Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

Cost Reduction & Value Engineering

• Identify and evaluate cost-saving opportunities through design optimization, material substitutions, component standardization, and specification rationalization.
• Support development of business cases and prioritize opportunities based on ROI, implementation complexity, risk, and strategic impact.
• Drive value engineering initiatives while preserving product functionality, safety, quality, and customer experience.
• Partner with Procurement and Supplier Quality to identify supplier-driven cost-saving opportunities.

Design Changes & Sustaining Engineering

• Lead design changes associated with Productivity projects, including component, material, supplier, and manufacturing process modifications.
• Develop and execute design verification strategies to support product changes.
• Generate and maintain required design control documentation, including risk assessments, design outputs, test protocols, reports, and engineering justifications.
• Support regulatory submissions and product lifecycle management activities as required.

Technical Analysis & Problem Solving

• Conduct engineering analyses to evaluate design alternatives, manufacturing methods, and material options.
• Apply structured problem-solving methodologies and data-driven decision-making to identify optimization opportunities.
• Perform risk assessments and define mitigation strategies for proposed cost reduction initiatives.
• Author technical reports, engineering evaluations, and recommendation documents.

Manufacturing & Operations Collaboration

• Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, and Process Engineering teams to improve yield, reduce scrap, simplify assembly processes, and improve overall manufacturing efficiency.
• Support equipment upgrades, process improvements, and manufacturing transfers associated with cost reduction initiatives.
• Provide technical support during implementation and validation activities.

Supplier Optimization

• Support supplier transitions, dual-sourcing initiatives, and material qualifications to reduce cost.
• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Quality teams to evaluate alternate suppliers and technologies.

Lead technical assessments and risk evaluations for supplier-related changes.

Skill Requirements

• Technical Skills

  • Value Engineering / Design-to-Cost methodologies
  • Product cost analysis and cost modeling
  • Design Controls and Risk Management
  • Root Cause Analysis and Structured Problem Solving
  • Statistical Analysis and Experimental Design
  • Manufacturing Processes and Process Validation
  • Material Selection and Specification Optimization
  • Supplier Qualification and Technical Assessment

   

  Leadership Competencies

  • Strong business acumen and financial mindset
  • Ability to translate technical solutions into cost savings
  • Excellent project management and prioritization skills
  • Effective communication and stakeholder management
  • Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority
  • Results-oriented with demonstrated bias for execution
  • Familiarity with continuous improvement, lean, or design-to-value methodologies used to improve product cost, process efficiency, and portfolio productivity.

   

  Travel:

  • 10-25% as needed for project support
  Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 5–8 years of engineering experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience in sustaining engineering, product development, operations engineering, manufacturing engineering, or value engineering.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable cost savings through engineering solutions.
• Experience supporting design controls and engineering change management processes.

Medical device industry experience preferred.

Other Requirements