Product Performance Reliability Engineer

Manpower Engineering is partnering with a leader in medical device manufacturing for a Product Performance/Reliability Engineer.

Job Title: Product Performance/Reliability Engineer
Location: Eden Prairie, MN (100% onsite)
Pay: $110,000 - $140,000 + 5% bonus 
Duration: Direct Hire

Job Function Summary:

 

The Product Performance/Reliability Engineer will own and lead the capital device reliability program. This role is responsible for defining and implementing methods to collect service and performance data, investigate service events, participate in depot service repairs, analyze and trend reliability information, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This role will lead cross-functional reliability reviews with leadership, ensure lifecycle changes maintain compliance with applicable standards, and develop and maintain end-of-life (EOL) risk assessments.

The Reliability Engineer will collaborate closely with Operations, Development, Field, and Quality teams to ensure cross-functional alignment and effective project execution. In addition, this role will provide input on new project initiatives to establish proactive reliability improvements and support lifecycle activities, including new customer configurations.
This role owns execution of post-market and sustaining reliability activities. They will support Quality/Design Assurance’s ownership of formal design inputs, design verification requirements, risk acceptability decisions, and regulatory reliability claims.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Reliability Engineer will be primarily responsible for using capital system returns and service data to create reliability projects to improve system robustness. They will coordinate with Operations, Development, Quality and Field Service to prioritize and implement these projects.
• This is a hands-on role, where the candidate is expected to learn the technology from the ground up and be directly involved in troubleshooting investigations and data analysis.
• The candidate will develop operational metrics like MTBF, return rates, and/or pareto trending to monitor performance and keep the organization apprised of system performance.
• The Reliability Engineer will also be tasked with lifecycle management projects, including helping to create future customer configurations and line extensions of the capital system.
• They will participate in new development projects to recommend design for manufacturability with data-driven recommendations or field-derived insights.
• They will support the development of reliability acceptance criteria for new product introductions with Design Assurance and Development teams.

Supports Quality-owned CAPA and risk management processes by providing failure analysis, trends, and technical input; does not own CAPA approval or risk acceptability decisions.

K ey Result Areas:
Reliability/Sustaining
Develop processes and controls to monitor device reliability and create projects to track improvement initiatives.
Development and Quality
Work with, and advise, the R&D and Quality teams in trends in reliability and areas to focus improvement.
Product Lifecycle
Work with field and project teams to prioritize new product initiatives to expand our customer configurations.

Education and Experience:

• 5+ Years
• Manufacturing & Development experience required
• Experience in reliability engineering or lifecycle improvement projects
• Project management experience
• Medical Device/Industry experience
• Startup, small business experience preferred .

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and efficiency.

Benefits:
We prioritize our employees' well-being by providing comprehensive benefits including comprehensive health insurance, a generous retirement savings plan with company matching, flexible work arrangements, generous paid time off, and ongoing professional development opportunities, ensuring a fulfilling and balanced work life.
Fulltime Employees are provided:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching (4%)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Holidays 
• Paid Vacation Days
• Paid Sick Days 
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

 

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

 

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