Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Company Office-US-MA-01915-01 - Beverly, MA 01915

Salary Range $100,000.00 - $115,000.00 Salary

Overview

We design and build innovative robotic systems and laboratory devices used by pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as academic research laboratories. Our work helps scientists accelerate drug discovery, high throughput genotyping, siRNA screening, next-generation sequencing sample prep, biorepository science and molecular diagnostics. This is accomplished with highly flexible, expandable, and modular integrated systems, bench-top devices and consumables that are easily configured (and reconfigured) to create research environments conducive to achieving breakthrough results.

At HighRes you'll be part of an innovative team, solving real-world problems in automation and life sciences. We thrive on collaboration, provide adaptable career growth, and take responsibility for delivering exceptional service. If you're passionate about automation manufacturing and eager to develop your skills, we encourage you to apply!

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will primarily be focused on Production Sustaining, as well as creating and implementing process improvements and strategies to optimize manufacturing efficiency. They will also be working together with the technician workforce to provide production floor support, as well as being a cross-functional resource to liaison between operations and other engineering teams to ensure communication and compliance across all facets of manufacturing.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize process and design for component manufacturability, assembly, and test.
• Ensure product change rollout risks are identified, escalated, and mitigated through manufacturing process control and end of line testing.
• Drive collaborative efforts with the Operations teams to ensure product update release meets cross functional requirements such as BOM structuring, component procurement strategies, etc.
• Assess process flow and implement Lean / Six Sigma.
• Curate work instructions and training to increase build efficiency and quality.
• Create fixturing/tooling to support increasing production to scale with demand.
• Assist Junior level Engineers in sustaining and continuous improvement efforts for projects focused on manufacturing and manufacturability.
• Work with Quality to decrease NCMR and other CAPA related issues.
• Report on KPI, OKR, and other monthly metrics for management.
• Support cost reduction initiatives by investigating material costs, manufacturing and machining processes, and being conscious of lead time and quality impact.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 5+ years' experience working with electromechanical assemblies.
• SolidWorks 2023 or similar CAD program knowledge base.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office suite of programs.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic working environment, while being involved in multiple projects at a time.
• Deep understanding of Lean Manufacturing / Six Sigma
• Electrical knowledge and troubleshooting, such as the ability to clearly understand and interpret schematics.

• Exposure to GD&T best practices.
• DFX/DFMA mindset to support ongoing Sustaining/CIP projects.
• Experience using ERP/PLM software, Dynamics 365/Bluestar PLM experience is a plus.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify root causes, and implement solutions.
• Role is onsite full time with the potential for up to 10% travel locally or internationally.