Intermediate Manufacturing Engineer (Finance)
Who We Are
More than 30 years ago, 3D Systems brought the innovation of 3D printing to the manufacturing industry. Today, as the leading Additive Manufacturing solutions partner, we bring innovation, performance, and reliability to every interaction - empowering our customers to create products and business models never before possible. Thanks to our unique offering of hardware, software, materials, and services, each application-specific solution is powered by the expertise of our application engineers who collaborate with customers to transform how they deliver their products and services. 3D Systems' solutions address a variety of advanced applications in Healthcare and Industrial markets such as Medical and Dental, Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, and Durable Goods. The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering team is to develop and sustain manufacturing processes, both in-house and outsourced, to improve cost, quality, capacity, and technical capability.
What We Are Looking For
We are seeking a dynamic engineering professional who has proven success defining complex design-of-experiments test plans, setting success criteria for technical projects, and self-managing their own timelines, budgets etc. for their technical projects.
The focus of this role will be to support medical, industrial and aerospace manufacturing development including developing scalable additive manufacturing capabilities for the 3D Systems team in Littleton, Colorado.
The Intermediate Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for leading the technical development and implementation of manufacturing processes. This role will be an integral part of a cross-functional team working to achieve site, project, and program goals.
If you have a passion for advancing the state of the art, are someone who thrives in a highly innovative, emergent technology environment where you have the opportunity to own and execute new technology adoption projects, this is the position for you!
What You Will Do
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including, application engineering, quality, coordination, production, and procurement to identify, develop, and implement, procedures, work instructions, and controls to assure compliance to applicable governing regulatory requirements and standards.
- Provide input, review and approve product and process validation activities.
- Verification and Validation (V&V) - Write and execute V&V test protocols and final reports.
- Use engineering judgement to select manufacturing processes that augment 3D systems current offerings. Work with suppliers to scope and purchase new equipment. Establish and execute new equipment installation qualification requirements.
- Select (or design, if necessary) appropriate manufacturing methods that are reliable, repeatable, and scalable. Participate in customer meetings as necessary to gain approval of new designs and agree on required testing.
- Develop clear and concise process control documentation and procedures; ensuring processes are controlled and repeatable.
- Implement new operational solutions, including preparing visual work instructions, executing Change Orders to update internal procedures and instructions, and subsequent training of internal personnel as necessary.
- Communicate final technical reports to both internal and external customers to gain required approvals.
- Support the production floor by using technical problem-solving skills to resolve systemic issues.
- Applied understanding of applicable quality management requirements and practices; ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, AS9100, NADCAP, etc.
- Familiarity with applicable regulatory standards for export controls and handling of government contracts (e.g. ITAR, EAR, etc.).
- Report progress and status of individual projects on a timely basis, ensuring on-time execution within scope and budget.
- Bachelor's degree in relevant Engineering discipline is required.
- Experienced engineering professional with demonstrated proficiency in supporting manufacturing operations, preferably in the medical, industrial or aerospace industries under FDA/ISO 13485 or AS9100 design controls. Proven track record of working in the methodical, structured, and well-documented manner expected in a highly regulated industry.
- Solid understanding and background in core manufacturing engineering fundamentals, such as process development, GD&T, data analysis, statistics, testing/inspection, supplier interaction, structured problem-solving tools, change control, and process/equipment validation.
- Experience conducting and reporting V&V activities.
- Experience designing and manufacturing tooling/fixtures.
- Exposure to lean practices such as 8 wastes, Gemba, process mapping, and value stream mapping.
- Professional demeanor with excellent communication skills.
- Experience with CNC machining a plus.
- Experience with additive manufacturing in a production environment a plus.
- Ability to travel both domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time.
- This position serves the Manufacturing Engineering Group, which includes the need to work on export controlled products from aerospace and defense customers.
The 3D Systems Advantage!
- Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 annually (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the candidate, and alignment with market data)
- In addition to a salary, this position is eligible for an annual bonus based upon company performance.
- 3D Systems offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage, company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, and company-paid basic life insurance. Flex (Vacation) Time, Sick Leave, FAMLI leave, Parental Leave, and 9 holidays per year are provided as paid time off. 3D Systems also provides a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan option with a company match. Educational assistance and supplemental health and life plans are available.
Applications accepted online through November 19th, 2024.
