Manufacturing Process Engineer

Katalyst HealthCares and Life Sciences

$75K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline
  • 2+ years of experience in regulated manufacturing
  • Hands-on experience with mechanical systems and tooling
  • Fundamentals of electrical troubleshooting and controls
  • Experience with semi-automated manufacturing equipment
  • Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills
  • Familiarity with validation processes and quality systems

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and enhance manufacturing processes, tooling, and equipment
  • Ensure equipment performance, reliability, and sustainability
  • Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues methodically
  • Drive improvements in equipment and process efficiency
  • Execute validation activities and maintain necessary documentation
  • Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO, and internal standards
  • Support CAPA and audit readiness initiatives
  • Provide production support and lead continuous improvement efforts
  • Train technicians and operators on equipment and processes

Benefits

  • Opportunity for ongoing professional development
  • Exposure to innovative technologies in medical device manufacturing
  • Supportive environment for continuous improvement initiatives
  • Access to cross-functional collaboration opportunities
  • Conducive workspace for learning and development
Full Job Description
Job Description:
Responsible for sustaining and improving manufacturing processes and semi-automated equipment to support safe, compliant, and efficient production within a regulated environment.
Responsibilities:
  • Maintain and continuously improve established manufacturing processes, tooling, and semi-automated systems.
  • Own equipment performance, reliability, and long-term sustainability.
  • Troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues using structured root cause methodologies.
  • Drive equipment and process improvements, including error-proofing and uptime optimization.
  • Execute validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) and maintain technical documentation.
  • Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO, and internal quality system requirements.
  • Support CAPA, nonconformance investigations, and audit readiness.
  • Provide real-time production support and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Train and guide technicians and operators on processes and equipment.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering discipline.
  • 2+ years of engineering experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
  • Hands-on experience with mechanical systems, equipment, and tooling.
  • Electrical troubleshooting and controls fundamentals.
  • Experience supporting or owning semi-automated manufacturing equipment.
  • Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capability.
  • Medical device manufacturing experience.
  • Experience with validation processes (IQ/OQ/PQ) and quality systems.
  • Lean / Six Sigma experience.
  • Exposure to manufacturing systems (e.g., MES, SAP).
  • Basic familiarity with automated equipment and controls.
Key Competencies:
  • Technical problem solving track record of resolving technical problems using critical thinking skills and proven methodologies (6-step problem-solving, DMAIC, etc.).
  • Cross-functional collaboration can work collaboratively with other functions and encourages transparency, feedback, and respectful disagreements/challenges all for the greater good of improving the production unit, site, and ultimately the company.
  • Ownership and accountability drive individually owned tasks to completion within the timeframe aligned with team or management, fully understands and owns the role of an ME, owns up to mistakes and failures and is transparent about it but also strives to resolve and rectify mistakes.
  • Continuous improvement mindset willingness to always be learning and improving oneself, their team, and their production unit.
  • bility to learn quickly not afraid to fail fast and learn from mistakes; willingness to learn new things quickly and correctly apply learnings.

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