DFX & Engineering ManagerOperations Engineering • Everett, Washington • Full-time
Reports to: Senior Director, Operations
SECTION 2What this role entails- Lead and develop the DFX & Engineering pillar (DFX, test, manufacturing, software, and metrology) across the FHS biomedical portfolio.
- Own the design-for-excellence agenda - manufacturability, testability, yield, and cost - across new-product introduction and end-of-life.
- Own the engineering KPI bowler - first-pass yield, DPPM, and on-time delivery - and drive countermeasures wherever targets slip.
- Lead the Fortive Business System in the function (PSP, 3P, VRK, Standard Work, Daily Management) and build a strong hiring and talent-development plan.
- Partner across Quality, Materials, Production, Service, R&D, and HR to align engineering capacity to the operating plan and backlog.
Your teamYou will lead a close-knit, cross-disciplinary team of roughly a dozen engineers based onsite in Everett - spanning DFX, test, software, and metrology - working hands-on across our lab and manufacturing floor. The team partners daily with Production, Quality, Materials, Service, and R&D, runs a continuous-improvement (Kaizen) cadence, and operates with a "be curious, not judgmental" problem-solving mindset. Because this is a newly-shaped pillar, you will have unusual influence over how it is built - while plugging into Fortive's broader engineering and operations community across operating companies. This role is considered a successor to the Director of Operations.
SECTION 3What we are looking forA. Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Biomedical, or related); advanced degree a plus.
- 8+ years of engineering experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, including leading or formally mentoring engineers.
- Demonstrated DFX / design-for-manufacturability leadership and ownership of operational KPIs (yield, DPPM, OTD).
- Working fluency in a business system (Fortive Business System or equivalent Lean / Six Sigma).
- Experience in medical device or other ISO 9001 / 13485 / 17025 or FDA-regulated manufacturing.
B. Personal / soft skills- Builds and develops extraordinary teams; coaches and elevates engineers.
- Decisive and data-driven, with a bias to intelligent action.
- Strong cross-functional influence and clear communication.
- Curious and improvement-minded; comfortable leading change.
Bonus or EquityThis position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
Pay RangeThe salary range for this position (in local currency) is 153,640.00 - 285,775.00
