Manufacturing Engineer

Viant, 140 East Hintz Road, Wheeling, Illinois, United States of America

Posted Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM

We’re a company of agile, customer-oriented individuals with a shared commitment to integrity, servant leadership, and teamwork. Our associates take pride and ownership in their work, and innovate to provide the highest quality, life-enhancing medical technology in the world. Together, We’re in It for Life.

A Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment (which includes designing, testing, and implementing process improvements, and writing specifications), and supporting equipment validations, along with diagnosing and solving production equipment problems related to efficiency, scrap, and quality issues.

Responsibilities:

• Follow all manufacturing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) as defined by Viant Medical’s practices, policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
• Performs project management responsibilities for assigned manufacturing changes or new product methods, designs of production fixtures, and methods to monitor efficiency
• Evaluates existing machinery and processes to recommend improvements that enhance both operator performance and ergonomics/safety of overall production
• Optimizes floor layout, material flow, along with implementation of lean concepts; document improvements to manufacturing efficiencies, takt time, floor space utilization and overhead.
• Develops or revises technical documentation to specify manufacturing processes; including documentation of equipment qualification, setup and maintenance procedure
• Conducts research and development testing and validation to determine effectiveness and compliance to quality standards for the manufacturing processes
• Confirms conformance to engineering designs and methodologies and verify overall safety and prepares reports on these activities
• Confers with vendors to determine product specifications and arrange for purchase of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards
• Utilizes proven lean manufacturing based analytical and troubleshooting/problem solving abilities to identify opportunities for cost reduction, lead-time reduction, inventory reduction and quality improvement through defect reduction
• Performs other duties as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
• 5+ Years of experience in Engineering role
• Medical, Aerospace, Pharms or Military Mfg experience
• Advanced understanding of ISO
  13485 standard (or equivalent), OSHA/Safety, Lean Six Sigma or Six Sigma Methodologies, PFMEA, Minitab, Oracle Configuration (or equivalent), Process/Equipment Validation, NPI (New Product Introduction), Root Cause Analysis and Solidworks
• Good Manufacturing Practices
• Designs of Experiments (DOE)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software
• Project Management and Lean Manufacturing experience
• Excellent knowledge of statistical tools, ability to manage multiple tasks and appropriate use of Design of Experiments (DOE) when developing recommendations
• SPC (Statistical Process Control) knowledge preferred
• Must be flexible and adapt to changing environments and priorities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Physical Requirements:

• Perform light, non-strenuous administrative activities on a regular basis.
• Occasionally lifts up to 20 lbs. and carries up to 10 lbs.; may involve minimal bending, pushing/pulling, crawling, climbing, balancing, or standing for extended periods.
• Maintains manual dexterity to handle and manipulate small items effectively.
• Requires visual acuity to distinguish colors, assess spatial relationships, and focus on fine details (e.g., using microscopes or similar equipment).

We offer market competitive compensation. Potential salary range for this role is $90k-$110k. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Viant is a global medical device design and manufacturing services provider that partners and innovates with customers to provide the highest quality, life-enhancing medical devices. We do this…