Job Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include the following (and other duties as assigned):

• Provide technical and sustaining engineering support within a manufacturing environment.
• Recommend and implement equipment and process modifications to:
  • Meet quality standards
  • Improve production efficiencies
  • Enhance manufacturing techniques
  • Increase production yields for existing products
• Integrate equipment and material capabilities to meet:
  • Process module target specifications
  • Technology target specifications
• Review product development requirements for compatibility with processing methods, including cost and schedule considerations.
• Collaborate with product design and development teams to ensure alignment between processes and designs.
• Develop and conduct statistical analyses, or recommend documentation improvements.
• Lead innovation, development, and/or optimization of new manufacturing concepts, processes, and procedures for transfer to operations. This may include:
  • Scouting and feasibility studies
  • Material selection
  • Process and equipment selection
  • Tooling/fixture development
  • Equipment installation
  • Input/output assessment and alignment to requirements
• Develop manufacturing processes suitable for statistical process control (SPC), including measurement systems.
• Ensure all processes and procedures comply with relevant regulations.

Career Stream: Technical Specialist

• Individual contributor within technical functions, focused on advancing existing technologies or introducing new technologies and therapies.
• Responsible for formulating, delivering, and/or managing assigned projects.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to achieve desired results.
• May mentor colleagues or direct the work of junior professionals.
• Majority of time spent delivering R&D, systems, or initiatives related to new technologies—from design through implementation—while adhering to policies and applying specialized expertise.

Differentiating Factors

Autonomy

• Seasoned individual contributor working independently with limited supervision.
• Determines and develops approaches to solutions.
• Coaches and reviews work of lower-level specialists.
• May manage projects and processes.

Organizational Impact

• May own entire projects or processes within the job area.
• Contributes to team objectives by building relationships and driving consensus.

Innovation and Complexity

• Handles complex and challenging problems requiring cross-functional understanding.
• Improves processes, systems, or products to enhance performance.
• Provides in-depth analysis and recommendations for process improvements.

Communication and Influence

• Communicates with senior internal/external stakeholders and vendors.
• Shares information on facts, status, ideas, and issues to achieve objectives.
• Influences decision-making.

Leadership and Talent Management

• May provide guidance, coaching, and training within the team.
• May manage projects involving delegation and review of work outputs.

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Advanced knowledge of the job area, combining both breadth and depth.
• Typically gained through advanced education and relevant experience.
• Practical knowledge of project management is desirable.
• Education requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent), and:
    • Minimum 4 years of relevant experience
      or
    • Advanced degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience