Penumbra is hiring a
Manufacturing Engineer I

Summary

Join our team at Penumbra as a Manufacturing Engineer and contribute to solving complex problems, implementing innovative solutions, and improving production processes. As a member of the Manufacturing Engineering group, you will work cross-functionally with engineering groups and other departments to resolve problems and implement adaptations and modifications to the production line and quality systems.

Requirements

BS degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Chemical, or Materials Engineering, or a related discipline required

Responsibilities

• Solve complex problems and implement innovative solutions
• Execute detailed root cause analysis and recommend vetted solutions
• Communicate and explain problems and solutions cross-functionally and inter-departmentally
• Approach problems from a detail-oriented perspective
• Suggest independent recommendations for project approach, scope, and tactics
• Support production needs
• Create and maintain product and process documentation
• Monitor process and equipment performance and identify and implement process improvement activities to increase/optimize yield
• Design fixtures, acquire off-the-shelf tooling and equipment, and implement new fixturing on the production line
• Test processes, equipment, raw materials, and product
• Perform process validations
• Author protocols to execute tests and write reports and make conclusions and/or recommendations based on test results
• Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of engineering work as part of a project or as a total project
• Develop specifications of a product, process, or piece of equipment
• Develop, characterize, and optimize processes using statistical techniques and engineering knowledge and experience
• Coordinate with the appropriate suppliers and other external resources needed in developing and implementing process improvement plans
• Participate in project planning and scheduling
• Train assemblers, quality control and technicians, as necessary, on processes, equipment, and documentation
• Comply with quality system regulations, standards and procedures
• Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures
• Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards and procedures
• Perform other activities requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed in the specific area of projects

Benefits

• A generous benefits package for eligible employees that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• An employee stock purchase plan
• Paid parental leave
• Eleven paid company holidays per year
• A minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure
• Paid sick time in compliance with applicable law(s)