ICU Medical · 21 hours ago
Principal Engineer, Tooling
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expICU Medical is a global market leader in IV therapy and critical care products. The Principal Engineer, Tooling is responsible for developing new tooling for products and managing tooling projects while ensuring adherence to engineering practices and timelines.
Health CareMedical Device
Responsibilities
Develops project direction together with management. Accepts the highest level of accountability
Analyzes, evaluates and plans methods for the solution of complex problems. Conducts investigations of considerable complexity pertaining to the development of new designs, methods, materials or processes, and investigates possible applications of the results. Contributes to strategy. Defines parameters and boundaries for lower-level design activities. Establishes metrics for key aspects of system performance. Requires multi-disciplinary expertise or in-depth knowledge in a single discipline
Support initiatives for new product tools and tool changes
Work closely with product development teams and manufacturing in designing & sourcing molds, working with external vendors, and investigating and improving existing molds with an emphasis on product manufacturing and cost reduction
Under the guidance of the Tooling Engineering leadership, work to deliver tooling solutions that meet expectations, e.g. yield, cycle-time, quality requirements, maintenance’s needs
Lead Tooling Design reviews and generate tooling FMEAs as well as recommend risk mitigations
Support project timelines and milestones and bring them to completion on time and within budget
Own and complete CAPA tasks and deliverables (Corrective and Preventive)
Initiate and manage projects with adherence to program management guidelines
Proficiency with the use of SPC, DOE and Six Sigma techniques
Procedure development for tooling areas
Be able to independently lead a team navigating through hurdles, achieve performance, consider input from multiple functional areas & address the problem through a holistic method
Supervises the work of engineers. Responsible for training/mentoring less-experienced engineers in area of expertise
Responsible for the performance evaluations of all reports. Resolves complex problems within teams, departments, projects, programs and cross-functionally. Manages activities of reports to achieve goals consistent with team objectives
Delivers communications tailored to the needs of the receiver (managers, peers, customers) with appropriate frequency to maximize its utility and promote cross-functional collaboration. Brings substantive conflicts and disagreements into the open and attempts to resolve them collaboratively; builds consensus. Contributes to IP portfolio growth through regular invention submissions
Work on special projects as they arise
Use broad understanding from start to end of the product manufacturing process in the company to help drive win-win solutions for both product quality and manufacturing
Develop and maintain tooling scorecard for internal and external tools
Mentor lower level tooling engineers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university (Engineering, Technology, or STEM) or 10+ years' experience in Medical Device and Molding Tools
Strong knowledge of plastic part design for manufacturability, and plastic processing
Knowledge and experience with cold and hot runner high cavitation tools
Knowledge of mold manufacturing processes and their capabilities
Proficient in Solid works or similar
Knowledge and experience in scientific molding/RJG molding
Knowledge and experience in Mold Simulation
Knowledge and experience with Silicone Molding
Strong skills in project management
Demonstrate problem analysis skills and provide solutions
Review and understand tool & product drawings, tolerance stack up, understanding molding processing documents, data collection and analysis and development of standard work instructions
Company leader in your domain of expertise. Quickly and easily obtain effective expertise within scope of influence
Has deep knowledge of best practices. Has subject matter expertise on engineering discipline
Must be at least 18 years of age
Preferred
Mold Simulation experience is a plus
Experience with Silicone Molding is a plus
Company
ICU Medical
ICU Medical connects patients and caregivers through safe, life-saving, life-enhancing IV therapy systems, software, solutions, and consumables.
Founded in 2019San Clemente, California, USA
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.3M2012-08-15Undisclosed· $1.3M
Leadership Team
Allison Knight
Human Resources Business Partner
Ben Sousa
Chief Information Officer
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