Principal NPD Process Engineer

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

As a Pro Med employee, you will contribute to the manufacture of products that have a significant impact on people’s lives. Through honesty, integrity, and collaboration, we strive to be the very best as we hire the very best.

Pro Med was founded in 1989 addressing an industry need for cleanroom manufacturing of silicone components, specifically those having a medical application. We treat every component and finished device as though it will be used by a beloved family member or friend. We are dedicated to our customers and to our employees while helping to improve the health and well-being of people around the world.

The Principal New Product Development Process Engineer plays a critical role in transforming innovative product designs into robust, repeatable, and scalable manufacturing processes that enable successful product commercialization. Serving as Pro Med's senior technical resource for new product process development, this role leads the design, validation, and optimization of manufacturing processes that consistently deliver quality, efficiency, and regulatory compliance. This role also provides technical leadership and mentorship to other process engineers, operating with minimal supervision while exercising broad independent judgment on complex, high-impact engineering decisions.

By partnering with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Tooling, Operations, and customers, the Principal New Product Development Process Engineer helps ensure new products are successfully transferred into production while supporting Pro Med's mission of Working As One to Help Many.

The Principal New Product Development Process Engineer supports Pro Med’s mission and values by applying and reinforcing the company’s brand, philosophy, systems, policies, and procedures are consistently applied and upheld in all aspects of their work.

• Lead the development of robust manufacturing processes that successfully transition new medical device products from concept through manufacturing readiness while supporting customer expectations, business objectives, and regulatory requirements.
• Design, develop, evaluate, and optimize manufacturing processes that improve product quality, repeatability, manufacturability, scalability, and operational efficiency throughout the product lifecycle.
• Serve as Pro Med's senior technical resource for new product process development by applying advanced engineering principles, sound technical judgment, and manufacturing expertise to solve complex process challenges.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other process engineers, guiding their development and elevating engineering standards and practices across the team, while operating with minimal supervision.
• Lead process development activities including process characterization, equipment selection, tooling recommendations, Design of Experiments (DOE), process optimization, and manufacturing readiness planning.
• Evaluate manufacturing risks throughout the product development lifecycle and implement engineering solutions that improve process capability, reduce variability, and support successful product launches.
• Develop, review, and approve process validation strategies, protocols, and documentation, including IQ, OQ, and PQ activities, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, quality systems, and applicable regulatory standards.
• Partner with New Product Development Project Engineers to ensure products are designed for manufacturability, scalability, quality, and long‑term production success.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Tooling, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and…