Glidewell Dental is hiring: Manufacturing Engineer in Irvine

Essential Functions

• Works alongside Materials Manufacturing team to learn and understand the equipment and processes in Material Manufacturing areas: BruxZir Colloidal, BruxZir Pressed, BruxZir Now, Composites, Resin, Obsidian, and Injection Molding.
• Provides engineering support by thoroughly understanding the functions of the various processes, products, and need of customers.
• Assists with troubleshoot and resolution of any issues or defects that may occur in the manufacturing process through application of hands-on skills and assessment of manufacturing machine program.
• Assesses process improvements under FDA design control and ISO 13485 change control guidelines.
• Understands lean manufacturing concepts and manufacturing flow to assist with definition, maintenance, and continuous improvement of process steps required to create customer products and processes.
• Assists with implementation of new and existing manufacturing process to improve safety, quality, and costs.
• Collaborates with team to analyze process data to evaluate effectiveness of manufacturing processes provides recommendation for improvements based on analysis.
• Assists with creation of work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and process related documents including but not limited to forms and certifications.
• Assists with generation of work packages including but not limited to detailed manufacturing instructions, drawings, bills of material (BOMs), references, and inspection requirements required to control production work.
• Assists with production request to avoid any delays in manufacturing.
• Analyzes and plans workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout to improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Collaborates with various departments to execute projects and tasks, including but not limited to Manufacturing, Engineering, R&D, Document Control, and RA/QA.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Materials Engineering, or any equivalent education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been demonstrated/achieved. Master’s degree a plus.
• Previous experience in medical device manufacturing, FDA design control and ISO 13485 knowledge preferred.

Pay: $29.70 to $40.00/hr