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Bolt Medical

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Bolt Medical, Carlsbad

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Position Overview: The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will support Engineering development and validation activities. This position will be a key contributor on Bolt’s Engineering team, developing a therapeutic medical device.


Responsibilities:

  • Working understanding of statistics for process development including sample size selection, data distribution analysis, process capability, Design of Experiments (DOE), and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
  • Working understanding of inspection methods and procedures (Test Method Validation).
  • Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and have the ability to ask critical questions without being the subject matter expert.
  • Interact with Product Development/R&D to ensure that processes and designs are manufacturable.
  • Design manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation and material handling.
  • Strong fixture design and development skills including mechanical design, tolerance analysis and material selection.
  • Responsible for manufacturing process development, implementation, and continuous improvement to enhance yield, reduce cost, and improve productivity.
  • Experience using Six Sigma Methodology (DMAIC) and tools including Minitab, FMEA, Fishbone, Process Mapping, etc.
  • Initiate and lead lean manufacturing process improvement projects for high efficiency and cost effectiveness.
  • Maintain process and manufacturing documents.
  • Experience in documenting technical work and results, writing lab reports, and analysis / presentation of data.
  • Participate in process improvement projects to improve product quality, reduce rework / scrap, decrease cost, and improve product performance.
  • Analyze and plan workflow, equipment placement and space requirements to improve manufacturing efficiency.
  • Assist in scaling up equipment and processes from prototypes to pilot to full scale manufacturing.
  • Demonstrate hands-on process understanding and provide guidance and training to operators.
  • Troubleshoot production line issues related to yield, quality, and throughput.
  • Develop, verify, and validate manufacturing operations from process development to successful commercialization.
  • Manage and perform design verification, equipment qualification and product and process validations.


Preferred Experience:

  • Fixture and tooling design to assist with manufacturing needs and process improvements
  • Proficient with SolidWorks to support fixture / tooling design and fabrication
  • Experience with DFM (Design for Manufacturing), DFA (Assembly), DFSS (Six Sigma)
  • Experience with the Medical Device Industry and the industry requirements to bring products into commercialization.