Sr. Engineer, Manufacturing (CAPA)

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

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Job Overview

Supports the Manufacturing Engineering department needs with an emphasis on Corrective Action and Preventive Action Process (CAPA).

The primary responsibilities of the Senior Manufacturing Engineer (CAPA Process) position are:

• Lead and owns CAPAs in the areas of process and product improvements
• Investigation and response to production issues or to customer complaints
• Mentor lower-level engineers
• Ensure compliance to procedures for CAPA Systems, regulations of FDA, and other regulatory bodies
• Develop and maintain production documentation such as procedures, routers, BOMs.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties

Primary:

• Serves as a CAPA Owner
• Supports Manufacturing Engineering, which includes ensuring that corrective and preventive actions are issued as required, properly investigated, documented, effective, and completed on time.
• Identifies and leads implementation of new opportunities for improvements to work processes, production, and other areas as identified.
• Investigates product/component issues by conducting failure investigations, complaint trending, and Product Inquiries.
• Other CAPA related duties as assigned

Secondary:

• Responsible for the development/refinement of production processes and equipment; development and execution of process validations (Installation, Operational, & Process Qualifications) with sound engineering practices, and within company policy and regulations of FDA, and other regulatory bodies.  The Senior Engineer utilizes a wide range of engineering principles, theories and concepts in the manufacturing/mechanical engineering discipline, plus a working knowledge of related disciplines to solve a wide range of difficult problems with imaginative and practical approaches.     
• Provides training and guidance to lower-level Manufacturing Engineering personnel. Guidance may be technical, or project related as Project Leader or Lead Engineer of small to medium projects
• Support efforts for complaint investigation compliance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Union Medical Device Directive (MDD), European Union Medical Device Reporting (EUMDR), Alternate Summary Report (ASR), and applicable regulations and regulatory governing standards.
• Ensure timely and accurate investigations of returned products to support effective complaint closures as required by Complaint Engineering group.
• Supports the FDA and other 3rd party audits
• Lead and execute design changes applicable to Manufacturing Engineering needs
• Assess and Implement solutions relating to Corrective and Preventative Actions, Out of Tolerance Calibrations, and Non-conformances.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline (Industrial, Mechanical, or Biomedical Engineering preferred) with 5 years of experience in a regulated manufacturing environment and CAPA experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong technical and analytical ability.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills. Team player.
• Experience with root cause analysis tools and techniques, project management, process development & process validations
• Demonstrated ingenuity and creativity.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Working knowledge of statistical analysis., and DOE (Design of Experiments).
• General knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles.
• General understanding of GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices) and FDA regulations

Salary range: $95k - $125K 

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About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.  

Benefits at Getinge:

At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Benefits
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement

Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.