Manufacturing Engineer II
- Compensation
- $87.4K–$145.6K
- Location
- Fremont
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Middle
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, or related field
- 2-5 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
- Experience in a regulated manufacturing environment (medical device, aerospace, or similar) preferred
- Experience with metals processing; Nitinol or specialty alloys strongly preferred
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes such as tube conversion, strip processing, annealing, wire EDM, centerless grinding preferred.
- Experience with statistical analysis and data-driven problem solving (e.g., Minitab)
- Familiarity with process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T
Full description
Salary Range:
$87,400.00 - $145,600.00
Job Description:
Confluent Medical Technologies is a financially healthy and rapidly growing medical device company whose employees are passionate about providing life-saving solutions to our customers through a collaborative and high-impact work environment. Our moderate size, diversity of technologies, and broad material science capabilities provide an environment in which our employees can develop broad skill sets and directly influence product development and manufacturing outcomes.
The Manufacturing Engineer, II is a junior level individual contributor responsible for supporting and optimizing manufacturing processes within the Nitinol Materials operations. This role provides hands-on engineering support, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and partners cross-functionally to ensure high-quality, efficient production of Nitinol materials. The role operates on moderately complex problems and contributes to process scalability, cost efficiency, and product quality.
ResponsibilitiesManufacturing Engineering Support:
- Provide daily engineering support for material processing operations
- Troubleshoot process, material, and equipment issues to minimize downtime and scrap
- Develop, update, and maintain manufacturing documentation including work instructions, MOM/BOM configuration and process specifications
- Monitor and analyze process performance and implement improvements
Process Improvement:
- Lead and support continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
- Improve process capability (Cp/Cpk), yield, and throughput
- Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities through process optimization and material utilization
New Product & Process Introduction:
- Support transfer and scale-up of new Nitinol materials and processes into production
- Assist with process development, manufacturability assessments, and production readiness
- Execute process validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ) and ensure compliance with internal requirements
Quality & Compliance:
- Ensure adherence to FDA, ISO 13485, and internal quality system requirements
- Support nonconformance investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA)
- Partner with Quality to define process controls and inspection requirements
- Collaboration & Technical Contribution:
- Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Quality, R&D, and Supply Chain
- Provide technical guidance to operators, technicians, and junior engineers
- Contribute to a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement