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Olympus Corporation · 17 hours ago

Principal Manufacturing Engineer

Minneapolis, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$114K/yr - $160K/yr

10+ years exp

Olympus Corporation is a global medical technology company focused on advancing medical technologies and elevating the standard of patient care. They are seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to provide technical leadership on cross-functional product development teams, ensuring optimized cost structures and robust manufacturing processes. The role involves collaboration with various departments to drive cost reduction, manufacturability improvements, and operational performance.

ElectronicsIndustrialManufacturingMedical DeviceProduct Design

Responsibilities

Act as the primary Operations Engineering Lead on product development projects, driving alignment between design decisions and manufacturing strategies to optimize cost, quality, and operational performance

Identify, evaluate, and implement new manufacturing processes, equipment, and technologies to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance product quality

Identify and deliver opportunities for cost savings and operational efficiency through process improvements, materials selection, and innovative manufacturing solutions

Collaborate with suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and internal engineering resources to deliver optimized manufacturing solutions

Drive system changes (GWIs, GSOP forms) and business systems (Line Balance, work content tools)

Lead development of validation documentation (IQ, OQ, PQ)

Develop programs for training operations and engineering (Knowledge Sharing)

Develop and implement discussions with resources such as suppliers and Olympus sites to develop new business opportunities

Lead assessment strategy for process capabilities, prioritize process improvement opportunities. Innovate and lead process improvement activities

Leadership of regional cross functional high visibility projects

Follows GWI’s, GSOP and owns MP's to ensure control of product/process design

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Operations EngineeringProcess ImprovementProject ManagementBusiness AcumenTechnical LeadershipCommunication SkillsMentoringCollaboration

Required

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in science/engineering or equivalent discipline

Minimum of 10 years with varying technical experience

Strong business acumen, operations metrics understanding with proven process improvement examples, strong project management and mentoring of less experienced engineering teams

Ability to effectively communicate up and down within the OSTA organization

Up to 10% percent international and domestic travel