Senior Manager, Metals Process Engineering

Innovation starts from the heart. Edwards Lifesciences is the leading global structural heart innovation company, driven by a passion to improve patient lives. With millions of patients served in over 100 countries, each team makes a meaningful contribution by improving patient outcomes and discovering lasting solutions for unmet patient needs.

As part of our Metals organization, you will lead the people, processes, and technologies that produce high-accuracy, high-reliability components for implant and delivery systems. Your leadership in advanced metals processing, automation, and continuous improvement will translate innovation into world-class manufacturing performance.

This Senior Manager will oversee a high-performance team responsible for delivering high-precision metal implant components using state-of-the-art laser cutting, heat treatment, electropolishing, and automated inspection systems. This leader ensures operational excellence, technology readiness, capacity planning, and compliance with medical device quality and safety requirements while serving multiple new product development and commercial manufacturing teams. Responsibilities include the development and sustaining of the metals nitinol portfolio & technology roadmap, leading and supporting manufacturing automation initiatives, and implementing technical knowledge sharing programs across the global metals manufacturing network.

• Manage and develop a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technicians. Build technical depth, drive engagement, and maintain a strong culture of safety and compliance.
• Oversee day-to-day pilot manufacturing operations including scheduling, priority setting, capacity planning, and resource allocation to support multiple internal customers across R&D, new product introduction, and early commercial production.
• Sustain and manage metals manufacturing technologies, ensuring robust process capability, optimal tool selection, machine performance, and alignment with long-term manufacturing strategies.
• Lead the integration, validation, and scale-up of metals processing technologies with a global manufacturing footprint as the downstream transfer recipient.
• Drive automation and lights‑out manufacturing, including robotic load/unload, chemical monitoring, in-process inspection, and machine connectivity to enhance productivity and consistency.
• Partner with Engineering, IT/MES, and equipment suppliers to support Industry 4.0 initiatives, including data-driven machining, machine health monitoring, and digital work instructions.
• Ensure accurate maintenance documentation, spare parts management, and equipment performance monitoring to maximize uptime and OEE.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, the metals Center of Excellence and R&D on machining-related strategies, budgets, equipment planning, and process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Support new product development by coordinating prototype machining, providing DFM/A input, and preparing machining processes for scalable production transfer. Successfully launch, stabilize, and transfer novel manufacturing processes to the Metals commercial manufacturing network.
• Manage metals NPD projects with full accountability for schedule, scope, risk management, and quality outcomes.
• Ensure all manufacturing processes comply with ISO 13485, FDA QSR, and environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Maintain documentation, calibration systems, process controls, and traceability appropriate for regulated medical device manufacturing.
• Drive process optimization through SPC, root cause investigation, standard work, and lean/Six Sigma methodologies and alignment to Edwards Production System (EPS).
• Deploy metrics and dashboards that clearly communicate shop performance, capacity utilization, and improvement opportunities.
• Support the New Product Introduction and R&D teams in the optimal technology selection and early process development for new products.
• Negotiate priorities across stakeholders, resolve conflicts, and ensure high satisfaction with machining services.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Demonstrated…