Sr. Project Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION:  The Project Engineer is primarily responsible to interface with sales and customers to define customer requirements and specifications and utilize management tools in establishing timelines, building action item lists, assigning responsibility, completion dates and achieving milestones. Additionally, provide technical assistance and engineering support to the manufacturing floor. This individual will assist in developing process and work with Process Engineers in developing new processes. The Project Engineer is also responsible for developing tooling and coordinating with tooling vendors for mold/fixture builds. 

KEY ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete projects, report status, and document lessons in an efficient manner. Utilize project management tools in establishing timelines, building action item lists, assigning responsibility, completion dates and achieving milestones. 
•  Lead flawless launch activities and solicit active participation in feasibility meetings, FMEA, DFM, part print review, tool design review and kaizen events using cross-functional teams. 
•  Provide timely support to quoting team in determining most efficient manufacturing methods and tool design concepts that will lead to competitively quoted products and prompt RFQ response. 
• Interface with the sales team and customers to clearly define customer requirements and specifications. 
• Work closey with tooling vendors for mold builds that meet cost, quality and delivery expectations. 

• Execute validation and qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) protocols for new product, equipment, tooling, and processes.  Follow SOP on re-validation of existing equipment, tooling and processes. 
• Develops new processes, sampling activities and as well as tooling and manufacturing concepts that will meet customer expectations on cost, quality and delivery. 
• Provide technical assistance and engineering support to the manufacturing floor in ensuring production of quality products.  Work with other support departments to maintain on-time delivery goals. 
• Lead process improvement and waste elimination efforts through application of lean principles and actively participate in continuous improvement events. 
• Works with Quality Control team to generate, update and implement all project related documentation including control plans, work instructions, manufacturing procedures, sample request, process guides and troubleshooting guides. 

• Other duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager
• Demonstrates all of the Flexan’ s corporate values:
• We have an engaged culture
• We embrace the rigor to be safety and quality driven in all we do
• We embrace the choice to work here
• We operate with transparency, ethics, and integrity
• We consistently meet our expectations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of science from a four-year college or university in an engineering or science related field.
• 3-5 years of rubber and/or silicone molding experience.
• Must have advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Minitab (or other statistical analysis software). SOLIDWORKS or CAD modeling software is a plus, windows-based software (Visual ERP)
• Medical device experience preferred

Physical Demands :

• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The employee is frequently required to sit for extensive periods.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to use wrists, hands, and/or fingers in a repetitive motion.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. 
• The employee is occasionally required to work in a warehouse environment.
• The employee may be required to work in a cleanroom environment and is expected to follow the guidelines and rules for working in the cleanroom