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Confluent⠀Medical⠀Technologies⠀is⠀dedicated⠀to working⠀collaboratively⠀with our⠀customers,⠀taking⠀their⠀projects⠀from rapid⠀prototype⠀into high⠀volume⠀production.⠀Our⠀unparalleled⠀technical⠀expertise,⠀proven⠀experience⠀and⠀partnership⠀with our⠀clients⠀has⠀allowed us⠀to perfect⠀the⠀process⠀necessary⠀to deliver⠀world-class⠀medical⠀devices⠀through⠀innovative⠀material⠀science,⠀engineering,⠀and⠀manufacturing.⠀Our⠀primary⠀capabilities⠀include:⠀Nitinol⠀components,⠀balloon⠀expandable⠀stents and⠀balloon⠀catheters,⠀delivery⠀systems,⠀biomedical⠀textiles,⠀access⠀kits, and⠀guidewires.⠀We take⠀pride in⠀our⠀position⠀as the⠀leader in⠀the⠀medical⠀technology⠀space and⠀are driven⠀by a⠀passion to⠀create⠀products⠀that our⠀clients⠀have⠀envisioned⠀for their⠀customers.
We⠀are⠀looking⠀for⠀Advanced⠀Engineering⠀Talent to⠀join our⠀teams in⠀Fremont,⠀CA and⠀Austin,⠀TX. As a⠀uniquely⠀qualified⠀candidate,⠀you will⠀be⠀responsible⠀for⠀production⠀planning⠀and⠀inventory⠀control⠀for⠀multiple⠀products⠀while⠀prioritizing⠀operations⠀to ensure⠀maximum⠀performance⠀and⠀minimum⠀delay.⠀This⠀individual⠀will take⠀a lead⠀role in⠀continuous⠀improvement,⠀product⠀flow and⠀capacity⠀improvement⠀to improve⠀the⠀overall⠀efficiency⠀of⠀manufacturing⠀while⠀service⠀level⠀targets.
Relocation⠀assistance⠀is⠀available⠀for both⠀the⠀Austin, TX⠀and⠀Fremont,⠀CA⠀locations.
Under⠀the⠀direction⠀of the⠀Director⠀of⠀Engineering,⠀be⠀responsible⠀for⠀process⠀development⠀– from⠀initial⠀development⠀to⠀sustained⠀manufacturing⠀validation⠀–⠀planning,⠀directing,⠀and⠀coordinating⠀engineering⠀activities,⠀studies⠀and⠀programs⠀in support⠀of⠀standard⠀production⠀and new⠀product⠀development.⠀Documentation⠀of design⠀ideas and⠀technical⠀drawings.
Fremont,⠀CA⠀facility:⠀Nitinol⠀Materials⠀and⠀Components
- Responsible⠀for⠀planning,⠀executing⠀and⠀supervising⠀process⠀development⠀related⠀to:⠀mechanical⠀processing⠀(forming,⠀tool⠀design,⠀machining,⠀grinding,⠀EDM) and⠀surface⠀processing⠀(micro-blasting,⠀chemical⠀etching,⠀electro-polishing)
- Manage⠀a team of⠀engineers⠀and⠀technicians⠀responsible⠀for⠀achieving⠀robust and⠀stable⠀processes⠀that⠀maximize⠀yields,⠀efficiencies⠀and⠀process⠀capabilities.⠀Set⠀priorities⠀and⠀timeline⠀for⠀development⠀projects.
- Responsible⠀for⠀training⠀engineers,⠀technicians⠀and⠀operators⠀as well as⠀provide⠀mentorship⠀and career⠀development⠀support to⠀engineers⠀and⠀technicians⠀Interface⠀and⠀collaborate⠀with New⠀Product⠀Development,⠀Sustaining,⠀Quality,⠀and⠀Equipment⠀Engineering⠀groups.
- Provide⠀critical⠀input for⠀design and⠀build of⠀equipment⠀required⠀for⠀processing⠀Nitinol.
- Support⠀and⠀provide⠀equipment⠀guidelines⠀and⠀tooling⠀modifications⠀for⠀process⠀improvements.
- Responsible⠀for⠀documentation⠀of studies⠀in⠀engineering⠀memorandums⠀and work⠀instructions.
- Identify,⠀investigate⠀and⠀develop⠀new⠀technologies⠀for⠀Nitinol⠀processing.
- Develop⠀strategic⠀processing⠀goals and⠀objectives⠀and⠀integrate⠀processes⠀into Lean⠀value⠀streams.
- Responsible⠀for team⠀budget and⠀capital⠀appropriation⠀based on⠀sound⠀testing⠀and⠀demonstrated⠀feasibility.
- Additional⠀duties as⠀necessary.
Austin, TX facility: Advanced Catheter Systems
- Evaluate⠀new⠀product⠀specifications,⠀create⠀process⠀flow map,⠀and⠀timeline⠀along with⠀PM.
- Evaluate⠀and⠀specify⠀needed⠀tooling,⠀fixtures,⠀and⠀equipment⠀to support⠀product⠀line.
- Develop⠀and design⠀new⠀process⠀parameters,⠀tooling,⠀and⠀methods⠀for⠀manufacturing.
- Work⠀‘hands⠀on’ with⠀technicians⠀to develop⠀and define⠀repeatable⠀hand⠀processes.
- Create⠀clear and⠀concise⠀DMR⠀documentation⠀to⠀manufacture⠀complex⠀catheter⠀assemblies.
- Help⠀train⠀pilot⠀production⠀technicians,⠀manufacturing⠀operators,⠀and⠀transfer⠀engineers⠀in the⠀assembly⠀techniques,⠀inspection⠀methods⠀and⠀required⠀documentation.
- Optimize⠀processes⠀to meet⠀manufacturing⠀quality⠀controls,⠀build⠀time,⠀cost,⠀yield⠀targets.
- Generate⠀clear and⠀concise⠀work⠀instructions,⠀test⠀methods,⠀and visual⠀standards.
- Design⠀and⠀perform⠀Process⠀Characterization⠀Study’s⠀& DOE’s,⠀support⠀protocols⠀and⠀reports.
- Have⠀a firm⠀understanding⠀of⠀validation⠀strategy⠀(IQ/OQ/PQ),⠀support⠀protocols⠀and⠀reports.
- Additional⠀duties as⠀necessary.
Education and Experience:
- BS in⠀Mechanical⠀Engineering⠀or related⠀discipline
- Minimum⠀8 -12⠀years’⠀experience⠀in a⠀related⠀field
- Excellent⠀Solid⠀works⠀modeling⠀skills⠀required⠀Experience⠀in the⠀medical⠀device⠀industry
- Possess⠀excellent⠀English⠀communication⠀skills –⠀both⠀written⠀and oral.
These are⠀hands-on⠀roles⠀within⠀Confluent.⠀We look⠀for⠀individuals⠀that are⠀proactive⠀in⠀developing⠀cohesive⠀teams and⠀mentoring⠀junior⠀level⠀engineers.⠀Confluent⠀strongly⠀encourages⠀an⠀environment⠀that⠀fosters⠀growth for⠀the⠀individual⠀as well as⠀the⠀company.⠀If such an⠀approach⠀intrigues⠀you, feel⠀free to⠀visit our⠀website to⠀review our⠀company as⠀well as⠀our⠀current⠀roles we⠀are⠀actively⠀recruiting⠀for.
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