Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Warsaw

Position: Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Warsaw, IN
** Minimum Requirements
*** Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience.

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* Master's degree with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.

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* PhD with 3 years relevant experience.
** Nice To Have
*** Experience using risk management tools such as PFMEAs or other control plans.
* Strong understanding of manufacturing needs, with the ability to research, develop, and implement tools, processes, machines, and equipment to produce quality products efficiently and safely.
* 7+ years of hands-on technical experience in a machining environment, with advanced knowledge of machine platforms and subsequent processes such as finishing, packaging, laser etching, assembly, blasting, or clean room operations.
* Society of Manufacturing Engineers certification as a “Certified Manufacturing Engineer.”
* Formal training in Project Management.
* Formal training in Lean Manufacturing concepts.
* Responsible for the development of all machining, metal finishing and assembly methods for assigned product lines.
* Partner with Project Engineer and determine Make vs. Buy decisions.
* Participate during print review, partner with Quality Engineering on determining gages and measurement procedures.
* Creates conceptual designs for new fixtures, gages and special cutting tools. Conducts tool design reviews with Tooling Team personnel, purchasing personnel and outside tool suppliers.
* May determine appropriate machine platform for product and review any necessary capital equipment requirements.
* May represent Warsaw on new product launch activities and transfer of product.
* Completes activities of the change control policy and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) system in accordance with Medtronic Corporate CAPA system.
* Completes activities of Lean Sigma projects and process improvements
* Reviews product drawings for manufacturability. Initiates drawing changes with the product design engineer to improve manufacturing quality and reduce costs.
* Provide periodic updates of assigned projects to senior management, maintain project documentation, project plans, action item registers and actively manage risks related to cost, quality and schedule.
* Partner with Quality during risk management activities.  May leads and/or actively participate in design reviews, i.e.: DFMEA & pFMEA
* Provides technical support to purchasing personnel and suppliers by interpreting product drawings, initiating the development of manufacturing drawings and resolving technical production problems.
* Develops the manufacturing plan for new products and coordinates the entry of Manufacturing Process Planning information into the MRP system.
* Proactively execute and support development of validation/qualifications studies.  Determine strategy with appropriate teams and ensure that groups are involved early on in the needs of the engineering group.
* May provide tooling selection input in partnership with the CNC Programmer to ensure existing tool maps. Troubleshoots CNC programming problems on the production floor. Coordinates necessary program changes with the appropriate CNC Programmer.
* Develops manufacturing setup/process sheets for all machining, assembly, and finishing operations for new products.
* Reviews engineering drawing changes and makes/initiates appropriate changes in manufacturing tools, fixtures, processes, CNC programs, bills of material or routings. Documents all changes through the Manufacturing Engineering process control system.
* Resolves technical production problems on assigned product lines in machining, metal finishing and assembly operations working with shop employees and quality personnel.
* Conducts technical manufacturing reviews of suppliers to support purchasing personnel certifying suppliers.
* May make recommendations to management on plant layout.
* May recommend and implement plant equipment acquisitions. Works with equipment suppliers on equipment specifications, quoting of specified equipment and delivery schedules.
* Initiates and directs improvements in current manufacturing methods and processes to improve past quality schedule performance and to reduce manufacturing costs.
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