Senior Automation Engineer Aesthetic Medical Device; Bothell, WA

Senior Automation Engineer Aesthetic Medical Device (Bothell, WA)

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Job Location:

Bothell, Washington, USA Job Requisition

Join our global diversified pharmaceutical company enriching lives through our relentless drive to deliver better health outcomes to our patients. We are all in it together to make a difference. Be a part of a culture that doesn't just wait for change but actively creates it—where your skills and values drive our collective progress and impact.

The Senior Automation Engineer is responsible for leading the design, development, validation, and implementation of automation systems and equipment to support manufacturing operations. This role ensures product quality, delivery efficiency, and cost optimization while driving continuous improvement in automated processes.

• Own and execute site‑let automation projects end‑to‑end; serve as Solta technical owner for integrator‑led automation projects (URS/specs, design reviews, FAT/SAT, acceptance).
• Develop and drive best practices around automation equipment design principles and standards.
• Set Design for Automation (DFA) requirements and work with Product Development to ensure manufacturability of products.
• Hold design reviews and ensure DFA requirements are met.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (manufacturing and test engineers, technicians, operators) to develop and execute semi‑automation or partial automation projects.
• Develop and execute process and equipment verification and validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) plans, reports, and associated documentation (requirements, SOPs, training, change control).
• Develop and implement optical inspections to ensure quality processes.
• Create and provide requirements to vendors for quoting equipment.
• Perform Gage R&R analysis on new products and processes.
• Initiate root‑cause analysis and troubleshooting of deployed automation to improve OEE/yield and reduce cost.
• Consult with leadership on overall automation strategy.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to manufacturing engineers.
• Act as site automation technical authority.
• Identify and justify automation projects across labor, quality, risk, and capacity drivers.

Qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience designing, developing, or implementing automated equipment/systems in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Proven Project Management skills through the delivery of business‑critical projects.
• Proficiency in automation technologies, industrial and collaborative robotics, and vision systems.
• Demonstrated ability to set up manufacturing lines and processes.
• Experience assessing process variables utilizing a process failure modes effects analysis (PFMEA).
• Demonstrated ability to verify and validate production processes and equipment (IQ/OQ/PQ, FAT, SAT).
• Demonstrated ability to drive production process improvement through equipment, methods, and design.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize SPC and design of experiments to drive change.
• Demonstrated ability to drive DFA improvement into product designs during development.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize and implement lean manufacturing concepts.
• Experience with Creo or other CAD solid modeling tools.
• Strong PC skills required – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Desired skills:

• Experience in a capital equipment medical device manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of medical device FDA QSR’s and ISO 9001 requirements.
• Experience with PLC programming
• Background in RF and laser equipment and/or diagnostic or therapeutic ultrasound.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret engineering specifications, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, specifications, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to clearly and concisely convey project accomplishments, obstacles, issues,…