and risk of proposed cost-down changes

Perform structured trade studies balancing cost, quality, risk, and manufacturability; document decisions and recommendations for leadership review

Support Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), and Design for Cost (DFC) improvements on released products

Apply DFMEA, PFMEA, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes to cost and quality improvements

Analyze warranty, service, and repair data to identify recurring cost opportunities and drive corrective actions

Coordinate validation, testing, and phased implementation of cost-driven changes to minimize production and field disruption

Track cost savings, implementation progress, and risk status; clearly communicate results to engineering and operations leadership

What You Will Need for This Role?

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline; advanced degree preferred8+ years of engineering experience supporting manufactured products; medical device or regulated industry experience strongly preferred

Demonstrated experience leading cost-reduction, value engineering, or design-to-cost initiatives on released products

Proficiency with CAD tools (Solid Works preferred), PDM systems, BOM management, and issue-tracking tools such as Jira Strong working knowledge of manufacturing processes such as injection molding, blow molding, machining, sheet metal, welding, wire routing, and assembly

Experience with supplier-facing engineering changes, alternate sourcing, and material/process substitutions

Working knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971, applicable IEC standards, and FDA design control expectations

Ability to perform technical risk assessments and root cause analysis related to cost-driven changes

Strong analytical and financial acumen with the ability to quantify savings and articulate trade-offs Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across engineering, operations, and leadership

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